The week in pictures in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists. Check back regularly as we update from across our region throughout the week.
Firefighters on a cross country trip to Ground Zero in New York City bicycle along Ohio River Boulevard near Emsworth on their way to Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The effort, called Bay2Brooklyn2021, honors firefighters and others who died in the attacks of 9/11. The group, comprised mostly of firefighters from Santa Clara, CA., departed the San Francisco Bay area on Aug. 1 and plan to arrive in New York on Sept. 9, says organizer Darrell Sales, a retired Santa Clara firefighter. They will be at Ground Zero to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Ten riders form the core of the group, although other firefighters join for shorter legs of the journey. Four Pittsburgh firefighters, one active and three retired, rode from Ambridge to the city, Sales says. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Bodhi Kitchin, 10, a 5th grader at Colfax Elementary School, joined his parents and about 40 other people in urging the removal of Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet in Oakland on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Parents have been unhappy with the district for a number over reasons over the past year, including the lack of in-person instruction and transportation issues that caused a delay to the start of school this year. All of that, coupled with the state Ethics Commission report that came out last week that said Hamlet committed several ethics violations, have pushed parents to call for his removal. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Luther Sewell, left, and Rick Adams showed up to voice support for Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet during a rally calling for Hamlet’s removal in Oakland on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The two felt Hamlet was being singled out because he’s a Black man. “For the most part they were just saying, ’This guy is is bad, he’s got to go right now,’” said Adams, 70, of Homewood. “And I’m saying, he’s not the only one, why are you focusing on him?” Parents have been unhappy with the district for a number over reasons over the past year, including the lack of in-person instruction and transportation issues that caused a delay to the start of school this year. All of that, coupled with the state Ethics Commission report that came out last week that said Hamlet committed several ethics violations, have pushed parents to call for his removal. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)People are out enjoying the break in the rain and heat at Frick Park Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)James McDowell from Edgewood takes advantage of the high waters and change in the weather to spend the day fishing Nine-Mile Run in Duck Hollow Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Brendan Pester and his daughter Isabelle, who is just shy of 2-years-old, enjoy some play time at Frick Park Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Dave MacMillan, 59, of Oakdale, cleans oil and water from store bins that were damaged by flood waters at Moore’s Hardware on Noblestown Road in Oakdale on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. (Lacretia Wimbley/Post-Gazette)Flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Oakdale. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Flooding in Oakdale from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Flooding on Noblestown Rd. from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Oakdale. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A woman checks the water levels of Pine Creek as it flows under Butler Street Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2021 in Etna. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Justin Wells, of Scott Township, walks on a footbridge over a Robinson Run, which is flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, to talk to Roberta Maiolie and Francis Alvarez at their home on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Collier. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Robinson Run floods onto Noblestown Rd. after hours of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Collier. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A rescue team walks through the flooded waters on Baldwin St. from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Bridgeville. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
A member of a rescue team walks through the flooded waters on Baldwin St. from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Bridgeville. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette) With the rain falling down, a bicyclist dressed in wet weather gear travels along the Great Allegheny Passage near the McKeesport Hostel Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in McKeesport. About to 2 to 3 inches of rain is expected for Allegheny and surrounding counties as remnants of Hurricane Ida cross the region. (Post-Gazette)Josephine Rizzo, of McKees Rocks, touches a portrait of her son Travis Burkes, of McKees Rocks, during a “Say Their Name” Overdose Victims Memorial International Overdose Awareness Day Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Downtown. Mr. Burkes died of an overdose at the age of 36 on Aug. 20, 2016. (Post-Gazette)Kasandra Young, right, of New Kensington, is comforted by Anna Bayne of New Kensington, during a “Say Their Name” Overdose Victims Memorial International Overdose Awareness Day Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Downtown, Pittsburgh. Mrs. Young’s son, Jared, died in July of an overdose. He was 34. (Post-Gazette)Mary DiAntonio, of Lincoln Place, kisses a portrait of her son Angelo DiAntonio, during a “Say Their Name” Overdose Victims Memorial International Overdose Awareness Day Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Downtown. Mr DiAntonio died of an overdose on Nov. 6, 2020, He was 32. (Post-Gazette)Zechariah Halfhill, 7, from East Liberty glides down a hill leading friends finishing up a ride enjoying the last days of summer before school starts later in the week at the Bud Harris Oval in Highland Park Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)The Allegheny County Health Department offered a free COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot of the North Park Swimming Pool on Monday, August 30, 2021, in North Park. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)An aerial view of the George Rapp Garden at Old Economy Village on Monday, August 30, 2021, in Ambridge. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Dr. Todd Wolynn, a pediatrician at Kids Plus Pediatrics, discusses the need for people to be vaccinated during a press conference about childhood vaccinations Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at Kids Plus Pediatrics, in Greenfield. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Kathy Stevens, a resident of the New Riverview, bows while participating in a fashion show at the New Riverview senior living community that was organized by the communitys womens club, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Squirrel Hill South. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Barbara Finley, a resident of the New Riverview, shows off her coat while participating in a fashion show at the New Riverview senior living community that was organized by the communitys womens club, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Squirrel Hill South. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Bibi Sengupta, a resident of the New Riverview, wears a sari and waves flags to display her Indian-American identity during a fashion show at the New Riverview senior living community that was organized by the communitys womens club, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Squirrel Hill South. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Bibi Sengupta, a resident of the New Riverview, wears a sari and waves flags to display her Indian-American identity during a fashion show at the New Riverview senior living community that was organized by the communitys womens club, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Squirrel Hill South. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Cyclists make their way down 28th Street as part of PedalPGH, Pennsylvania’s largest bike ride, on Sunday, August 29, 2021, in the Strip District. Riders could choose from four different routes, including a 7-mile local loop, a 25-mile city tour, a 40-mile grand tour, and a 62-mile MoveForwardPGH challenge anytime between August 26 and August 29 to raise funds for BikePGH. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Cyclists make their way down 28th Street as part of PedalPGH, Pennsylvania’s largest bike ride, on Sunday, August 29, 2021, in the Strip District. Riders could choose from four different routes, including a 7-mile local loop, a 25-mile city tour, a 40-mile grand tour, and a 62-mile MoveForwardPGH challenge anytime between August 26 and August 29 to raise funds for BikePGH. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Red Cross volunteers Charlie Williamson, right, of Washington, Pa., John Breitweiser, of Whitehall, organize their supplies, including a Red Cross t-shirt, inside a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle before leaving for Louisiana to support relief efforts in response to Hurricane Ida on Sunday, August 29, 2021, outside the Red Cross’s Greater Pennsylvania headquarters in the Strip District. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)From left, Penn Hills officer Lindsey Bigger rides up an escalator with sisters Caidyn, 9, and Madison Rice, 7, of Penn Hills, during a shop with a cop event on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Macy’s in the Monroeville Mall. During the event, children had the opportunity to pick out back to school clothes and accessories alongside local and state police officers. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)From left, Mimi Wafo, of Plum, her son Bryan, 9, and Plum Police officer Jake Plonski stand at a register after Bryan picked out new clothes during a shop with a cop event on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Macy’s in the Monroeville Mall. Through a donation from Macy’s to the Allegheny County Camp Cadet program, children had the opportunity to pick out back-to-school clothes and accessories alongside local and state police officers. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Mackenzie Rice, 5, of Penn Hill, talks with Penn Hills Police officer Lindsey Bigger as they wait at a register during a shop with a cop event on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Macy’s in the Monroeville Mall. Through a donation from Macy’s to the Allegheny County Camp Cadet program, children had the opportunity to pick out back-to-school clothes and accessories alongside local and state police officers. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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With the rain falling down, a bicyclist dressed in wet weather gear travels along the Great Allegheny Passage near the McKeesport Hostel Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in McKeesport. About to 2 to 3 inches of rain is expected for Allegheny and surrounding counties as remnants of Hurricane Ida cross the region. (Post-Gazette)
