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.
Moon players celebrate their 4-0 victory over Seneca Valley during their WPIAL Girls Soccer Class 4A Final on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh.(Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)Penguins center Evan Rodrigues and right winger Kasperi Kapanen congratulate defenseman Kris Letang after he scored the winning goal in overtime against Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden coaches against the Flyers in place of Mike Sullivan, who tested positive for COVID, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Connor Rendulic, 8, of Forrest Hills, gets a bandaid after receiving a Pfizer vaccine at Environmental Charter School through Pathways, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Regent Square. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Taj Davis, right, 6, of McCandless, gets a hug from his mother, left, Sheila Davis, after receiving his first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics – Monroeville. Taj was only the second child between the ages of 5 to 11 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through UPMC’s Pittsburgh network after the CDC approved the shot for that age group the previous evening. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Jill Farringdon, of Squirrel Hill, comforts her son, Escher, 10, as he gets the Pfizer vaccine at Environmental Charter School through Pathways, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Regent Square. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Oliver DeFelippis, 6, of Point Breeze, holds his father’s hand before receiving a Pfizer vaccine at Environmental Charter School through Pathways, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Regent Square. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Oliver DeFelippis, 6, of Point Breeze, takes a minute to calm down as he gets an early sticker before receiving a Pfizer vaccine at Environmental Charter School through Pathways, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Regent Square. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)People arrive at a polling location at Oakmont United Methodist Church as dawn crests on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Oakmont. After incumbent mayor Christopher Whaley decided not to seek reelection, the town is voting for a new mayor this year. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)
State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks surrounded by supporters at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
State Rep. Ed Gainey greets family, friends and supporters as he arrives for his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Majority Clerk Andrew O’Neill waits for voters at the door of a polling place at Pittsburgh Brookline K-8 on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Brookline. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh City Council District 4 Democratic incumbent Anthony Coghill talks to voters at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Brookline. Coghill is running against Green Party candidate Connor Mulvaney. The winner will serve a four-year term in the district, which covers the city’s southern neighborhoods, including Beechview, Brookline and Carrick. Mr. Coghill is finishing his first term on council; Mr. Mulvaney is a Brookline-based bike mechanic. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh City Council District 4 Green Party candidate Connor Mulvaney takes a break from talking to voters at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Brookline. Mulvaney is running against Democratic incumbent Anthony Coghill. The winner will serve a four-year term in the district, which covers the city’s southern neighborhoods, including Beechview, Brookline and Carrick. Mr. Coghill is finishing his first term on council; Mr. Mulvaney is a Brookline-based bike mechanic. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidate, Tony Moreno and his wife Dr. Patty Poloka walk from the Destiny of Faith Church in Brighton Heights after voting Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Bright orange leaves on the trees around Heinz Field can be seen with Downtown Pittsburgh in the background photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, on the North Side (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Crews remove sod from Heinz Field to prepare for the Steelers next home game against the Chicago bears next week on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, on the North Shore (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Sylvie Betler, 8, of Mt. Lebanon, shows off her bandage after getting her first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics – Monroeville. Sylvie was the first child between the ages of 5 and 11 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through UPMC’s Pittsburgh network after the CDC approved the shot for that age group the previous evening. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Medical assistant Rebecca Miller of Greensburg holds two doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics – Monroeville. The CDC approved the shot for ages 5 to 11 the previous evening; the dose is one-third the amount of vaccine compared to the adult dose. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Taj Davis, center, 6, of McCandless, holds the hand of his mother, Sheila Davis, as he gets his first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine from medical assistant Rebecca Miller, right, of Greensburg, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics – Monroeville. Taj was only the second child between the ages of 5 to 11 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through UPMC’s Pittsburgh network after the CDC approved the shot for that age group the previous evening. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)A bus outside West View Elementary School on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, in West View. The union representing bus drivers for the North Hills School District and the district’s bus contractor tentatively agreed to a last-minute contract just after midnight Wednesday, averting a strike. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Legendary Pittsburgh Pirate Dick Groat in the clubhouse at his golf course, Champion Lakes, in Bolivar, PA, a few days before his 92nd birthday, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)An aerial view of Point State Park and Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
An aerial view of the shadow of the Fort Pitt Bridge in the Monongahela River on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Maggie Herrick from Westview with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy installs posts for the newly planted Sweet Bay Magnolia in Mellon Square Park in Downtown, one of 75 trees donated by K&L Gates to celebrate their 75th anniversary of their first Pittsburgh office and the firms first office Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Kenji Le, 5, of Penn Hills, poses for a photo in front of a pumpkin weighing more than 1,000 pounds, which Aspinwall resident Joel Keefer carves every year to raise money for Project Bundle-Up, while trick-or-treating in Aspinwall on Halloween, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Nick Lasota, left, dressed as Elle Woods from the movie Legally Blonde watches Justin Diperna dressed as bubble gum pose for a cheering crowd for the Halloween costume contest at Scream Queens drag brunch organized by S&S Productions at New Amsterdam, 4421 Butler St. in Lawrenceville on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. Lasota placed first and Diperna placed second in the Halloween costume contest. (Clare Sheedy/ Post-Gazette)Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth spikes the ball after pulling in a pass for a touchdown against Browns safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. in the fourth quarter, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at FirstEnergy Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt celebrates after sacking Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in the second quarter, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at FirstEnergy Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger heads off the field after defeating the Browns, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at FirstEnergy Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
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