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.
Urijah Johnson, 6, of Homewood, center, tries on a cardboard crown from the City of Pittsburgh informational booth, as Mayor Ed Gainey, left, greets city employees working the booth, including director of Human Resources Janet Manuel, right, during the event “All-in for Homewood”, which was hosted by the mayor’s office and the departments of mobility and infrastructure and public works to address litter, abandoned lots, illegal dumping, street lighting, and more, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Mayor Ed Gainey speaks during the event “All-in for Homewood”, which was hosted by the mayor’s office and the departments of mobility and infrastructure and public works to address litter, abandoned lots, illegal dumping, street lighting, and more, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Howard Stuvaints, a Department of Public Works employee, helps clear dumped items like furniture and other trash from an abandoned building on Felicia Way during the event “All-in for Homewood”, which was hosted by the mayor’s office and the departments of mobility and infrastructure and public works to address litter, abandoned lots, illegal dumping, street lighting, and more, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Police Chief Scott Schubert looks on while helping plant a tree along Frankstown Avenue during the event “All-in for Homewood”, which was hosted by the mayor’s office and the departments of mobility and infrastructure and public works to address litter, abandoned lots, illegal dumping, street lighting, and more, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Mayor Ed Gainey helps plant a tree along Frankstown Avenue with other volunteers during the event “All-in for Homewood”, which was hosted by the mayor’s office and the departments of mobility and infrastructure and public works to address litter, abandoned lots, illegal dumping, street lighting, and more, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Mourners greet each other as they arrive at the Coston Funeral Home in Larimer, Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the visitation for Matthew Steffy-Ross, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot at a party at an Airbnb on the North Side early Sunday. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mourners comfort each other as they leave the Coston Funeral Home in Larimer, Saturday, April 23, 2022 for the visitation for Matthew Steffy-Ross, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot at a party at an Airbnb on the North Side early Sunday. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mourners arrive at the Coston Funeral Home in Larimer, Saturday, April 23, 2022 for the visitation for Matthew Steffy-Ross, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot at a party at an Airbnb on the North Side early Sunday. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mourners comfort each other outside of the Coston Funeral Home in Larimer, Saturday, April 23, 2022 for the visitation for Matthew Steffy-Ross, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot at a party at an Airbnb on the North Side early Sunday. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Deer Lakes’ Carson McCoy, left, pulls ahead of Butler’s Sage Vavro in the 1600 meter run during the Butler Invitational boys track and field meet on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Butler’s Art Bernardi Stadium. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Boys compete in the 800 meter run during the Butler Invitational boys track and field meet on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Butler’s Art Bernardi Stadium. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Cathedral Prep’s DaMario Crawford competes in the long jump during the Butler Invitational boys track and field meet on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Butler’s Art Bernardi Stadium. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Boys compete in the 400 meter dash during the Butler Invitational boys track and field meet on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Butler’s Art Bernardi Stadium. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)The Riverhounds’ Kenardo Forbes and Atlanta United’s Nick Firmino go after the ball on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Highmark Stadium on the South Side. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Riverhounds fans celebrate after Russell Cicerone scored their fourth goal against Atlanta United on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Highmark Stadium on the South Side. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Friends and family of Jaiden Brown, one of the 17-year-old victims of the mass shooting on the North Side, carry his casket out of Living Water Ministry during his funeral service on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Braddock. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Friends and family of Jaiden Brown, one of the 17-year-old victims of the mass shooting on the North Side, gather near his gravesite at Monongahela Cemetery after his funeral service on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Braddock. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Friends and family of Jaiden Brown, one of the 17-year-old victims of the mass shooting on the North Side, embrace outside Living Water Ministry during his funeral service on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Braddock. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Kalabrya Haskins, wife of Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, looks skyward while pallbearers carry the casket of her husband Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins after a memorial service at Allegheny Center Alliance Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Friday, April 22, 2022. Haskins died Saturday morning after being struck on a Florida interstate. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Steelers owner Art Rooney II and coach Mike Tomlin watch while pallbearers load the casket of Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins into a hearse after a memorial service at Allegheny Center Alliance Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Friday, April 22, 2022. Haskins died Saturday morning after being struck on a Florida interstate.(Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Kalabrya Haskins, center, wife of Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, receives support as she grieves over the casket of her husband Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins after a memorial service at Allegheny Center Alliance Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Friday, April 22, 2022. Haskins died Saturday morning after being struck on a Florida interstate.(Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Collin Lea, of Squirrel Hill, gives his canine companion, Piper, a 4-year-old border collie a pet after a walk through the trails at Frick Environmental Center , Apr. 22, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)At right, Kelly Gary decorates a bier representing the tomb of Christ with flowers in St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in preparation for Pascha – Orthodox Easter – Friday, Apr. 22, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Marcella McGuire helps in the background. The two volunteers worked with 30 members of the youth group pinning over 2000 flowers – carnations, gardenias, and lillies onto the bier. For the church’s Easter celebration. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Niki Sfanos, 14, of Mars and Elina Antoniadas, 14, of Moon, both members of the Greek Orthodox Youth of America group (GOYA), decorate a bier representing the tomb of Christ in St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in preparation for Pascha, Orthodox Easter, Friday, Apr. 22, 2022, in Pittsburgh’s Oakland. Around 30 members of the youth group spent the day pinning over 2000 flowers – carnations, gardenias, and lilies onto the bier. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Students cheer the arrival of Steeler running back Najee Harris, who spent time with members of a middle school co-ed flag football team during a visit to Greenfield Elementary School on April 21, 2022. The visit was part of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes “Mission Tiger,” which provided new flag football equipment, uniforms and other gear. Harris conducted a few drills with the students. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Steeler running back Najee Harris spent time with members of a middle school co-ed flag football team during a visit to Greenfield Elementary School on April 21, 2022. The visit was part of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes “Mission Tiger,” which provided new flag football equipment, uniforms and other gear. Harris conducted a few drills with the students. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Obama Academy seniors, Kameron Coles, Britani Worthy, and Samari Robinson cheer their school during the Pittsburgh Promise Signing Day honoring Pittsburgh Public Schools students who are college and career ready at PNC Park Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Astrobotic Technology employees, including engineers and payload specialists, work on the Peregrine lunar lander, which is set to be the first American lunar lander to touch down on the moon since the Apollo missions, during an event to unveil the spacecraft at Astrobotic’s headquarters on the North Shore, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)NASA administrator Bill Nelson speaks during an event to unveil Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine lunar lander, which is set to be the first American lunar lander to touch down on the moon since the Apollo missions, at Astrobotic Technology’s headquarters on the North Shore, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Allegheny County Elections Division manager David Voye speaks to acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman during a tour of the ballot application and return options and new offices of the Allegheny County Elections Division in the County Office Building, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman visited the Allegheny County Elections Division as a person passes a former lunch counter on the first floor of the County Office Building, where voters will be able to apply for mail-in ballots and drop off completed ballots, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)North Allegheny’s Andrew Dougherty leaps to pull in a ball against Central Catholic at No Offseason Sports, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Russellton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Lorrainne Buck, of Turtle Creek, keeps tabs on her phone while going through security at the Pittsburgh International Airport with travelers – with and without masks – Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022, in Moon Township. Ms. Buck chose to wear a mask explaining, “I work in health care and I would not be without a mask traveling right now; I think it’s just safer and I feel more comfortable keeping myself safe from even a cold.” (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Tiffany Hale, second from left, sister-on-law of Jim Rogers, weeps after speaking at a press conference held by the organization Justice for Jim Rogers at the City-County Building on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Rogers died in October 2021 after Pittsburgh police repeatedly used a stun gun on him during a Bloomfield arrest. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Tiffany Hale, sister-on-law of Jim Rogers, right, gets a hug from a supporter after a press conference held by the organization Justice for Jim Rogers at the City-County Building on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Rogers died in October 2021 after Pittsburgh police repeatedly used a stun gun on him during a Bloomfield arrest. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Police Chief Scott Schubert, right, and other representatives from police and city government leave the room after a press conference, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Headquarters on the North Side, about an overnight shooting at a party at an Airbnb in East Allegheny where two people were killed and several more were injured. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Jonathan Cook, of Lawrenceville, holds his daughter Aaliyah Cook, 3, as she waves goodbye to professional wrestler Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., with a figurine of Ms. Baker in her hand during an event to collect baby formula for Braddock’s Free Store 15104, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Hollander Project in Braddock. Wrestling fans got a free photo with Ms. Baker in return for a donation of unopened baby formula at the event aimed to help families in need amidst a nationwide shortage of formula. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A person walks across the Andy Warhol Bridge on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)New steps at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall connects the new library park with Carnegie’s business district as seen Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Carnegie. (Post-Gazette)
Mosaic art along a wall in the new park at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall as seen Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Carnegie. (Post-Gazette)Mark Brentley, Sr., founder and chairman of Take Your Father to School Day, leads a cheer following a proclamation from Pittsburgh City Council supporting the program Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Theresa Frankiewicz, of North Versailles, dances with George Geric, of Swissvale, while Mikey Dee, of White Oak, plays polka music for Dyngus Day, a Polish holiday that celebrates Polish culture and the end of Lent on the Monday after Easter, on Monday, April 18, 2022, at Portogallo Peppers N’AT in Braddock. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Mikey Dee, of White Oak, plays polka music while a group of friends do a kolo dance, a circle dance that originated in the former Yugoslavia, for Dyngus Day, a Polish holiday that celebrates Polish culture and the end of Lent on the Monday after Easter, on Monday, April 18, 2022, at Portogallo Peppers N’AT in Braddock. Those dancing said they take kolo classes every Tuesday night at the Versailles Croatian Club. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Aerial view of the house involved in an early Sunday morning shooting at the intersection of Suismon Street and Madison Avenue, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)A police vehicle passes the house at the intersection of Suismon Street and Madison Avenue on the North Side, Monday, April 18, 2022, where several people were shot and two 17-year-olds were killed early Sunday. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A damaged door to the unit on Madison Avenue of the house at the intersection of Suismon Street and Madison Avenue on the North Side, Monday, April 18, 2022, where several people were shot and two 17-year-olds were killed early Sunday. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A Memorial rest outside of Gate C at Heinz Field in honor of the late Steelers’ quarterback Dwayne Haskins Monday, April 18, 2022, on the North Shore. (Post-Gazette)Lisa Nogrady, left, and other volunteers from Highmark Wholecare, weigh meals that will be shipped to families in need Monday, April 18, 2022, in Downtown. About 90 Highmark Wholecare employees packed 15,000 meals to be shipped internationally to families. Post-Gazette)Guy Klaus, of Washington, Pa., with Arch Masonry and Restoration in Bloomfield works on patching the fountain Allegheny Cemetery beginning the process of a complete restoration Monday, Apr. 18, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The original fountain was built in 1874 and was rebuilt in 1982 using the urns and curbing of the first fountain. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Bullet holes in a van near the Suismon Street residence where at least 11 people were shot and two were killed in the East Allegheny neighborhood early Sunday morning Monday, Apr. 18, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Brooke Wiles-Hightower, left, Lisa McKinney, right, and other volunteers from Highmark Wholecare, prepare meals that will be shipped to families in need Monday, April 18, 2022, in Downtown. About 90 Highmark Wholecare employees packed 15,000 meals to be shipped internationally to families. (Post-Gazette)Harrison Glick, 3, of Squirrel Hill, hugs his prize after he had success playing a carnival game at Kennywood on the first day the park was open to all guests for the season, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in West Mifflin. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People ride the Aero 360 at Kennywood on the first day the park was open to all guests for the season, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in West Mifflin. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Kennywood employee Jaida Redman, of West Mifflin, high-fives Harrison Glick, 3, of Squirrel Hill, after he had success playing a carnival game at Kennywood on the first day the park was open to all guests for the season, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in West Mifflin. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People ride the Black Widow at Kennywood on the first day the park was open to all guests for the season, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in West Mifflin. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Riders, including Gavin Betz, 9, of Irwin, center, react as they ride the Black Widow at Kennywood on the first day the park was open to all guests for the season, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in West Mifflin. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A view of Kennywood on the first day the park was open to all guests for the season, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in West Mifflin. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Police Chief Scott Schubert speaks during a press conference, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Headquarters on the North Side, about an overnight shooting at a party at an Airbnb in East Allegheny where two people were killed and several more were injured. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People gather for an Easter lunch after service on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Cityview Church in East Allegheny. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)People gather for an Easter lunch after service on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Cityview Church in East Allegheny. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Investigators evaluate the scene of a shooting at an Airbnb rental property in the 800 block of Suismon Street on Sunday, April 17, 2022, in East Allegheny. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Investigators look at a car that was struck by bullets during a shooting at an Airbnb rental property across the street in the 800 block of Suismon Street on Sunday, April 17, 2022, in East Allegheny. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)People enjoy the sunny weather in Schenley Plaza on Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Oakland. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pirates left fielder Ben Gamel dives back to first base against Nationals first baseman Josh Bell on a base hit in the fifth inning, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Nationals shortstop Alcides Escobar picks off Pirates center fielder Jake Marisnick at second base in the sixth inning, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates center fielder Jake Marisnick hits a sacrifice bunt against the Nationals in the seventh inning, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates catcher Roberto Perez congratulates pitcher David Bednar on his save against the Nationals, Sunday, April 17, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
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