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.
Ghost Hounds perform during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ghost Hounds perform during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ghost Hounds perform during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ghost Hounds perform during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ghost Hounds perform during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Elle King performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Elle King performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Elle King performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Elle King performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Elle King performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Lake Street Dive performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Lake Street Dive performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Lake Street Dive performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Lake Street Dive performs during the Maple House Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Hartwood Acres Park in Hampton. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ariana Rosario, 8, of Carrick, plays a game of marbles during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse’s courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Daniel LaGamba, 7, of Shaler, shakes hands with Dominic Lyons, 12, of Lawrenceville, after a marbles match during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A player resets the marbles before a match during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Elise Peterson, 9, of Crafton, plays a game of marbles during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Elise Peterson, 9, of Crafton, celebrates after winning a match during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Competitors play games of marbles during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Maleah Good, 11, of the South Side, plays a game of marbles during the Allegheny County Marbles Championship, the final competition in the Allegheny County Marbles ProgramÕs series of opportunities for kids 14 and under to play, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Allegheny County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown. The winner will go on to play in the 99th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Cian McLuckie, 8, of Arlington, plays in the wave pool at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Owen Engbarth, left, and Jayden Conrad, both 13, of Shaler, shoot out of a water slide at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Olivia Kleemann, front, and Keera Gilliland, both 20, of Butler, shoot out of a water slide at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A person goes down a water slide at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Rachel Dayoub, of Whitehall, peaks out from the shade of her hat while tanning at the wave pool at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Rhandi Belland plays with her son August Thomas, 3, of the North Side, in the wave pool at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Chauncey Farris, 11, of Millvale, left, gets a bottle of water from his cousin Aaron Lester, 11, of Wilkinsburg, as they try to sell the water for a dollar at the beginning of the Millvale Music Festival on Friday, May 20, 2022, along Grant Street in Millvale. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Boaters enjoy a warm spring evening on the Allegheny River, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)A person makes a splash as they come out of a water slide at Sandcastle Water Park on its opening day for the summer, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Carter Ferris, 3, of Plum, waits to get an autograph from the Pirate Parrot before the team takes on the Cardinals, Friday, May 20, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates right fielder Jack Suwinski can’t come up with a ball hit by Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in the seventh inning, Friday, May 20, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)U.S. Senator Bob Casey kicks off a roundtable discussion with UPMC administration, physicians and parents concerning the nationwide formula shortage at Rangos Conference Center at Children’s Hospital Friday, May 20, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Nia Lewis, 4, of Homewood, paints an image of an African woman at “learning party” in which families explored Afrofuturism at Assemble, a nonprofit organization and community space for arts and technology education in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood.on Friday, May 20, 2022. Afrofuturism combines science-fiction, history and fantasy in an exploration of the African-American experience. The goal is to connect people from the Black diaspora with African ancestry. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)María Teresa Donate, chair of the state’s Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs (GACLA), addresses commission members gathered for a quarterly meeting in Beechview on Friday, May 20, 2022. The organization, described as the “eyes and ears” of the state’s growing Latino population, advises the governor on issues facing the Latino community. In Beechview, commissioners from across the state discussed challenges affecting their regions in areas such as education and brainstormed solutions. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Ankita Sinha of Wexford waves to relatives shortly before receiving her degree during Community College of Allegheny County’s commencement ceremony at Hienz Field in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Graduates celebrate after receiving their diplomas during Community College of Allegheny County’s commencement ceremony at Hienz Field in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Chloe Elizabeth McAnallen, class of 2022, sings the national anthem during Community College of Allegheny County’s commencement ceremony at Hienz Field in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Alyce Toombs of Wilkinsburg watches the processional during Community College of Allegheny County’s commencement ceremony at Hienz Field in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Toombs graduated with a culinary degree. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Cierra Akrie of West End, foreground, watches the processional during Community College of Allegheny County’s commencement ceremony at Hienz Field in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Ms. Akrie graduated with a psychology degree. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Huey Lewis speaks at the Carnegie Science Center press conference promoting the showing of ÒWings Over WaterÓ at the Rangos Omnimax Theater Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Supporters of Summer Lee, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, watch nervously as the race gets close at Lee’s election night watch party Downtown on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Mrs. T’s pierogi mascots and Cindy Citrone, right, founder and CEO of Citrone 33 and EMBRACE Pittsburgh, listen to a video of Dr. Deepak Chopra guiding a group meditation at Mental Health Action Day. The event was hosted by the Pittsburgh Youth Mental Health Coalition in Left Field Lounge at PNC Park in North Shore on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Clare Sheedy/For the Post-Gazette)Liz Tapper of Hempfield warms up with a practice throw at the WPIAL Boys and Girls Track and Field Individual Championships in Slippery Rock on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Tapper won the event in class AAA. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Musician Debbi Pace provided entertainment for those visiting the Washington Main Street Farmers Market in Washington, PA on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The market is open Thursdays from 3-6 pm. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)K.C. Van with TDN Construction works on preparing the eaves of the Lincoln School in Lincoln-Larimer for painting Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
A pedestrian walks through a canopy of greenery in the Mellon Green, Downtown, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
From left to right that’s Mark Raketich, Director of Recruitment at PJ Dick, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Robert Cherry, CEO of Partner4Work, Miracle Collington, a former Learn & Earn student, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Mark Weir Corporate EEO officer at PJ Dick at the Learn & Earn program announcement on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at PJ Dick on the North Shore. (Hallie Lauer/Post-Gazette)U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman addresses supporters via video message during his election night event, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Gisele Fetterman and her mother Ester Resende, third and second from right, react as results come in for Ms. Fetterman’s husband U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman during an election night event for Mr. Fetterman, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Kristen Michaels, co-founder of For Good PGH, hugs Gisele Fetterman as they react as results come in for Ms. Fetterman’s husband U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman during an election night event for Mr. Fetterman, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Former mayor Bill Peduto and other supporters watch election results at the headquarters of Steve Irwin, a candidate in the Democratic primary for the Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District, during an election night event, Tuesday May 17, 2022, in East Liberty. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette).Steve Irwin, a Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District, addresses his supporters at his campaign headquarters in East Liberty, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Election results were too close to call. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette).Adam Shapiro, the brother of Josh Shaprio, speaks during Josh Shapiro and Austin Davis’ election night watch party on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center Downtown. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Summer Lee, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, addresses supporters at her election night watch party downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Kayakers paddle alongside a Canada goose at Raccoon Creek State Park, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hanover. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick and his wife Dina Powell greet supporters at his election night event, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Hotel Indigo in East Liberty in Pittsburgh. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick speaks, joined by his wife Dina Powell, at his election night event, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Hotel Indigo in East Liberty. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)The Rev. Jason Charron, of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie, poses for a portrait in the church, Monday, May 16, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)The Rev. Jason Charron, of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie, unpacks and organizes a box of medical supplies, including drills used in orthopedic surgery, while preparing for a trip to Ukraine to help deliver medical supplies to a hospital in Lviv, Monday, May 16, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Jade Miley, of Ingram, a temporary worker for the Allegheny County Elections Division, places a ballot into the ballot box at the ballot drop-off location at 542 Forbes Avenue, Downtown, Monday, May 16, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Cochise Watkins keeps it light while directing traffic for early drop-off voting in front of the County Office Building on Forbes Avenue Monday, May 16, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Pedestrians walk along the Seventh Street Bridge (Andy Warhol Bridge) in an early morning downpour Monday, May 16, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Samantha Horstman, left, and Ryan Bridges, both staff members at Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, deliver dog food while two-year-old Labrador Jessie looks on from the back of her owner’s vehicle during HARP’s special dog food distribution event in Homewood on Monday, May 16, 2022. Horstman is the organization’s pet retention coordinator and Bridges is the community cat coordinator. At right is HARP volunteer Logan Carnie. HARP says it hosted the event at its facility on Hamilton Avenue to “make sure that no dog goes hungry” when owners face difficult times. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Norwin celebrates after Angelina Pepe, right, hit a home run against Baldwin in the third inning to advance their lead 3-1 in the first round of WPIAL playoffs on Monday, May 16, 2022, at West Mifflin Area High School. Norwin won 11-1. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Baldwin’s Brookelle Holby pitches against Norwin in the first round of WPIAL playoffs on Monday, May 16, 2022, at West Mifflin Area High School. Norwin won 11-1. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Norwin’s Josey Michalski tags Baldwin’s Grace Schumacher out at third in the first round of WPIAL playoffs on Monday, May 16, 2022, at West Mifflin Area High School. Norwin won 11-1. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Fans celebrate as a ball hit by Norwin’s Angelina Pepe goes over the fence in the sixth inning to advance Norwin’s lead 9-1 against Baldwin in the first round of WPIAL playoffs on Monday, May 16, 2022, at West Mifflin Area High School. Norwin won 11-1. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Family and friends of graduates sit in the stands as they watch Carnegie Mellon’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Gesling Stadium in Oakland. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter adjusts his cap during Carnegie Mellon’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Gesling Stadium in Oakland. Porter, who graduated from CMU’s School of Drama in 1991, received an honorary doctorate degree in fine arts and was the ceremony’s keynote speaker. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter gives the keynote speech during Carnegie Mellon’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Gesling Stadium in Oakland. Porter, who graduated from CMU’s School of Drama in 1991, received an honorary doctorate degree in fine arts during the ceremony. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Carnegie Mellon University graduates cheer as Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter gives the keynote speech during Carnegie Mellon’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Gesling Stadium in Oakland. Porter, who graduated from CMU’s School of Drama in 1991, received an honorary doctorate degree in fine arts during the ceremony. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)People walk by flowers from McKinney Family Farm and Market during the Squirrel Hill farmer’s market opening day of the season on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the Beacon-Bartlett parking lot in Squirrel Hill. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)People pet Tiko the four-month-old Dogo Argentino and pit bull terrier mix during the Squirrel Hill farmer’s market opening day of the season on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the Beacon-Bartlett parking lot in Squirrel Hill. Tiko is available for adoption through Fur Kid Rescue, a foster-based animal rescue organization. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ariana Mills, of Columbus, Ohio, pets Tiko the four-month-old Dogo Argentino and pit bull terrier mix during the Squirrel Hill farmer’s market opening day of the season on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the Beacon-Bartlett parking lot in Squirrel Hill. Tiko is available for adoption through Fur Kid Rescue, a foster-based animal rescue organization. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Emery Haefeli, of Squirrel Hill, picks out plants from Who Cooks for You Farm during the Squirrel Hill farmer’s market opening day of the season on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the Beacon-Bartlett parking lot in Squirrel Hill. Haefeli bought several plants from the stand, including mint, lemon balm, sage, oregano, and Italian parsley. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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