{"id":12053,"date":"2018-09-28T17:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=12053"},"modified":"2019-03-06T22:06:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:06:32","slug":"the-week-in-photos-sept-21-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/09\/28\/the-week-in-photos-sept-21-27\/","title":{"rendered":"The week in photos: Sept. 21-27"},"content":{"rendered":"

The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Chianne Corniffe, Callie Rector and Graci Ricci, all 10, practice their gymnastics, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, along Dewey Street, or, as the girls refer to it as “the party street,” in Etna. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Carolyn Fortney, center, hugs her son Elias, 11, during a press conference in support of legislation that would change the statute of limitations for child sex crimes, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in the state Capitol building in Harrisburg. Carolyn is one of five sisters in the Fortney family who say they suffered from abuse by the same priest. Also pictured is Judy Deaven, left, whose son Joey Behe was abused by a priest and died of an overdose in 2015. Carolyn’s sister Patty Fortney-Julius, right, who was also abused, and the sisters’ father, Edward Fortney, far right. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown leaps for the end zone as he scores a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Jim Roberts of Washington stands at attention as names of deceased clans people are read during the welcoming ceremonies of the 60th Ligonier Highland Games, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in Ligonier. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
After proceeding to the front of the church, Bishop David Zubik lies on the floor in silence, with the Rev. Kris Stubna kneeling behind, as they begin the “Holy Hour for Repentance” special service, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland. Those in attendance were asked to fast and pray for the purification of the Church, inaugurating a year of repentance within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. (Jessie Wardarski\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
PPG Place and Jim Pike of Venetia are reflected in the sculpture “Philiposaurus” by Gary Mesa-Gaido as rain falls, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Downtown. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Children cheer as the Penguins take on the Red Wings in the first period, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Valmar Gardens resident Heather Talkish and her daughter Alicyanha Mobley, 3, walk the halls outside of the motions courtroom as they wait with fellow tenants of their Penn Hills apartment complex for the results of a court hearing regarding the legal complaint against Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at the City-County Building in Downtown. Water and electricity will be restored to the current tenants until January 2019. (Jessie Wardarski\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
A drop of rain falls from the chin of West Allegheny head coach Bob Palko, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Personal care attendant David Pasky, left, 61, of West Springfield, jokes around with senior Victoria Fox, center, 19, originally of Long Island, N.Y., as she changes her scheduled shower for more time to study in the common area of Rose Hall, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at Edinboro University. “We know these kids even better than our own kids,” said Pasky. The school has said they will be getting rid of the program and students will have to hire their own care attendants. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
West Allegheny players celebrates their win against Upper St. Clair, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School. West Allegheny won, 29-12. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Actor Tom Hanks encourages people to get out to vote during a When We All Vote Week of Action rally, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland. Hanks joined other Pittsburgh notables like Jim Rooney, Kiya Tomlin and James Conner to encourage people to register to vote and encourage others to vote. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Aliquippa heads to the sidelines before kickoff against Beaver Falls as storm clouds loom overhead, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Geneva College. Intense rain, wind and lightning stopped play several times during the game, which Aliquippa won. (Andrew Stein\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Jamaica Johnson, an 11th-grader at Pittsburgh CAPA, and actor Denzel Washington share a moment during a “ground blessing” at the August Wilson House, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in the Hill District. Washington, who stared and directed a film adaptation of one of the Pittsburgh playwright’s works, “Fences,” lead a $5 million fundraising effort for the house. Johnson performed a monologue from Wilson’s “King Hedley II” at the ceremony. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Woodland Hills Junior Senior High School student Jaeden Champan, top left, 17, of Churchill, waves hello to a person calling Katie Donaldson, bottom left, 16, of Turtle Creek, for homework help, as fellow students Gracey Brennan, bottom center, 17, of Swissvale and Keaura King, bottom right, 17, of Braddock, try to convince the person to register to vote, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland. The students were attending a When We All Vote Week of Action rally that featured actor Tom Hanks as a speaker. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Golden retrievers, collies and other Scottish dog breeds make their way through the opening ceremony during the 60th Ligonier Highland Games, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in Ligonier. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
West Allegheny’s Logan Malatak defends as Upper St. Clair’s Chris Pantellis catches a touchdown pass, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":12048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4,15,11,428,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[41],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/WIP_9.27_3.jpg?fit=2600%2C1814&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12053"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12057,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12053\/revisions\/12057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12053"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=12053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}