{"id":21222,"date":"2021-03-22T18:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T22:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=21222"},"modified":"2021-03-27T23:15:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T03:15:25","slug":"week-in-photos-march-21-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/03\/22\/week-in-photos-march-21-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in Photos: March 21-27"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry looks for an interference call against the Islanders Saturday, March 27, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Evan Rodrigues celebrates his goal in the first period beating Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin Saturday, March 27, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Frederick Gaudreau celebrates his goal in the first period against the Islanders Saturday, March 27, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins center Frederick Gaudreau battles Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau for loose puck Saturday, March 27, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby cel;ebnrates his goal in the second period against the Islanders with Jared McCann Saturday, March 27, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley\u2019s Perri Page looks to pass the ball against Cardinal O\u2019Hara during the PIAA 5A championship on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Chartiers Valley lost 27-51. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left, Cardinal O\u2019Hara\u2019s Sydni Scott, Chartiers Valley\u2019s Hallie Cowan, and Cardinal O\u2019Hara\u2019s Julia Stellabotte fight for the ball during the PIAA 5A championship on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Chartiers Valley lost 27-51. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley\u2019s Perri Page looks to the hoop against Cardinal O\u2019Hara during the PIAA 5A championship on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell shouts to his team during the PIAA 5A championship against Cardinal O\u2019Hara on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley\u2019s Helene Cowan drives the ball against Cardinal O\u2019Hara during the PIAA 5A championship on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley\u2019s Helene Cowan, left, and Ella Cupka try to get the ball away from Cardinal O\u2019Hara\u2019s Annie Welde during the PIAA 5A championship on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley\u2019s Perri Page, left, uses her shirt to wipe her face while she talks with Abby Vaites after the PIAA 5A championship against Cardinal O\u2019Hara on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Chartiers Valley lost 27-51. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School celebrates by throwing water on head coach Mike Rodriguez after defeating Constitution High School 62-49 in the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Dawson Summers hugs head coach Mike Rodriguez near the end of the PIAA 2A championship game against Constitution on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Brad Vaughn Jr. catches a pass against Constitution during the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Jake Dimichele tries to keep the ball away from Constitution\u2019s Carron Green, left, and Lamar Glover during the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Jake Dimichele, left, and Dawson Summers surround Constitution\u2019s Jacob Beccles as he loses control of the ball during the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Dante Spadafora goes for the basket against Constitution during the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Bryson Kirschner tries to keep the ball away from Constitution during the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart walks off the court after defeating Constitution 62-49 in the PIAA 2A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart\u2019s Dante Spadafora hugs head coach Mike Rodriguez near the end of the PIAA 2A championship game against Constitution on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. OLSH won 62-49 and had a perfect 24-0 season. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Robyn Arrington-Epperson, a student athlete and Pittsburgh Promise scholar, poses a question during the first debate for Mayor of Pittsburgh at Westinghouse Academy in Homewood Friday, Mar. 26, 2021 Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Allegheny High School celebrates their 55-40 victory against Spring-Ford High School in the PIAA 6A championship on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Allegheny High School seniors, from left, Maddie Reardon, Paige Morningstar, and Lizzy Groetsch celebrate their 55-40 victory against Spring-Ford High School in the PIAA 6A championship on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left, North Allegheny High School’s Cameron Phillips, Head Coach Spencer Stefko, Lizzy Groetsch, and Kellie McConnell embrace after defeating Spring-Ford High School 55-40 in the PIAA 6A championship game on Friday, March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cherrie Rastoka, 64, of Bentleyville, visits with her father Ernest Flick, 91, originally of Brownsville, Thursday, March 25, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop in Carroll Township, Washington County. This is the first time Rastoka has been able to visit her father in his private room at the resident facility. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cherrie Rastoka, 64, of Bentleyville, visits with her father Ernest Flick, 91, originally of Brownsville, Thursday, March 25, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop in Carroll Township, Washington County. This is the first time Rastoka has been able to visit her father in his private room at the resident facility. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mohawk players and coaches console one another near the end of the PIAA 3A championship game against West Catholic on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Mohawk lost 56-67. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Catholic\u2019s Daizy Wilson tries to get the ball away from Mohawk\u2019s Abigail Shoaff during the PIAA 3A championship game on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Mohawk lost 56-67. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mohawk\u2019s Paige Julian leans back as West Catholic\u2019s Destiney McPhaul tries to block her during the PIAA 3A championship game on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Mohawk lost 56-67. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mohawk\u2019s Hannah McDaniel reacts to a call made against her team during the PIAA 3A championship game against West Catholic on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Mohawk lost 56-67. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Neshannock\u2019s Aaralyn Nogay cheers after her sister Neleh Nogay (1) makes a basket against Mt. Carmel during the PIAA 2A championship game on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Neshannock lost 43-54. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Neshannock\u2019s fans cheer in the stands after their team scores during the PIAA 2A championship game against Mt. Carmel on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. Neshannock lost 43-54. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Neshannock\u2019s Mairan Haggerty uses her jersey to wipe her eyes after her team lost 43-54 to Mt. Carmel in the PIAA 2A championship game on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Attendees march from Pittsburgh’s Flagstaff Hill to Schenley Plaza during the “PGH Rally for Solidarity” event to protest recent acts of violence towards Asian Americans, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Oakland. The rally was organized by the East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA). (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Attendees sit for eight minutes of silence, in honor of the eight victims of the Atlanta-area shootings, during the “PGH Rally for Solidarity” event to protest recent acts of violence towards Asian Americans, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Schenley Plaza in Pittsburgh. The rally was organized by the East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA). (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Zach Aston-Reese celebrate his goal in the second period with an assist from Frederick Gaudreau Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dustin Tokarski is sprayed with ice by Pittsburgh Penguins center Zach Aston-Reese Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Courtney Mottes, of Monaca, a volunteer at the Beaver County Humane Society, holds up an iPad as a child reads to Kylo, an adoptable 3-year-old pit bull, over a video call during the shelter’s Rescue Readers Humane Education Program, a month-long program which gives kids an opportunity to read to shelter pets to build their confidence reading out loud, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Aliquippa. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Guilfoyle High School players celebrate their victory over Rochester in the PIAA Class 1A semifinal game at Rochester Area High School, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Rochester, Pa. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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O\u2019Ryan Arrowroot and son August, 8, portray rabbits in space during a segment of Arrowroot\u2019s online clown show \u201cO\u2019Mazing Monday\u201d in Bloomfield on Monday, March 22, 2021. Arrowroot, who goes by the name \u201cO\u2019Ryan the Amazing,\u201d began the shows in his living room during the summer of 2020, after the pandemic put a sizable dent in his professional clown work. \u201cWe really couldn\u2019t go anywhere and we wanted to do something,\u201d he said. \u201cThis allowed me to perform. We could just play.\u201d He uses video services Zoom and Facebook Live to reach his audience. \u201cA lot of performers feel like they\u2019re loosing relevance,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a way to let people know, \u2018I\u2019m still here.\u2019\u201d (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kevine Ineza, center, 2, of Northview Heights, holds on to a vacuum box while at a distribution event with her family, including her mother Valentina Giramata, right, at Hello Neighbor, which provides services for immigrants and refugees, Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Larimer. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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The outfield scoreboard is updated as the Pirates take on the Red Sox Sunday, March 21, 2021, at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers Fla. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Miriam Wynne, 7, left, and Katie Dawson, both of Upper St. Clair, dance in their car during a Passover singalong on Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Beth El Congregation’s parking lot in Scott. The Beth El Congregation was also participating in South Hills Interfaith Movement\u2019s second annual March to Sack Hunger campaign with a drive-thru drop off food collection of non-kosher items for Passover. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Dante Spadafora of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, center, wrestles for possession of the ball with Portage\u2019s Preston Rainey in a PIAA Class 2A semifinal game at Moon High School on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Flanking the action are Portage\u2019s Andrew Miko, left, and Kody Kargo. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Iliana Garcia, of Cranberry, skate with friends at the Penn Hills X-Treme Sports Park Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Penn Hills. When the park is open, Garcia said she and friends come to the park at least twice a week. “It’s one of the best skate parks around,” she said. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rosie Wise, Community Initiative Coordinator with Friends of the Riverfront, cleans trash from the river in Millvale Riverfront Park during Trail Clean-Up Days on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Millvale. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nicole Hartman, an employee of Highmark Health, direct people to available tables so they could be vaccinated during a COVID vaccine Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus, in West Mifflin. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Students hang about on the Cathedral of Learning lawn on the University of Pittsburgh campus under Spring blooming trees Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021, in Oakland. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco smiles for a cell phone camera before taking on the Twins Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Twins second baseman Andrew Romine tags out Pirates center fielder Brian Goodwin on a steal attempt Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Construction continues on the I-579 CAP Urban Connector Project on Monday, March 22, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A person and a dog make their way through Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Portersville. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joseph Kachmar, of Knoxville, exits the University of Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center after receiving a COVID vaccine Monday, March 22, 2021, in Oakland.(Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Union Trust Building photographed on Monday, March 22, 2021, Downtown. The building was commissioned by Henry Clay Frick and completed in 1917. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A person bikes in Moraine State Park, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Portersville. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jamie Roberts, of McKeesport, enjoy the afternoon with her father, son, and other family members while riding a go kart Monday, March 22, 2021, in Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nancy McIntyre, of Lawrenceville, right, a member of the Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh, reacts during a moment of silence at a candlelight vigil, Sunday, March 21, 2021, outside of the City-County Building, Downtown, in honor of the victims of the shootings in Atlanta where eight people were killed last week. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thomas Sheptak, 13, of Butler, right, and James Sendak, 10, of Reserve, both with St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church, lead a procession with icons from the Wrestling With Angels museum exhibition on Sunday, March 21, 2021, on Sidney Street in South Side. St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church and St. Mary Orthodox Church congregants carried icons in a joint procession and outdoor service to commemorate the first Sunday of Great Lent. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Neighbors and friends Lia Warburton and Lydia Callaghan, both of Sewickley, comfort each other as they hold candles and listen to a speaker during a candlelight vigil, Sunday, March 21, 2021, outside of the City-County Building, Downtown, in honor of the victims of the shootings in Atlanta where eight people were killed last week. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Congregants of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church and St. Mary Orthodox Church walk down East Carson Street during a procession with icons from the Wrestling With Angels museum exhibition on Sunday, March 21, 2021, in South Side. The churches held the procession and an outdoor service to commemorate the first Sunday of Great Lent. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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