{"id":21710,"date":"2021-04-22T13:26:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=21710"},"modified":"2021-04-24T21:18:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T01:18:24","slug":"week-in-photos-april-18-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/04\/22\/week-in-photos-april-18-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in Photos: April 18-24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pitt quarterback Davis Beville carries during the Blue-Gold spring game Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pitt tight end Lucas Krull celebrates a touchdown catch by wide receiver Jared Wayne during the Blue-Gold spring game Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Baldwin celebrates after winning 4-1 against Haverford in the championship game on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jenni Piel, 17, of West Mifflin, gives a thumbs-up towards her mother after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Sarah Nestler, of Ross, a pharmacist at Rite Aid, during a clinic hosted by Shady Side Academy in partnership with Rite Aid, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Fox Chapel. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)
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Dre\u00edOnna Lewis, 16, of Penn Hills, covers her face as she receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Sarah Nestler, of Ross, a pharmacist at Rite Aid, during a clinic hosted by Shady Side Academy in partnership with Rite Aid, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Fox Chapel. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)
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Charlie Batch watches as Denver Daniels, 9, of West Mifflin, creates a 3D model airplane design to send to a printer at the Best of the Batch Foundation, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Homestead. Leadership Pittsburgh brought together Carnegie Science Center and Best of the Batch Foundation to participate in a full-day \u201cmaker\u201d Bootcamp, pairing middle or high school minority students with representatives from area corporations and civic organizations to co-learn maker technology and provide mentorship. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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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Nicol Porter, right, of Penn Hills and the head of staff and minister of music at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, holds up a sign during a racial justice vigil on Friday, April 23, 2021, outside East Liberty Presbyterian Church. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waynesburg’s Kylee Goodman gets into third base safely against West Greene’s Lexi Six Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Waynesburg Central High School. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Greene’s Jersey Wise pulls in a fly ball against Waynesburg Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Waynesburg Central High School. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nancy Selkowitz, of Bakerstown, spreads planting soil Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Sunny’s Community Garden in the Hill District in Pittsburgh. As part of Earth Day, about 30 volunteers turned out to plant flowers, vegetables and a pumpkin patch at the community garden. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Evan Rodrigues collides with Devils goaltender Aaron Dell Thursday April 22, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby skates around Devils Jonas Siegenthaler Thursday April 22, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes save against the Devils in the second period Thursday April 22, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes save on Devils left wing Andreas Johnsson Thursday April 22, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby congratulates goaltender Tristan Jarry Thursday April 22, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maggie Herrick, restoration gardner for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy stakes newly planted trees in a restoration area near the Clayton Hill Trail at the Frick Environmental Center Thursday, Apr. 22 2021 in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Horticulture and Forestry team and about a dozen volunteers planted 50 trees during the morning Earth Day event. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kumari Kharel, 18, of Baldwin, gets her first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Lexi Giles Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Baldwin High School. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Attendees can be seen through a window of Stoneridge Covenant Church during a blessing of the bikes service on Sunday, April 18, 2021, in the parking lot of Stoneridge Covenant Church in Allison Park. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kylie Walnoha, of the North Side, shows her friends a bone she found while picking up trash on Sunday, April 18, 2021, during a Neighborhood Clean Up event hosted by Allegheny City Brewing on the North Side. The event was planned this weekend in recognition of Earth Day, which is on Thursday, and participants received free beer from Allegheny City Brewing after the event. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kylie Walnoha, of the North Side, picks up trash on the corner of Foreland Street and East Street on Sunday, April 18, 2021, during a Neighborhood Clean Up event hosted by Allegheny City Brewing on the North Side. The event was planned this weekend in recognition of Earth Day, which is on Thursday, and participants received free beer from Allegheny City Brewing after the event. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Cathedral of Learning and the neighborhood of Oakland photographed on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fog envelopes Downtown Pittsburgh and the surrounding valleys on Monday, April 19, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Allegheny Center photographed on Monday, April 19, 2021, on the North Side. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A set of stairs hang from a crane above a parking lot under construction on Monday, April 19, 2021, on the North Shore. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People gather on a football field at the start of a vigil organized by Pine Richland United Youth Football and Cheer to show support for Pine-Richland High School football Coach Eric Kasperowicz, who was fired along with his assistant coaches last week, at Richland Township Community Park in Richland Township, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People hold signs and stand for six minutes of silence during a vigil organized by Pine Richland United Youth Football and Cheer to show support for Pine-Richland High School football Coach Eric Kasperowicz, who was fired along with his assistant coaches last week, at Richland Township Community Park in Richland Township, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People hold signs and stand for six minutes of silence during a vigil organized by Pine Richland United Youth Football and Cheer to show support for Pine-Richland High School football Coach Eric Kasperowicz, who was fired along with his assistant coaches last week, at Richland Township Community Park in Richland Township, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People hold signs and stand for six minutes of silence during a vigil organized by Pine Richland United Youth Football and Cheer to show support for Pine-Richland High School football Coach Eric Kasperowicz, who was fired along with his assistant coaches last week, at Richland Township Community Park in Richland Township, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maxine Simpson, of Brighton Heights, bows her head in prayer led by a speaker as her great-granddaughter Nhoa Johnson, 1, reaches out to her during a press conference to address a recent increase in violence in the city hosted by Mayor Bill Peduto, Shatara Murphy, assistant director of public safety, and other community leaders, Monday, April 19, 2021, outside of Project Destiny in California-Kirkbride. Ms. Simpson was there with her daughter Tiffany Simpson, of Conscious Women in Control of The Community, who organizes peace walks in Northview Heights. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tiffany Simpson, of Conscious Women in Control of The Community, who organizes peace walks in Northview Heights, speaks during a press conference to address a recent increase in violence in the city hosted by Mayor Bill Peduto, Shatara Murphy, assistant director of public safety, and other community leaders, Monday, April 19, 2021, outside of Project Destiny in California-Kirkbride. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rev. Michael Day, of the Legacy International Worship Center, speaks during a press conference to address a recent increase in violence in the city hosted by Mayor Bill Peduto, Shatara Murphy, assistant director of public safety, and other community leaders, Monday, April 19, 2021, outside of Project Destiny in California-Kirkbride. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Upper St. Clair\u2019s Max Mandler prepares to throw Baldwin\u2019s Colton Brain out at first as Brain tries to beat out the throw on Monday, April 19, 2021, at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Robert Waters, right, of Sherraden, receives the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Anna Frantz, a registered nurse with Allegheny Health Network, Monday, April 19, 2021, during a second dose clinic at the Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh in the Hill District. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Allegheny’s captain Matt Gentile celebrates with the team after beating Mt. Lebanon during the PIHL AAA Penguins Cup Championship Monday, April 19, 2021, at RMU Island Sports Center in Neville Island. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Indiana goalie Seamus O’Connor celebrates after beating Chartiers Valley during the PIHL AA Penguins Cup Championship Monday, April 19, 2021, at RMU Island Sports Center in Neville Island. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Charlee Bruce, an employee of Humane Animal Rescue, helps load some of the more than 9,000 pounds of puppy and dog food given away at an Ellie\u2019s Pet Pantry dog food distribution event at the organization\u2019s North Side location on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Signs of spring can be seen as trees turn green and yellow in the Youghiogheny River Valley photographed on Tuesday, April 19, 2021, in Fayette County. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man on a bicycle stops in front of a mural of the words “Black Lives Matter” and portraits of people killed by police, including George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, Downtown. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty today on three counts in the death of George Floyd. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A woman dances as demonstrators chant as they march by on Forbes Avenue in Uptown, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Hundreds gathered at the Freedom Corner in the Hill District before marching to Flagstaff Hill in Oakland in response to the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Valley\u0092s Rylee Prosperi makes a catch during a softball game against South Fayette, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at South Fayette High School in McDonald. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Frankie Harris, of the Hill District and a boutique merchandiser and special event decorator with Ujamaa Collective, listens to speakers during a rally after the announcement of the Derek Chauvin verdict on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Freedom Corner in the Hill District. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Volunteers wait to give people the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during a vaccine clinic Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At far right, Officer Dave Shifren, a community engagement officer with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, plays a game of chess with a passer-by for the first game of the weekly event at Market Square Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Every Tuesday at noon, boards will be set up and Police Officers will be on hand to teach or play at any level. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alicen Railing and her two-year-old golden retriever Briscoe walk along Bates Street under the blooms of the Eastern RedBuds planted as part of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Redbud Project Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eastern RedBuds in bloom along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on the North Shore – planted as part of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Redbud Project Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kristin Greene of Oakland uses one of the computers in the Downtown branch of the Carnegie Library, which reopened after extensive renovations and closures due to the pandemic on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A light snow falls on Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Construction workers outside PNC Park as a light snow falls on the North Shore during a spring storm on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Perry Hilltop and Downtown Pittsburgh after a spring snowstorm on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)
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Sam Kuzmishin, 16, and his father John work on a car repair in their home garage, Wednesday, April 22, 2021, in Squirrel Hill. Sam founded Drive On Inc., a nonprofit organization that repairs vehicles for those in need. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Duquesne Light volunteer Ashley Macik plants Arugula in the Urban Garden on Earth Day Thursday, April 22, 2021, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Demonstrators march on Forbes Avenue from the Hill District to Oakland, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Hundreds gathered at the Freedom Corner in the Hill District before marching to Flagstaff Hill in Oakland in response to the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Demonstrators march on Forbes Avenue from the Hill District to Oakland, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Hundreds gathered at the Freedom Corner in the Hill District before marching to Flagstaff Hill in Oakland in response to the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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K-Andre and Talpha Harris, of Penn Hills, swing while enjoying sunny weather together in Westinghouse Park, Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Point Breeze North. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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K-Andre and Talpha Harris, of Penn Hills, swing while enjoying sunny weather together in Westinghouse Park, Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Point Breeze North. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gabriel McMorland, of Bloomfield, embraces Symone, who would not provide her last name, after hearing the Derek Chauvin verdict, Tuesday, April 21, 2021, at Freedom Corner in the Hill District. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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