{"id":29106,"date":"2022-04-04T18:22:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T22:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=29106"},"modified":"2022-04-09T22:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T02:17:57","slug":"week-in-photos-april-3-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2022\/04\/04\/week-in-photos-april-3-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in Photos: April 3-9, 2022"},"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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Tyler Boyd, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver and Clairton native, greets people as he arrives to a kickoff event, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at South Allegheny High School in McKeesport, for the TONYSTRONG Foundation, which was created in honor of Tony Cook, who died of cancer last year at 16 years old. The TONYSTRONG Foundation aims to help children in the Mon Valley participate in youth sports. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)
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Madison Pikula, 18, of Port Vue, cries and is comforted by her mother Tiffany Pikula as they listen to Diana and Bilal Cook talk about their son Tony Cook, who died of cancer last year at 16 years old, during a kickoff event, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at South Allegheny High School in McKeesport, for the TONYSTRONG Foundation, which was created in honor of Tony. The TONYSTRONG Foundation aims to help children in the Mon Valley participate in youth sports. Tony was a close friend of Madison. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Tyler Boyd, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver and Clairton native, helps teach a basketball skills clinic during a kickoff event, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at South Allegheny High School in McKeesport, for the TONYSTRONG Foundation, which was created in honor of Tony Cook, who died of cancer last year at 16 years old. The TONYSTRONG Foundation aims to help children in the Mon Valley participate in youth sports. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Charles Igles, of McKeesport, teaches his son Cameron, 4, how to dribble a basketball during a basketball skills clinic during a kickoff event, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at South Allegheny High School in McKeesport, for the TONYSTRONG Foundation, which was created in honor of Tony Cook, who died of cancer last year at 16 years old. The TONYSTRONG Foundation aims to help children in the Mon Valley participate in youth sports. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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The Rev. John Charest leads a prayer during a candlelight service for the children who have died in Ukraine on Saturday, April 9, 2022, outside St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie. Each candle displayed during the service represented a child in Ukraine who had died since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Sisters Kateryna Petrylo, 16, center, and Hrystyna Petrylo, both of Scott, light candles along with their mother Natalya Petrylo, left, before the start of a candlelight service organized by Kateryna to pray for the children who have died in Ukraine on Saturday, April 9, 2022, outside St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie. Each candle displayed during the service represented a child in Ukraine who had died since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Sebastian Charest, 7, of Carnegie, lights candles at the end of a candlelight service for the children who have died in Ukraine on Saturday, April 9, 2022, outside St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie. Each candle displayed during the service represented a child in Ukraine who had died since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Natalya Petrylo, of Scott, looks on during a candlelight service organized by her daughter Kateryna Petrylo to pray for the children who have died in Ukraine on Saturday, April 9, 2022, outside St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie. Each candle displayed during the service represented a child in Ukraine who had died since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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People participate in a candlelight service for the children who have died in Ukraine on Saturday, April 9, 2022, outside St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie. Each candle displayed during the service represented a child in Ukraine who had died since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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The Rev. Xavier Smith, a minister at The Lighthouse, prays during the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace Stop the Violence Prayer Vigil on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Potters House Ministries in Mt. Oliver. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Benjamin Miller, 7, the nephew of Elarrah Findley, who was shot and killed in Wilkinsburg in 2019, speaks about his aunt Elarrah and the day he and his family found out she died during the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace Stop the Violence Prayer Vigil on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Potters House Ministries in Mt. Oliver. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Donn Rick Bigelow, left, with South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace peacemakers, speaks during the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace Stop the Violence Prayer Vigil on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Potters House Ministries in Mt. Oliver. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After giving it a shove, Melina Castillo races to catch up to the Spirit team\u2019s handmade non-motorized, carbon fiber racing vehicle during Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s annual Buggy in Oakland on Friday, April 8, 2022. Castillo is a sophomore at CMU. Students have competed in the annual race since 1920. Teams of five runners use the buggy as a baton, passing it along in a sort of relay race around a course that\u2019s nearly one mile long. The buggies are steered by student drivers who squeeze into the vehicles. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the Spirit team prepare to stop their team\u2019s racing vehicle after it crosses the finish line at Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s annual Buggy in Oakland on Friday, April 8, 2022. Students have competed in the annual race since 1920. Teams of five runners use a non-motorized, carbon fiber buggy as a baton, passing it along in a sort of relay race around a course that\u2019s nearly one mile long. The buggies are steered by student drivers who squeeze into the vehicles. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jason Easterling nears the finish line as he pushes the Spirit team\u2019s handmade non-motorized, carbon fiber racing vehicle during Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s annual Buggy in Oakland on Friday, April 8, 2022. Easterling is a junior at CMU. Students have competed in the annual race since 1920. Teams of five runners use the buggy as a baton, passing it along in a sort of relay race around a course that\u2019s nearly one mile long. The buggies are steered by student drivers who squeeze into the vehicles. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gideon Deasy nears the finish line as he pushes the Pika team\u2019s handmade non-motorized, carbon fiber racing vehicle during Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s annual Buggy in Oakland on Friday, April 8, 2022. Deasy is a freshman at CMU. Students have competed in the annual race since 1920. Teams of five runners use the buggy as a baton, passing it along in a sort of relay race around a course that\u2019s nearly one mile long. The buggies are steered by student drivers who squeeze into the vehicles. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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James Kramer, center, pushes the SAE team\u2019s handmade non-motorized, carbon fiber racing vehicle to the finish line, where teammates rush to stop it, during Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s annual Buggy in Oakland on Friday, April 8, 2022. Kramer is a freshman at CMU. Students have competed in the annual race since 1920. Teams of five runners use the buggy as a baton, passing it along in a sort of relay race around a course that\u2019s nearly one mile long. The buggies are steered by student drivers who squeeze into the vehicles. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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While her friend Carolyn Rosenquest, of Overbrook, leans in to get a better look, Jane Miller, of Moon Township, stands back to admire quilts on display for the Three Rivers Quilters 37th Quilt Show at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows Friday, April 8, 2022, in Washington. Over 135 quilts are on display at the event that runs through Saturday. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marilyn Wilson of Volant, owner of Wilsons Calico Corner, takes time to quilt during the Three Rivers Quilters 37th Quilt Show at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows Friday, April 8, 2022, in Washington. Over 135 quilts are on display at the event that runs through Saturday. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)
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Laura Hall of Churchill stands back to admire a quilt while on display for the Three Rivers Quilters 37th Quilt Show at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows Friday, April 8, 2022, in Washington. Over 135 quilts are on display at the event that runs through Saturday. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Stella McDonald, 4, from Greensburg carefully steps down from the 1758, a restored open air trolley known as a “Breezer,” during a visit to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Friday, April 8, 2022, in Washington with her mother. It was opening day of the annual “Bunny Trolley” rides at the museum. Rides, a scavenger hunt and a photo opportunity with the bunny character mascot continue through this weekend and Friday and Saturday April 15 and 16. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Liz McDonald from Greensburg consults with her daughter Stella during during their scavenger hunt at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Friday, April 8, 2022, in Washington. The two were visiting on the opening day of the annual “Bunny Trolley” rides at the museum. The two caught the first trolley out to enjoy a trolley ride along with activities that included a photo opportunity with the Bunny. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)
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Cynthia Davis speaks during speaks during a lecture honoring her grandmother, Dr. Dorothy Klenke Nash, the first email neurosurgeon in the United States, at the Pittsburgh Golf Club in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Designers Reggie Howze, left, and Malcolm Williams prepare a top at True T Studios in Bloomfield on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The two have known each other since childhood \u2014 they sometimes would hang out at the old Century III Mall. They worked out of their homes for much of the pandemic but now are able to collaborate in person on a brand called FAMOUZ Lovers. It\u2019s a combination of Williams\u2019 streetwear vibe and Howze\u2019s Heart on a Sleeve designs. The collection premiers on 412 Day (April 12) on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at True T Studios. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, lower right, talks about issues of bullying, self-harm and mental health during a roundtable discussion with students and parents Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in the library at North Hills High School in Ross. A \u201cSpecial Report on Student Mental Health\u201d was released today, April 6, 2022, by the Pennsylvania attorney general\u2019s office that says the state should help ensure every school across the commonwealth has a mental health counselor as young people continue to struggle with issues such as bullying, self-harm, mental illness and harassment. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Attorney Jason Richey, right, looks on as Bill McSwain, a republican candidate for Governor, holds a press conference Wednesday, April 6, 2022, to unveil his plan to address the Pennsylvania state gas tax at PITT OHIO in the Strip District. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media following a roundtable discussion with students and parents about issues related to bullying, self-harm and mental health Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in the library at North Hills High School in Ross. A \u201cSpecial Report on Student Mental Health\u201d was released today, April 6, 2022, by the Pennsylvania attorney general\u2019s office that says the state should help ensure every school across the commonwealth has a mental health counselor as young people continue to struggle with issues such as bullying, self-harm, mental illness and harassment. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Rev. Eileen Smith, executive director of the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace, speaks during Stop the Violence – Call to Action Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Brashear Association Center in Knoxville. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tim Stevens, chairman and CEO of the Black Political Empowerment Project, speaks during Stop the Violence – Call to Action Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Brashear Association Center in Knoxville. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins center Sidney Crosby dives for a loose puck against the Avalanche in the first period, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes a save against the Avalanche under a pileup of players in the second period, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper stops a shot by Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the third period, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Piatt, principal and chief creative officer with Pipitone Pittsburgh, along with dozens of volunteers – some employees of the Pipitone – work to scrap the detritus from the bottom of Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons Park during the annual Pittsburgh Parks clean-up “What the Muck!?” on the North Side Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Hills’ Robert Dickerson bats against West Allegheny, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at North Hills Senior High School in Ross. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Allegheny’s Anthony Raineri loses his hat and glasses as he throws the ball in from the outfield during their game against North Hills, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at North Hills Senior High School in Ross. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bethel Park’s Ali Sniegocki (24) reacts as Abby Quickel (20) catches a ball in the outfield during their game against Mt. Lebanon, Monday, April 4, 2022, at Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A protected bike lane on Brighton Road between Ridge Avenue and North Avenue as seen on Monday, April 4, 2022, on the North Side. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A protected bike lane on Brighton Road between Ridge Avenue and North Avenue as seen on Monday, April 4, 2022, on the North Side. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A cyclist crosses Brighton Road near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Monday, April 4, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A bicycle lane is prominent in the foreground as vehicles make their way along Brighton Road Monday, April 4, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jared Stango of Ross Township wears a mask to keep his allergies symptoms down when he does yard work Monday, Apr. 4, 2022, in Ross Twp. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jared Stango of Ross Township wears a mask to keep his allergies symptoms down when he does yard work Monday, Apr. 4, 2022, in Ross Twp. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A wreath placed at the base of a St. Michael’s statue on Liberty Avenue in remembrance of Officers Eric Kelly, Paul Sciullo and Stephen Mayhle who were shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance 13 years ago today Monday, Apr. 4, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After shopping at the Dollar General Store a cyclist makes his way up Brighton Road heading toward California Avenue Monday, April 4, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chartiers Street as seen on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Bridgeville. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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