{"id":29202,"date":"2022-04-11T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T21:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=29202"},"modified":"2022-04-16T20:39:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:39:33","slug":"week-in-photos-april-10-16-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2022\/04\/11\/week-in-photos-april-10-16-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in Photos: April 10-16, 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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Bishop David Zubik speaks during the annual Ecumenical Blessing of the City of Pittsburgh on Holy Saturday, April 16, 2022, on Mount Washington. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People look on as members of clergy recite a prayer during the annual Ecumenical Blessing of the City of Pittsburgh on Holy Saturday, April 16, 2022, on Mount Washington. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)
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Bishop David Zubik crosses Grandview Avenue before the annual Ecumenical Blessing of the City of Pittsburgh on Holy Saturday, April 16, 2022, on Mount Washington. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Protesters chant as they march down Penn Avenue in Point Breeze, Saturday, April 16, 2022, during a demonstration to call for the officers and EMS workers involved in the death of Jim Rogers, who died after being tased by a Pittsburgh police officer in October, to be fired and charged. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man raises his fist as protesters march down Penn Avenue in Point Breeze, Saturday, April 16, 2022, during a demonstration to call for the officers and EMS workers involved in the death of Jim Rogers, who died after being tased by a Pittsburgh police officer in October, to be fired and charged. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Employees at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital watch as members of the motorcycle clubs Protectors of the Phoenix and Steel City Vulcans arrive to deliver stuffed bunnies for patients on Saturday, April 16, 2022, outside UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital in Oakland. The motorcyclists delivered 150 stuffed bunnies during the event, which was hosted by UPMC Western Behavioral Health\u2019s Making Minds Matter, a fundraising campaign that focuses on patient experiences and employee education. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dawson Campbell, 1, of South Hills, kisses a stuffed animal that was given to him by Justin \u201cRed\u201d Fitz, right, president of the Protectors of the Phoenix motorcycle club, while Campbell\u2019s mother Talia Orriola, a nurse educator in the emergency department at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, watches next to him on Saturday, April 16, 2022, outside UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital in Oakland. Members of the motorcycle clubs Protectors of the Phoenix and Steel City Vulcan Riders delivered 150 stuffed bunnies for patients at the hospital. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Employees at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital are reflected in a mirror of a motorcycle during a bunny run event, during which members of the motorcycle clubs Protectors of the Phoenix and Steel City Vulcans delivered 150 stuffed bunnies for patients on Saturday, April 16, 2022, outside UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital in Oakland. The event was hosted by UPMC Western Behavioral Health\u2019s Making Minds Matter, a fundraising campaign that focuses on patient experiences and employee education. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Employees at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and members of the motorcycle clubs Protectors of the Phoenix and Steel City Vulcans stand outside UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital as the motorcycle clubs stop by to deliver 150 stuffed bunnies for patients on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Oakland. The event was hosted by UPMC Western Behavioral Health\u2019s Making Minds Matter, a fundraising campaign that focuses on patient experiences and employee education. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the Pittsburgh Xiabo Chinese Waist Drum Dance Group practice during a celebration of Pittsburgh\u2019s Chinatown on Saturday, April 16, 2022, outside Chinatown Inn Restaurant Downtown. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nationals shortstop Alcides Escobar gets Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes out at second on a force out in the first inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates left fielder Jake Marisnick scores against Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz in the second inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker congratulates left fielder Jake Marisnick after he scored against the Nationals in the second inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker hits an RBI single against the Nationals in the second inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates catcher Andrew Knapp heads out of the dugout to take on the Nationals in the third inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates pitcher Bryse Wilson reaches for the ball to get Nationals right fielder Juan Soto out in the third inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates first base coach Tarrik Brock congratulates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on a single against the Nationals in the first inning, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel recites a prayer to himself during the Shaare Torah Congregation communal Burning of the Chametz, a Passover tradition to clear the house of leavened bread to prepare for the eight days of Passover, in Squirrel Hill Friday, Apr. 14 2022, in Pittsburgh. \u0093I was asking God to burn all the negativity in the world, Rabbi Moishe Mayor Vogel says. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Richard Levin, of Squirrel Hill prays during the Shaare Torah Congregation communal Burning of the Chametz, a Passover tradition to clear the house of leavened bread to prepare for the eight days of Passover, in Squirrel Hill Friday, Apr. 14 2022. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mendy Waren, 4, of Squirrel Hill, adds to the fire while Izzy Waren, 3, watches during the Shaare Torah Congregation communal Burning of the Chametz, a Passover tradition to clear the house of leavened bread to prepare for the eight days of Passover, in Squirrel Hill Friday, Apr. 14 2022. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Parishioners watch the living stations of the cross on Friday, April 15, 2022, at St. Malachy Church, Archangel Gabriel Parish in Coraopolis. The 14 stations depict Jesus\u2019 last moments alive. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jesus, portrayed by Mark Barron, is nailed to the cross by guards portrayed by Rich Parrish, left, and Joe Hoover during station 11 of the living stations of the cross on Friday, April 15, 2022, at St. Malachy Church, Archangel Gabriel Parish in Coraopolis. The 14 stations depict Jesus\u2019 last moments alive. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jesus, portrayed by Mark Barron, meets his mother Mary, portrayed by Amy Maxin, as part of station four as guards portrayed by Rich Parrish, left, and Joe Hoover stand near them during the living stations of the cross on Friday, April 15, 2022, at St. Malachy Church, Archangel Gabriel Parish in Coraopolis. The 14 stations depict Jesus\u2019 last moments alive. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sitting in a wheelchair, Joseph Wilbon, a World War II veteran who turned 104-years-old on April 11, looks on as members of the City of Pittsburgh Police Motorcycle Unit rides by with their lights flashing during a tribute to Mr. Wilbon Monday, April 11, 2022, in Larimer. Born in Georgia April 11, 1918, Mr. Wilbon enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and served four years in the 907th Quartermaster Company. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joseph Wilbon, a World War II veteran who turned 104-years-old on April 11, gets help buttoning his shirt from his son Kevin Wilbon Monday, April 11, 2022, in Larimer. Born in Georgia 1918, Mr. Wilbon enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and served four years in the 907th Quartermaster Company.
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Samaria Bey, of Larimer, tape balloons to the railing on the porch of Joseph Wilbon, a World War II veteran who celebrated his 104th birthday Monday, April 11, 2022, in Larimer. Born in Georgia April 11, 1918, Mr. Wilbon enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and served four years in the 907th Quartermaster Company.
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The House of Manna Faith Community and Operation Amani 12th annual Prayer for Peace March marches down Frankstown Avenue Friday, Apr. 14 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Barbers at Your Brother’s Keepers Barbershop on East Ohio Street moved operations to the sidewalk after a power outage turned the North Side shop’s interior dark on Friday, April 15, 2022. Nick Helenkamp of the North Side gets a trim from the barber known as Mr. Extra Crispy, who said he and his colleagues felt obligated to continue working before the start of a holiday weekend. “We have to make sure all these kids can get a haircut before Easter,” he says.
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High winds on Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville forced employees of Wilson’s Pharmacy to bring sidewalk signs inside on Friday, April 15, 2022. The signs alert passersby about the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Crews respond to a fallen tree on Hulton Road that landed on a passing pickup truck, Friday, April 15, 2022, in Oakmont. The tree took down power lines, knocking out power for the surrounding area and shutting down the road to traffic. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People hold hands during a moment of silence along Penn Ave. during the annual Way of the Cross\/Way of Compassion on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. While most years organizers asked people to carry a cross with them for the procession, in solidarity with all the refugees and migrants fleeing war, climate emergencies, poverty and violence, organizers encouraged people to bring a bag filled with items that the participant would bring if they needed to flee. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Roberta Zolkoski, left, of Crafton Heights, carries a cross for peace and non-violence as she and others process for the annual Way of the Cross\/Way of Compassion on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. Zolkoski, part of Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi, a Catholic peace organization, has been doing the annual prayer walk on Good Friday for some 30 years. “I welcome the opportunity to translate personal beliefs and truths into witness for our society,” said Zolkoski. Behind her, Sister Barbara Finch plays a solemn drum to the next prayer stop. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Andrew Jones, left, and Zo\u00eb Pienkoski, raise their hands in a prayer for peace alongside others gathered for the annual Way of the Cross\/Way of Compassion on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. The joint prayer service for peace in our world brought together people from Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Waverly Presbyterian Church and the Wilkinsburg Sanctuary Project for Peace, gathering by the busway in between two separate prayer processions around the city to commemorate Good Friday and to pray for peace, an end to hunger and poverty, safety for immigrants, and for souls lost or misled during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Roberta Zolkoski, left, of Crafton Heights holds a cross for peace and non-violence as she prays beside Mimi Darrah, center, of Bridgeville, and Sister Barbara Finch, right, all of Pittsburgh Pax Christi, as they stop to pray for elected officials in front of the Wilkinsburg Borough Building during the annual Way of the Cross\/Way of Compassion on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. Zolkoski, part of Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi, a Catholic peace organization, has been doing the annual prayer walk on Good Friday for some 30 years. “I welcome the opportunity to translate personal beliefs and truths into witness for our society,” says Zolkoski. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Greg Swiderski, center left, of Carnegie, holds a Pittsburghers for Peace sign beyond a painting collage of a sunflower watered by blood and tears during the annual Way of the Cross\/Way of Compassion on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. At left, Pastor Janet Hellner-Burris of Forrest Hills and Christian Church Wilkinsburg, lifts her hand in prayer. Cranberry artist Joan Strueber made the sunflower painting with the sunflower representing the people, and the tears and blood watering seeds for the future. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marsha Morris, center, of Edgewood, a member of Waverly Presbyterian Church, raises her hands in a prayer for peace alongside others gathered for the annual Way of the Cross\/Way of Compassion on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. The joint prayer service for peace in our world brought together people from Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Waverly Presbyterian Church and the Wilkinsburg Sanctuary Project for Peace, gathering by the busway in between two separate prayer processions around the city to commemorate Good Friday and to pray for peace, an end to hunger and poverty, safety for immigrants, and for souls lost or misled during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rory Cooper, founding director and VA senior research career scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, pulls out a drawer of nuts and bolts for fabricating different accessible tech like wheelchairs, robots, and car modifications, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rory Cooper, founding director and VA senior research career scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, talks by drawers of hardware for fabricating different accessible tech like wheelchairs, robots, and car modifications, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rory Cooper, founding director and VA senior research career scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, shows a cord organizer created in the center\u2019s laser printer, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rory Cooper, founding director and VA senior research career scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, talks about his work at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Post-doctoral student Breelyn Styler of Regent Square is silhouetted beyond a robotic arm at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. Styler was working to perfect movement of a robotic arm to complete kitchen tasks like pouring, opening a microwave, and navigating a cup. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rory Cooper, founding director and VA senior research career scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, talks about his work at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation as he gives a tour of the center\u2019s machinery, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. Cooper has brought his talent for grant writing to the organization, creating an unique place for students to learn about accessible fabrication and design. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Post-doctoral student Breelyn Styler, left, of Regent Square, and research scientist Joshua Chung, right, of Squirrel Hill, work on developing a shared control system with a robotic arm at the University of Pittsburgh’s Transportation Center for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Bakery Square in Larimer. In the foreground, the robotic testing arm clasps a cup, part of the teams goal to program the appendages to complete kitchen tasks like pouring, opening a microwave, and navigating a cup. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Quaker Valley’s Mike Sirianni reaches for the ball while playing against North Catholic’s Nicolas Scheller in the WPIAL Class 2A tennis singles championship, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Pure Athletex Sportsplex in Marshall. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Allegheny\u0092s Trey Davidson returns the ball while playing against South Fayette’s Jake Patterson in the WPIAL Class 3A tennis singles championship, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Pure Athletex Sportsplex in Marshall. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Catholic’s Nicolas Scheller serves the ball while playing against Quaker Valley’s Mike Sirianni in the WPIAL Class 2A tennis singles championship, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Pure Athletex Sportsplex in Marshall. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Fayette’s Jake Patterson returns the ball while playing against North Allegheny’s Trey Davidson in the WPIAL Class 3A tennis singles championship, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Pure Athletex Sportsplex in Marshall. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Allegheny’s Trey Davidson and South Fayette’s Jake Patterson shake hands over the net at the end of the WPIAL Class 3A tennis singles championship, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Pure Athletex Sportsplex in Marshall. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes and first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo congratulate left fielder Ben Gamel after he hit a three-run home run against the Cubs in the first inning, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fans react to a home run ball hit by left fielder Ben Gamel against the Cubs in the first inning, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds pulls in a line ball hit by Cubs second baseman Jonathan Villar in the third inning, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki can\u0092t pull in a triple hit by Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman in the third inning, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates outfielders Jake Marisnick, Bryan Reynolds and Ben Gamel celebrate after defeating the Cubs, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates first base coach Tarrik Brock congratulates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on a single against the Cubs in the seventh inning, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Penn State wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith (13) celebrates his touchdown against Arkansas with wide receiver Parker Washington (3) during the first half of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O’Meara)<\/p>\n

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Ann Brenneman, a support teacher at Mellon Middle School, holds a rabbit named Mr. Bean as students Kathryn Moore, center, and Christian Homer pets it Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the middle school in Mt. Lebanon. Mr. Bean is a therapy rabbit for students. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh police Officer David Shifren, a community resource officer based in Zone 4 in Squirrel Hill, teaches Reyaansh Sen, 5, of North Carolina, how to play chess Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Market Square, Downtown. Every Tuesday at Noon in Market Square, officer Shifren and other officers will be available for a game of chess. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, bishop of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese, leads a jointly observed Holy Week service of members of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese and Lutheran Synod known as a \u201cChrism Mass\u201d Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown, Pittsburgh. The two denominations began this joint local service in 2012, but this is the first fully in-person gathering in three years due to COVID-19. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Rev. Linda Tardy Wilson reads the Gospel of John during a jointly observed Holy Week service of members of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese and Lutheran Synod known as a \u201cChrism Mass\u201d Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown, Pittsburgh. The two denominations began this joint local service in 2012, but this is the first fully in-person gathering in three years due to COVID-19. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People look out at PNC Park from the other side of the Allegheny River ahead of the Pirates home opener, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vendors set up a merchandise tent on the Downtown side of the Andy Warhol Bridge ahead of the Pirates home opener, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dozens gathered for a jointly observed Holy Week service of members of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese and the Lutheran Synod known as a \u201cChrism Mass\u201d Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown, Pittsburgh. The two denominations began this joint local service in 2012, but this is the first fully in-person gathering in three years due to COVID-19. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About two dozen unvaccinated Port Authority of Allegheny County employees protested across the street from the Port Authority offices on Sixth Avenue Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Downtown, Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One young shopper got a ride in a special grocery cart at the Giant Eagle Market District on Freeport Road in the city\u2019s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pedestrian shields themselves from rain with an umbrella while walking past a spring-themed window display on Butler Street in Lawrenceville, Monday, April 11, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pedestrian shields themselves from rain with an umbrella while walking under trees in bloom on Penn Avenue in the Strip District, Monday, April 11, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Easter Bunny and his chocolate friend skate and dance during their visit to Eden Park Roller Rink on Monday, April 11, 2022, in McKeesport. During the Easter Bunny\u2019s visit, kids had the opportunity to skate with him, sit on his lap, and receive a treat. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Adrionna Brooks, 5, of McKeesport, hugs the Easter Bunny on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Eden Park Roller Rink in McKeesport. During the Easter Bunny\u2019s visit, kids had the opportunity to skate with him, sit on his lap, and receive a treat. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Amarachi Onwuka, left, a junior studying molecular biology at Pitt, and Janet Majekodunmi, a junior studying computer science at Pitt, ride the PNC Carousel on the carousel\u2019s opening day of its 16th season on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Schenley Plaza in Oakland. Shawn Fertitta, the director of the visitor experience for Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, said even with the rainy weather, the carousel saw many visitors early in the day. The carousel operates Monday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Emma Kieran of the Mexican War Streets walks by her canine companions, Owen, 3, and Ollie, 5, while training them in Allegheny Commons Park before heading to the groomer on the North Side Monday, Apr. 11, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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David Kramer, of Rector and Jody Seibert, of Irwin, (behind banner) with Palmer Products Imaging in Monroeville hangs Pittsburgh Pirate Anthony Alford’s player banner outside PNC Park in preparation for opening day Monday, Apr. 11, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n

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Eve Negley, of Gibsonia, the department head of make-up for the movie production of “Unsinkable” trims the mustache of Paul Worley, of Sharon, portraying an upper class gentleman survivor in preparation for the final three days of shooting for the production at Heinz Hall Downtown Monday, Apr, 11, 2022 in Pittsburgh. In the background, Katie Sasinoski, of Fox Chapel, a make-up artist works gets Angela Vincent, of Lawrenceville ready for her role as an upper-class woman. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brendan Griffin prepares to portray Officer Lightoller for a scene during the days filming for “Unsinkable” at Heinz Hall Downtown Monday, Apr, 11, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alyssa Graham, of Jefferson Hills, dances with her son Kaden, 6, during the open mic portion of an event to launch the Band Together Pittsburgh Clubhouse, a free sensory-safe social space for people on the autism spectrum, Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Moondog’s in Blawnox. Band Together Pittsburgh is a nonprofit that aims to enhance the lives of youth and adults with autism through music. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brothers Elijah and Cameron Hamrick, ages 4 and 9, of Natrona Heights, play with an electric drum set in the Band Together Pittsburgh Clubhouse, a free sensory-safe social space for people on the autism spectrum, during a launch party for the space, Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Moondog’s in Blawnox. Band Together Pittsburgh is a nonprofit that aims to enhance the lives of youth and adults with autism through music. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People hang out in the Band Together Pittsburgh Clubhouse, a free sensory-safe social space for people on the autism spectrum, during a launch party for the space, Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Moondog’s in Blawnox. Band Together Pittsburgh is a nonprofit that aims to enhance the lives of youth and adults with autism through music. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Anna Brailey, of Oakdale, looks on as her daughter Porter, 5, stands on a stool and sings into a microphone during an event to launch the Band Together Pittsburgh Clubhouse, a free sensory-safe social space for people on the autism spectrum, Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Moondo’s in Blawnox. Band Together Pittsburgh is a nonprofit that aims to enhance the lives of youth and adults with autism through music. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Rev. Liddy Barlow, executive minister with Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania, introduces speakers during Saving Lives, Keeping the Peace: A Forum on Policing and Social Justice on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Chief of Police Scott Schubert, left, answers questions with other speakers, from left, Tanisha Long, a community organizer for Abolition Law Center, Pastor Dave Swanson, with Pittsburgh Mennonite Church and Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network, and Tim Stevens, CEO and chairman of the Black Political Empowerment Project, during Saving Lives, Keeping the Peace: A Forum on Policing and Social Justice on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People listen during the question and answer segment of Saving Lives, Keeping the Peace: A Forum on Policing and Social Justice on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Chief of Police Scott Schubert, left, answers questions with other speakers, from left, Tanisha Long, a community organizer for Abolition Law Center, Pastor Dave Swanson, with Pittsburgh Mennonite Church and Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network, and Tim Stevens, CEO and chairman of the Black Political Empowerment Project, during Saving Lives, Keeping the Peace: A Forum on Policing and Social Justice on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Chief of Police Scott Schubert, answers questions during Saving Lives, Keeping the Peace: A Forum on Policing and Social Justice on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tim Stevens, right, CEO and chairman of the Black Political Empowerment Project answers questions during Saving Lives, Keeping the Peace: A Forum on Policing and Social Justice on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stefan Frembgen, left, of Friendship, and Gary Sorock, of Shadyside, participate in a prayer vigil for social justice that is held on the second Sunday of every month outside First United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gary Sorock, right, of Shadyside, participates with others in a prayer vigil for social justice that is held on the second Sunday of every month outside First United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brady Fitzpatrick, left, of Peachtree City, Georgia, and a salesperson for SANY America, Inc., and Darin Campbell, of Wichita, Kansas, look at a SANY broom on a wheel loader at the American Public Works Association\u2019s North American Snow Conference on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Downtown. Around 160 exhibitors are showing off the latest information, techniques, and products for snow and ice management. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People walk around the American Public Works Association\u2019s North American Snow Conference on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Downtown. Around 160 exhibitors are showing off the latest information, techniques, and products for snow and ice management. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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