Love in Pittsburgh

Undie Fundraising Love

Temperatures were low but energy was high Saturday in the Cupid’s Undie Run at Station Square. The event raises awareness of neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder often diagnosed in childhood, and donations for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)

Translucent Love

Margaret Spacapan of Pt. Breeze works on a heart-shaped pendant for Valentine’s Day at the “Make it Now Valentines” workshop at the Pittsburgh Glass Center in Bloomfield. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)

Ann Murray and her father Max, 89 look through family photos at Ann's Observatory Hill home. After a stroke and diagnosis of Alzheimers, Max left his West Virginia home and lives with Ann. (Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette)

Ann Murray and her father Max, 89 look through family photos at Ann’s Observatory Hill home. After a stroke and diagnosis of Alzheimers, Max left his West Virginia home and lives with Ann. (Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette)

Carletio Seymour, 20, got a smile from Laura Zozimus, 22, when he presented her with an early Valentine’s Day bouquet Thursday on Stanwix Avenue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)

Carletio Seymour, 20, got a smile from Laura Zozimus, 22, when he presented her with an early Valentine’s Day bouquet Thursday on Stanwix Avenue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)

Friday, Jan. 30, was a big day in the Bianco family. Brothers Pete and Michael and their wives gave birth to boys within an hour of each other at St. Clair Hospital. Nicole and Michael Bianco (foreground) had Michael Adonis Bianco at 1:58 a.m. Then, at 2:56 a.m., Pete and Laura Bianco (left) gave birth to Luca Simon Bianco. The Bianco family wasn’t finished adding members. The brothers’ sister Sarah Mihalcin gave birth that day to a daughter in Virginia. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)

Friday, Jan. 30, was a big day in the Bianco family. Brothers Pete and Michael and their wives gave birth to boys within an hour of each other at St. Clair Hospital. Nicole and Michael Bianco (foreground) had Michael Adonis Bianco at 1:58 a.m. Then, at 2:56 a.m., Pete and Laura Bianco (left) gave birth to Luca Simon Bianco. The Bianco family wasn’t finished adding members. The brothers’ sister Sarah Mihalcin gave birth that day to a daughter in Virginia. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)

Cold temperatures meant little to Patrick Yingling and Stephanie Szewciw, who posed recently for an engagement photo shoot with photographers Jessica Ferguson, left, and Jillian Casey. The couple will tie the knot on June 13. (Ralph Musthaler/Post-Gazette)

Cold temperatures meant little to Patrick Yingling and Stephanie Szewciw, who posed recently for an engagement photo shoot with photographers Jessica Ferguson, left, and Jillian Casey. The couple will tie the knot on June 13. (Ralph Musthaler/Post-Gazette)

During her 100th birthday celebration, Dolores Redwood gets a hug from her grandson Carter Redwood at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church in the Hill District. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)

During her 100th birthday celebration, Dolores Redwood gets a hug from her grandson Carter Redwood at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church in the Hill District. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)

Many of us hold our four-legged friends close to our hearts. Artist Laura Jean McLaughlin hugs Mojo, one of four cats that live in her studio and gallery in Garfield. She has three more cats at her O’Hara home. (Bill Wade/Post-Gazette)

Many of us hold our four-legged friends close to our hearts. Artist Laura Jean McLaughlin hugs Mojo, one of four cats that live in her studio and gallery in Garfield. She has three more cats at her O’Hara home. (Bill Wade/Post-Gazette)

At Animal Friends in Ohio Township, below, Gina Sparacino, 32, gets a kiss from Champ. Gina and husband Greg Clumpner, 34, began volunteering at the shelter a year ago, after Greg signed the couple up as a Christmas gift to his wife. "It was an activity we could do together," Gina says. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)

At Animal Friends in Ohio Township, below, Gina Sparacino, 32, gets a kiss from Champ. Gina and husband Greg Clumpner, 34, began volunteering at the shelter a year ago, after Greg signed the couple up as a Christmas gift to his wife. “It was an activity we could do together,” Gina says. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)

When he was a young boy, Patrick Cranston became infatuated with computers. In fact, he'd sneak into his father’s office to play with his Macintosh. Cranston has parlayed his love of technology into a system support company that serves more than 2,000 clients. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)

When he was a young boy, Patrick Cranston became infatuated with computers. In fact, he’d sneak into his father’s office to play with his Macintosh. Cranston has parlayed his love of technology into a system support company that serves more than 2,000 clients. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)

Barista Katrina Bracken touches up her Valentine's Day artwork at the Muddy Cup Coffee Shop in Bellevue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)

Barista Katrina Bracken touches up her Valentine’s Day artwork at the Muddy Cup Coffee Shop in Bellevue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)

At the corner of Panther Hollow Road and Bartlett Street, a bench has been repainted with a Valentine’s Day message, with hearts and characters from the Peanuts comic strip. Here, one runner displays a competing holiday message. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)

At the corner of Panther Hollow Road and Bartlett Street, a bench has been repainted with a Valentine’s Day message, with hearts and characters from the Peanuts comic strip. Here, one runner displays a competing holiday message. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)

Lindsay Dills and Greg Hintz of San Francisco enjoy a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Allegheny River during a recent snowy evening. Dills is originally from Blairsville. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)

Lindsay Dills and Greg Hintz of San Francisco enjoy a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Allegheny River during a recent snowy evening. Dills is originally from Blairsville. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)