{"id":336,"date":"2015-01-07T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/?p=336"},"modified":"2015-04-22T12:02:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T16:02:39","slug":"pittsburgh-polar-vortex-january-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/pittsburgh-polar-vortex-january-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Polar Vortex &#8211; January 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_356\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex22.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland: Rush hour traffic moves along Fifth Avenue. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"882\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex22.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex22-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex22-1024x502.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland: Rush hour traffic moves along Fifth Avenue. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_354\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex20.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel Hill: Traffic moves along Forbes Avenue toward the road&#039;s intersection with Murray Avenue. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1005\" class=\"size-full wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex20.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex20-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex20-1024x572.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Squirrel Hill: Traffic moves along Forbes Avenue toward the road&#8217;s intersection with Murray Avenue. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_353\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex19.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel Hill: Rich Celovsky of Munhall waits for a ride home from work inside the Carnegie Library. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1086\" class=\"size-full wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex19.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex19-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex19-1024x618.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Squirrel Hill: Rich Celovsky of Munhall waits for a ride home from work inside the Carnegie Library. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_352\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex18.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Washington: The setting sun spashes orange against billowing clouds. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"867\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex18.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex18-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex18-1024x493.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Washington: The setting sun spashes orange against billowing clouds. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_351\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex17.jpg\" alt=\"Troy Hill: The sun begins to set as a pedestrian makes her way up Troy Hill. (Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"932\" class=\"size-full wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex17.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex17-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex17-1024x530.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Troy Hill: The sun begins to set as a pedestrian makes her way up Troy Hill. (Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_350\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex16.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrenceville: &quot;I can still feel three of my fingers,&quot; says Paul Daniels of Bloomfield, who stood on Butler Street all day to promote a tax service. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"879\" class=\"size-full wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex16.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex16-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex16-1024x500.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrenceville: &#8220;I can still feel three of my fingers,&#8221; says Paul Daniels of Bloomfield, who stood on Butler Street all day to promote a tax service. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_349\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex15.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel Hill: Snow blankets a residential development overlooking the Monongahela River, as seen from Beechwood Boulevard. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"886\" class=\"size-full wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex15-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex15-1024x454.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Squirrel Hill: Snow blankets a residential development overlooking the Monongahela River, as seen from Beechwood Boulevard. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_348\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex14.jpg\" alt=\"East Liberty: Melissa Granatire of Brookline goes coatless in the frigid cold while Kelsi Hines of Friendship take photographs along the Eastside Pedestrian Bridge. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"935\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex14.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex14-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex14-1024x479.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">East Liberty: Melissa Granatire of Brookline goes coatless in the frigid cold while Kelsi Hines of Friendship take photographs along the Eastside Pedestrian Bridge. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_347\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex13.jpg\" alt=\"North Park: German Shephard mix 2 Chainz had a ball in the dog park. Mike Cunic brought 2 Chainz and his other dog Kaya from Robinson Twp. to enjoy the snow and cold. (Robin Rombach\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"935\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex13.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex13-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex13-1024x479.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Park: German Shephard mix 2 Chainz had a ball in the dog park. Mike Cunic brought 2 Chainz and his other dog Kaya from Robinson Twp. to enjoy the snow and cold. (Robin Rombach\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_344\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex9.jpg\" alt=\"Shippingport, Pa.: Large plumes of steam rise over Green Valley United Methodist Church. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"825\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex9.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex9-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex9-1024x422.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shippingport, Pa.: Large plumes of steam rise over Green Valley United Methodist Church. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_343\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex8.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio River near Industry, Pa.: A Norfolk Southern train makes its way past the Montgomery Locks and Dam. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1058\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex8.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex8-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex8-1024x542.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ohio River near Industry, Pa.: A Norfolk Southern train makes its way past the Montgomery Locks and Dam. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_342\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex7.jpg\" alt=\"Aliquippa, Pa.: Garth Cope of Unis Demolition makes a fire to keep warm on a job site. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"926\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex7.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex7-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex7-1024x474.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aliquippa, Pa.: Garth Cope of Unis Demolition makes a fire to keep warm on a job site. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_346\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex11.jpg\" alt=\"North Park: Lisa Jeanson of Mars returns a ball during platform tennis league play. (Larry Roberts\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"890\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex11.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex11-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex11-1024x456.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Park: Lisa Jeanson of Mars returns a ball during platform tennis league play. (Larry Roberts\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_345\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex10.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown: George Thompson of Penn Hills (foreground) and Delano Wright of Oakdale wait for a bus on Liberty Avenue. Both are 18. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1054\" class=\"size-full wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex10.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex10-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex10-1024x540.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown: George Thompson of Penn Hills (foreground) and Delano Wright of Oakdale wait for a bus on Liberty Avenue. Both are 18. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_339\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex4.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Street: Commuters seek warmth inside the &quot;T&quot; station during morning rush. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"838\" class=\"size-full wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex4-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex4-1024x429.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Street: Commuters seek warmth inside the &#8220;T&#8221; station during morning rush. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_341\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex6.jpg\" alt=\"North Shore: A look at Downtown from the North Shore. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex6-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex6-1024x521.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Shore: A look at Downtown from the North Shore. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_359\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/polarvortex2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/polarvortex2.jpg\" alt=\"Even though it is 10 degrees outside, Ken Smith is sticking to his usual baker&#039;s shorts at his Better Maid donut shop on Steuben St. in Pittsburgh&#039;s Elliot neighborhood. His only concession to the cold is the hat for his bald head. (Bob Donaldson\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1154\" class=\"size-full wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/polarvortex2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/polarvortex2-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/polarvortex2-1024x591.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even though it is 10 degrees outside, Ken Smith is sticking to his usual baker&#8217;s shorts at his Better Maid donut shop on Steuben St. in Pittsburgh&#8217;s Elliot neighborhood. His only concession to the cold is the hat for his bald head. (Bob Donaldson\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_340\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex5.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown: A pedestrian crosses at Blvd. of the Allies and Stanwix Street during morning rush. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"970\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex5-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex5-1024x497.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown: A pedestrian crosses at Blvd. of the Allies and Stanwix Street during morning rush. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_338\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex3.jpg\" alt=\"West End: 14 degrees at 7 a.m. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1131\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex3-1024x579.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West End: 14 degrees at 7 a.m. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2,8],"tags":[19,17,20],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/polarvortex21.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p679sS-5q","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions\/363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}