![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-Peter Lambert, a Pittsburgh-born sculptor now based in West Virginia, tightens a clamp on the sculpture he is currently working on at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/d0d23f5b-38d0-43b4-8b28-7f6030a5da2b/1/1/20150410AMPhippsSculpture11-2_m6qets.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette- Sparks fly as Peter Lambert of Red Star Iron Works, an architecture and blacksmithing studio, solders a piece of metal into place for an installation at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Schenley Park.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/8f2379be-45c4-4f0b-ae66-0c3eb5fcec59/1/1/20150410AMPhippsSculpture14-5_nczltk.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette- Sparks fly as Peter Lambert of Red Star Iron Works, an architecture and blacksmithing studio, solders a piece of metal into place for an installation at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Schenley Park.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/8ac0ba28-ae9f-48e0-98ad-b89bdf2586d7/1/1/20150410AMPhippsSculpture15_yvc8lq.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
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At the Lincoln Center's Audition Bootcamp, middle schoolers hoping for a spot in New York City's selective audition based schools listen as Chancellor Carmen Fariña addresses the dance workshop. The program prepares low-income and minority students for the rigorous audition process each summer.
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Devyn Eisenberg, a co-principal at the predominantly black and hispanic Young Women's Leadership Academy of the Bronx, strides into the eighth grade graduation rehearsal on a Friday morning. The ceremony will be short — Eisenberg is saving the full fanfare for the "big prize" of high school and college graduation.
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-Reverand Ronald A. Wanless, a retired United Methodist Pastor of Ligonier, PA, stands in solidarity with the Fight for Fifteen minimum wage protestors after delivering an address citing "the right to a living wage" outside a McDonald](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/f8c47512-f9b0-4f23-96ca-82cb4d1b6e9a/1/1/20150331AMFastFoodWage2_vwu9x5.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-Protestors gather outside a McDonald's in Northside to demand a living wage of fifteen dollars an hour, where they announced an April 15th strike if no raise is granted.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/d8a345ac-f51c-48b5-8128-b4542b84daa5/1/1/20150331AMFastFoodWage1_vc0lvy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
Protestors, some accompanied by their children, gather outside a McDonald's in Northside to demand a living wage of fifteen dollars an hour, where they announced an April 15th strike if no raise is granted.
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette.At the University of Pittsburgh African Student Organization’s Wazobia fashion show on Saturday, April 4 2015, students model clothing inspired by African empires and diaspora.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/46ca0153-2afa-47d7-a5a4-534c12d887f6/1/1/20150404AMWazobiaFashion7_xzghks.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
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Jordan Gozdich, 17, takes advantage of Saturday's sunshine to practice some bike tricks at the South Park BMX track and Skate Park outside of Pittsburgh.
![Children play in front of the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall during a balmy June afternoon in Washington.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,3420,2587,3420,1200/0-0-0/18cd205a-67b1-49c1-bced-64f25e49d22d/1/1/6.14.14_USCapitol_iywrw7.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=df855d3090857a865359b1dd38c01046dd3e4b7147391608974d8d6778485b93)
![Cold temperatures found the way to Hanover just in time for Wicked Good Ice's Shawn Grenier to work on the Winter Carnival ice sculpture. Based in Rochester, N.H., the company has done the Carnival's icy works of art for the past four years.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,3650,2424,3650,1200/0-0-0/292d4d3b-bea1-4e7b-9413-98f5d256adae/1/1/Ice_Sculpture-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=65224ec6e446a89e6189ee5f6fdc16e69ba0e63919e1f14ead3fb527edfda193)
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-A shopper at the Monroeville Mall takes a break and sits on one of the benches found throughout the building. As part of its rebranding, the mall has been increasing spaces and utlities like seating and dining to encourage shoppers t](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/8ff8409b-f73d-42b0-9b7f-47ccef0c458e/1/1/20150529AMMonroevilleMall1_ryczli.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
A shopper at the Monroeville Mall takes a break and sits on one of the benches found throughout the building. As part of its rebranding after a shooting, the mall has been increasing spaces like seating and dining to encourage shoppers to linger and enjoy themselves.
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-The Wexford Trolley Museum building is set onto a truck bed by a crane. The buildng will be moved and reassembled at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, Pa.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/3f92943f-1ef9-4ba4-96cd-905c8e004292/1/1/20150530AMWexfordTrolley8_ybshzp.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
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Volunteers at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport work on pruning roses following the winter season under the guidance of the Pittsburgh Rose Society.
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette- Shirley Magallanes of Hazelwood takes a picture of her daughter, Jericha Gresos, 8, who reaches up to point out her artwork on display at the end of year showcase for Propel afterschool arts programs at the Mattress Factory art gall](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/fe6ac216-5d6e-4830-86d7-730946409fbf/1/1/20150604AMPropelArtShow4_euuz0y.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-David Knowlton of Dormont helps his daughter Josephine, 2, with tying off a flower crown at the Creativity Zone, a booth at the Three Rivers Arts Festival that lets children and families get crafty.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/44d37bf2-982f-4822-8ba3-8faa29117ad7/1/1/20150605AMArtsFestival3_xvng00.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette- Children decorate pots during a celebration dinner for the programs run by Homewood Children's Village at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 on May 20, 2015. Reporter: Eleanor Chute](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/3c46065a-fe34-4a87-8ec3-3e484c0e81ea/1/1/ChildrensVillage-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
Children decorate pots as part of a learning initiative during a celebration dinner for the programs run by Homewood Children's Village at Pittsburgh Faison K-5.
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-Thalyah Holmes, 3, of East Hills, waters a freshly potted swiss chard plant at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 School in Homewood on May 20, 2015. Reporter: Eleanor Chute](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1727,2600,1200/0-0-0/e483f26e-a775-4516-94db-d933ee2c12b8/1/1/ChildrensVillage-3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=27cf42e2cb16ec75986271f79cab0f77bd167ce3950bc17061aeb518aa082727)
Thalyah Holmes, 3, of East Hills, waters a freshly potted swiss chard plant at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 School in Homewood.
![Annie Ma/Post-Gazette-Members of the motorcycle escort disperse while bearing flags after the funeral of Sgt. John McLaughlin on June 6, 2015 at the Calvary Cemetary in Hazelwood.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/473e3e5f-a338-4031-aecf-4a8b7ec40ca5/0/0/0/0,0,2600,1730,2600,1200/0-0-0/5e04186f-0333-4f9f-a7cd-e96fbd07f921/1/1/Funeral-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040691759~hmac=01698fd2e65266ecd5d66a98fb12882a94da787c61148d67fb10cbfd7fe0cdfe)
Members of the motorcycle escort disperse while bearing flags after the funeral of Sgt. John McLaughlin on June 6, 2015 at the Calvary Cemetary in Hazelwood.
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A United States Marine Corps veteran raises a flag over the Cemetery of the Alleghenies for Memorial Day.