Protest by Justin Merriman



Celeste Taylor of Point Breeze (TOP) and Renee Wilson Gray of the North Side (BOTTOM) protests Downtown on Wednesday evening after Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. announced he will not prosecute three Pittsburgh police officers accused of beating Jordan Miles during a 2010 arrest.

Extra Credit by Justin Merriman


Bridget Re, 15, a freshman at Winchester-Thurston, works on the bleachers at a North Braddock ball field on Tuesday afternoon. Heritage Community Initiatives has received several grants, including $25,000 from the Buhl Foundation and $5,000 from the Pittsburgh Pirates, to rehabilitate the ball field that was built in the 1920s. Some students from Winchester-Thurston, a Shadyside private school, have been volunteering to help rehabilitate the field in various ways, including cleaning, painting, landscaping, fixing the bleachers, and many other things.

Rob Fitchett by Justin Merriman


Rob Fitchett is reflected in the window of the lighting booth of the Little Lake Theater in Canonsburg on Sunday afternoon, May 13, 2012. Fitchett wears many hats at the theater including selling tickets, running lights and sound, and many other duties.

Police Custody by Justin Merriman


Pittsburgh Police take a man into custody after an incident at an apartment building along Brushton Avenue on Thursday morning, May 10, 2012.

Andrew McCutchen by Justin Merriman


Pittsburgh Pirate Andrew McCutchen stands next to a large poster of his baseball card that will be part of the cards that will be distributed throughout the city by Pittsburgh police and feature a positive message on the back of the cards.

Swiss Room by Justin Merriman


Augusta Bottonari, 3, of Upper St. Claire, stands in the Swiss Nationality Room during a dedication of the room in the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday afternoon, April 22, 2012.

Obamacare by Justin Merriman


Beth Humphries, 24, of Bloomfield, feels lucky to still be on her parents' health insurance and fears the ramifications of a Supreme Court reversal of Obamacare.