Pennsylvania Trolly Museum /  by Justin Merriman

 Arthur Ellis, 94, of Upper St. Clair stands on 1925 Pittsburgh Railways 3756 "yellow car" trolly car at the Pennsylvania Trolly Museum in Washington on June 16, 2014. Ellis road the trolly car on its original voyage to the museum on Feb. 7, 1954.
Conductor Ron Boone leads Autumn Dosch, 31, of Harmony and the children she babysits, Sofia, 3,  and Matteo Hardoby, 4, of Cannonsburg to the 1922 New Orleans Public Service, Inc. 832 streetcar, which ran the Desire line in New Orleans, while they visited the Pennsylvania Trolly Museum in Washington on June 16, 2014. The streetcar was featured in Life Magazine's Dec. 15, 1947 issue for an article when Tennessee Williams’ play “A Streetcar Named Desire” debuted on Broadway.

Four-Alarm Fire /  by Justin Merriman

Firefighters battle a four-alarm fire along Ormsby and Hayes avenues in Mt. Oliver on Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2014. The fire destroyed at least six homes and heavily damaged five others.  More than 50 people were displaced by the fire.   

Navy Week /  by Justin Merriman

Sailor Kidus Befekadu, 20, an E3 on the USS Constitution watches as the Navy Band Northeast perform as part of Navy Week in Pittsburgh at the Steel Plaza, Downtown on Tuesday. 

Field Day /  by Justin Merriman

James Bromley pokes his head through a parachute during Mars Area Elementary School's field days for fourth grade on Monday, June 2, 2014. 

D-Day Veteran /  by Justin Merriman

James Harper Jordan, 92, is reflected in the glass of a shadowbox that holds his medals from World War II including the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster in his Greenfield home on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Jordan was part of the first wave that pushed onto Omaha Beach on D-Day. 

Music Lessons /  by Justin Merriman

Jonathan Gulden, 25, of Dormont helps Finn Deringor, 10, of Squirrel Hill with his drum lessons at Sunburst School of Music in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

Mellon Square /  by Justin Merriman

Top: Roberta Guido, 21, of the North Side performs in Mellon Square, Downtown on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The square opened up Thursday for a rededication after the completion of a five-year, $10 million effort to restore the park and maintain an iconic landscape under the "Preservation, Interpretation & Management Plan" funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation and BNY Mellon. Bottom: Kenny Rankin, 47, of Columbus, OH sits near the fountains  in Mellon Square as Karissa Lloyd, 25, of Vandergrift, left, Frank Seanez, 56, of the North Side, second from right, and Carla Koleny, 56, of Leechburg, right, watch the entertainment

Ride of Silence /  by Justin Merriman

Sean Garrett-Roe of Point Breeze stands with his daughter Greer Engle-Roe, 9, and wife Kristen Engle as she holds their son Iain Engle-Roe, 9, at the 10th annual Ride of Silence in Oakland on Wednesday evening. The event honored bike riders who have been injured or killed on public roadways.  Iain was dragged under an SUV when a driver collided with him, failing to yield to oncoming traffic. The driver was released with only summary offenses. The Pittsburgh Ride of Silence is endorsed by Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen, Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club, Allegheny Cycling Association, Flock of Cycles, Pittsburgh Masters Velo Club, Bike Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Babes on Bikes.

USS Requin /  by Justin Merriman

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Kaufman, 94, of McLean Virginia, a former executive officer on the USS Requin, joined the memorial aboard the submarine docked along the Ohio River at the Carnegie Science Center on Sunday.  Kaufman, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served in the Navy for 34 years and the entirety of World War II. He was aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay and witnessed the surrender of Japan, ending the war in September of 1945.

Wigle Barrelhouse /  by Justin Merriman

The Wigle Barrelhouse's Wes Shonk, operations manager, and Brittany Thorp, event coordinator, pose for a portrait near glasses of Wigle Whiskey, in the tasting area at the new Barrelhouse which will open May 30 in Deutschtown.