A lone woman crosses Stanwix Street at Penn Avenue, past the Christmas tree display on the side of Penn Avenue Place as steam from a large vent partially obscures the street in downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008.
Jessica Gomez, 7, of McKeesport, dances to the song "Jingle Bell Rock" during McKeesport's 23rd annual Festival of Trees at the Jacob Woll Pavilion in Renziehausen Park on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin shakes hands with members of the Beaver Area High School football team after speaking at a campaign rally at the school in Beaver, Pa. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
This is my work from a story on the DeYoung brothers, two CMU students afflicted with spinal muscular atrophy. To read the Post-Gazette's story on the brothers, go to
Fly Angler Briget Shields (CQ) of Squirrel Hill poses for a portrait on Pine Creek in Hampton Township on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Shields has been fly fishing for 15 years.