DK Pittsburgh Sports DiCello http://dkpittsburghsports.com Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 DiCello: High into the night sky http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/dicello-high-into-the-night-sky/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/dicello-high-into-the-night-sky/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:02:43 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32598 ST. LOUIS — Our Dave DiCello rises above his peers in more ways than one, judging by all the flights he’s been taking over our city of late. This week’s gallery comes courtesy of a helicopter night ride taken last week. Oh, and hey, go visit Dave at his new store on the main level […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/dicello-high-into-the-night-sky/feed/ 22 DiCello: We’re from the town … http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/21/dicello-were-from-the-town/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/21/dicello-were-from-the-town/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2015 04:04:00 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=31484 Our Dave DiCello took many photographs of the Steelers’ 83rd home opener Sunday. You saw his football work on our various files from the game, but he also — as ever — shot pretty much everything around him, as well. I can’t tell you how happy and proud we are to have this extraordinary talent. […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/21/dicello-were-from-the-town/feed/ 15 DiCello: Commissioner Gordon gone wild http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/14/dicello-commissioner-gordon-gone-wild/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/14/dicello-commissioner-gordon-gone-wild/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 04:50:11 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=30333 Over the weekend, A.J. Burnett asked me if anyone had taken any quality shots of the Downtown skyline last Thursday when his return to the mound was greeted by laser-powered Bat-signals, courtesy of Mayor Bill Peduto. I’m happy to say that the answer, for A.J. and his family, is a resounding yes, courtesy of our […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/14/dicello-commissioner-gordon-gone-wild/feed/ 34 DiCello: World War II warship on our Shore http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/07/dicello-a-world-war-ii-warship-in-our-midst/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/07/dicello-a-world-war-ii-warship-in-our-midst/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 04:04:57 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=29036 ST. LOUIS — The city where I’m writing this is famous for steamboats along the Mississippi, but the city where I live is probably better known for having provided the steel to build … well, half the planet at one point. And that includes warships. Now through Tuesday, there’s an LST World War II transport […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/07/dicello-a-world-war-ii-warship-in-our-midst/feed/ 15 DiCello: Just call it calendar journalism http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/31/dicello-call-it-calendar-journalism/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/31/dicello-call-it-calendar-journalism/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2015 04:03:49 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=27823 In the calendar business, it’s always next year. Because hey, who wants to buy a 2015 calender once the year’s already begun? Our Dave DiCello is already delivering his 2016 Pittsburgh calendar, for example, and he’s shared with us a few shots for this week’s gallery. Click or tap any image to enlarge:

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/31/dicello-call-it-calendar-journalism/feed/ 34 DiCello: World’s ‘only city with an entrance’ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/17/dicello-worlds-only-city-with-an-entrance/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/17/dicello-worlds-only-city-with-an-entrance/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:02:13 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=25610 NEW YORK — For this week’s gallery, befitting my own setting at the time this is written, we’ll quote the New York Times’ legendary line about Pittsburgh that it’s the world’s ‘only city with an entrance.’ Sometimes it takes an outsider to appreciate what you’ve got. Except, of course, with our Dave DiCello. Click or […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/17/dicello-worlds-only-city-with-an-entrance/feed/ 38 DiCello: A storm this way was a-brewin’ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/10/dicello-a-storm-this-way-was-a-brewin/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/10/dicello-a-storm-this-way-was-a-brewin/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:16:24 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=24646 Happy Monday! The camera of our Dave DiCello knows no fear, least of all some silly storm like the one that assaulted our city — the poor BNY Mellon skyscraper, in particular — last week. No, our man saw this is as opportunity. Here’s this week’s gallery. As always, click or tap the image to […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/10/dicello-a-storm-this-way-was-a-brewin/feed/ 35 DiCello: Up, up and away … over Pittsburgh http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/03/dicello-up-up-and-away-high-over-pittsburgh/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/03/dicello-up-up-and-away-high-over-pittsburgh/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2015 05:17:20 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=23707 Good morning, and happy Monday! The camera of our Dave DiCello gets around by plane, copter and even drone to take some of his trademark shots of our city. Here’s a handful of recent ones he selected for this week’s gallery and, as always, click or tap the image to enlarge.

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/03/dicello-up-up-and-away-high-over-pittsburgh/feed/ 39 DiCello: A photographer who gets the point http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/27/dicello-a-photographer-who-gets-the-point/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/27/dicello-a-photographer-who-gets-the-point/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2015 06:00:55 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=22813 LATROBE, Pa. —  While new beat man Neal Coolong and I lounged in the shade at the Steelers’ first practice Sunday — OK, we got around a little — our photographer Dave DiCello was pretty much sprinting sideline to sideline, snapping away all day. And when he finally was done, he decided he’d dramatically whittle […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/27/dicello-a-photographer-who-gets-the-point/feed/ 15 DiCello: Pickles to Pittsburgh http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/20/dicello-pickles-to-pittsburgh/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/20/dicello-pickles-to-pittsburgh/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 04:02:17 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=21887 Dave DiCello found himself in quite the pickle this weekend, photographing Picklesburgh on the Rachel Carson Bridge while also trying to get a good dill on a fresh jar. Sorry. As always, click any image to enlarge.

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