The staff at Pittsburgh Magazine decided to compile our own list of our 10 favorite local luminaries (all living). Some have risen to national or international prominence while never turning their back on Western Pennsylvania. Others have made their mark closer to home but are equally beloved.
In our Retro Review series, we ask our editorial intern Emma Malinak to watch made-in-Pittsburgh flicks from the 20th century — long before she was even born.
Paula Franetti was critically injured in a 2016 accident and has rebounded to once again compete in the National Senior Games, and is now a Humana Game Changer.
Picking a winner is never an easy feat, which is why — to ensure fairness and neutrality — we left the blind judging process to a panel of Cleveland-based professionals in the design and architecture industry.