James Paul

Oct 20, 2023 | pghindependent.com | James Paul |Brian Conway

Allegheny County is bringing in millions from lawsuits against major opioid distributors and manufacturers — money designated as another weapon in the county’s arsenal to abate the opioid epidemic. So how is it being spent? Allegheny County is expected to receive at least $82 million over the next 15 years from nationwide settlements against various opioid distributors and manufacturers, including Johnson & Johnson, alleging they fueled the opioid crisis.

Oct 5, 2023 | pittsburghmagazine.com | James Paul

An immersive exhibit coming to The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Oct. 15 will showcase several of the architect's unbuilt projects as realistic computer renderings and video animations. Frank Lloyd Wright had big dreams for southwestern Pennsylvania. Unbuilt plans detailed a drastic reimagining of The Point, striking additions to his famed Fallingwater house, modernist apartments and more.

May 29, 2023 | publicopiniononline.com | James Paul

John Stotelmeyer was parked Friday in downtown Hagerstown with three cars, the rarest of them being a 1967 Buick Grand Sport. He sold that very car 25 years ago to save it from a divorce proceeding and rebought it a few months ago from the same buyer, right where he left it. He was one of more than 500 people who came out to City Center for the annual Thunder in the Square classic car show hosted by the Alsatia Club.

Apr 21, 2023 | pittsburghmagazine.com | James Paul

Jordan Bright is one of 11 full-time ambassadors the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership hired to make Downtown Pittsburgh safer and more welcoming. Jordan “Don Juan Jord-An” Bright walks down Liberty Avenue Downtown when he picks up the smell of marijuana in the air. One glance behind him and one to the side, but never stopping, and he spots the offender. A minute later, the incident has been reported through the iPad he has holstered at his side.

Apr 18, 2023 | pittsburghmagazine.com | James Paul

As she steps down as CEO of 412 Food Rescue to focus on expanding her mission through tech, we wanted to know: What is Leah Lizarondo’s Best of the ’Burgh? Leah Lizarondo, the co-founder and outgoing CEO of 412 Food Rescue — and a Pittsburgh Magazine alumna, as she fit writing a food column into her schedule — has mobilized thousands of volunteers to salvage millions of pounds of food.