Ten finalists have been named for the 2009-10 Renovation Inspiration Contest sponsored by the Post-Gazette and Community Design Center of Pittsburgh. The entrants and locations are:

Charles Alcorn, Lawrenceville

Master Remodelers, contractor, Squirrel Hill

Mary Cerrone, architect, Edgewood & Point Breeze

Peter Margittai, architect, North Side

Mark J. Homyak, South Side

Paul J. Levine, Point Breeze

Lisa McLain & Noreen Yaksic, Shaler

Brian Mendelssohn, Lawrenceville

Darlene & Derwin Rushing, North Side

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