Is Pittsburgh the Best Summer City in the US?

It's backyard barbecue season, and no cookout feels complete without a big bag of chips. And if you like your summer snacks to be locally-sourced, you're in luck. Pennsylvania is actually considered the potato chip capital of the world! How did we earn this distinction, and which ...  Show more

As Pittsburghers, we have so much pride in our city. After all, we're the City of Champions and the City of the Bridges! But can we really say we have the most bridges? And did we actually invent the rally towel? City Cast contributor and City Paper managing editor Colin Williams ...  Show more

Can you truly live car-free in Salt Lake? That’s the question host Ali Vallarta is trying to answer after her beloved old clunker took its last breaths. Now, she has a choice to make — buy a new car or find other ways to move about town. Lead Producer Emily Means joins her to wei ...  Show more

Salt Lake City was the fastest growing city in Utah over the past year, according to new data from the U.S. Census. So, how is it that in a city with so much life, we have dozens of vacant and boarded-up buildings? Hey Salt Lake Newsletter editor Terina Ria, producer Ivana Martin ...  Show more

Utah is now the only bidder for the 2034 Winter Olympics, which has some outlets reporting that it’s almost certain Salt Lake City will be awarded the games (again). But not all SLC residents are convinced we need a do-over — including host Ali Vallarta. Catherine Raney-Norman, a ...  Show more

Producer Ivana Martinez joins Ali to round up this week’s news. We talk about the lack of OB/GYNs in Utah, Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s big proposal to create more deeply affordable housing in SLC and the potential return of the Olympics in 2030. Call or text the City Cast hotline an ...  Show more