Pittsburgh doesn’t just not have an NBA team. A lot of locals straight-up loathe professional basketball. But why all the... more

The food scene here in Pittsburgh has been booming for years, but like a lot of businesses, the pandemic hit... more

We have a huge primary election today to decide the major candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, Pat Toomey’s old U.S.... more

With names like Billy Porter, Toi Derricote, Jan Beatty, and Sharon Flake, the first-ever Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books promises... more

Since news broke that SCOTUS is likely to strike down Roe v. Wade, folks in Pittsburgh have been coping in... more

For sisters Raynise and TaRay Kelly, gardening is more than a seasonal hobby — it's a means of self-sufficiency, opportunity,... more

Disciplinary action against Pittsburgh police officers has doubled over the last 10 years, but community activists and experts wonder whether... more

Happy (almost) Arbor Day to all our fellow tree huggers! Ahead of celebrations on Saturday, we’re talking about why it... more

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a lot of weird wonders in its collection, but few have plagued management... more

A moment of silence for some of our now-closed East End favorites: Bitter Ends, B52, and Reed & Co. But... more

Pennsylvania’s Senate Finance Committee is set to hear testimony tomorrow in Pittsburgh about potentially raising the Film Tax Credit, which... more

In the grand tradition of building throughways through immigrant neighborhoods, Pittsburgh’s once-thriving Chinatown was decimated in the 1910s and ’20s... more

Pregnancy and childbirth should be happy and safe, but for way too many Black and brown women, complications before, during... more

In this week’s Friday news roundup, the team talks about the latest round of affordable housing evictions in East Liberty;... more

Spirits are high for Opening Day, but Pirates fans should keep their expectations low. We were the worst team in... more

On March 12, 2020, the drop-in group Tube City Writers met for their final pre-pandemic session. In addition to agreeing... more

Last month, the communications giant Audacity — which already owned KDKA and a slew of radio and television stations across... more

Students and professors at Carnegie Mellon University have been leaving their mark on the world for generations. Now they're taking... more

On this week's Friday news roundup, the team discusses a massive infusion of cash for schools and mental health programs... more

A Republican-led proposal in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, House Bill 972, aims to ban trans girls and women from... more

Mila Sanina, until recently the executive director of PublicSource, has family in Russia and Ukraine. To her aunt in Donetsk,... more

For almost two years, a group of neighbors out in Churchill have been fighting a Goliath. The retail giant Amazon... more

Marijuana is an approved medical treatment for opioid addiction in Pennsylvania. But Ed Mahon of SpotlightPA discovered that researchers don’t... more

Today on City Cast Pittsburgh’s Friday roundup, Megan, Francesca, and Morgan sit down to discuss how structural racism impacts dementia;... more

Writer, astronomer, and Carnegie Mellon University researcher Diane Turnshek has been encouraging cities to address light pollution for decades —... more

As Pennsylvania adopts the CDC’s new, lower threshold for children exposed to “high lead levels,” more Pittsburgh families are becoming... more

Sometimes it can be a real pain to get around Pittsburgh. Especially lately, with Port Authority’s service disruptions causing delays... more

When Pittsburgh Author Damon Young released his memoir, “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,” it earned him international praise,... more

The team is back for the Friday roundup. This week, we’re discussing understaffing at the Allegheny County Health Department, municipal... more

It’s pretty convenient to leave your recycling at the curb, but it can be a lot more convenient for facilities... more