THE ROAST BLOG
EVERY TOWN HAS A STORY
In-depth roasts and real talk about every town we've destroyed.
Welcome to Blacksburg, Virginia—a town that exists in a perpetual state of academic adolescence, where the median age is 21.9 years becau...
If you've ever wondered what happens when two roads can't figure out how to say goodbye gracefully, look no further than Zieglersville, P...
Welcome to Harleysville, Pennsylvania—the town that perfected the art of suburban normalcy so thoroughly, it accidentally became interest...
Welcome to Ardsley, Pennsylvania – the kind of place where your biggest neighborly dispute is whether the Hillside Cemetery or Ardsley Bu...
Welcome to Springmont, Pennsylvania—a census-designated place in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States located along...
Welcome to Zelienople, Pennsylvania—where the town was named for the eldest daughter of Baron Dettmar Basse, whose chosen name was Zelie ...
Welcome, brave traveler, to Chalfont, Pennsylvania - home to a whopping 4,253 residents and a spot on the National Register of Historic P...
Welcome to Royersford, Pennsylvania—a charming borough where parts of the classic 1958 horror film The Blob, starring Steve McQueen, were...
Welcome to Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania—a township in Montgomery County with a population of 21,219—where William Penn once ow...
Welcome to the easternmost point of the Americas, where 1.46 million people wake up to the sun three hours before they probably want to. ...
Welcome to Crixás, a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil, with a population of 17,044 (2020) sprawled across 4,661.5 km² of ...
The Perfect Storm of Gentrified Charm and Tourist Traps
Nestled in Montgomery County, the borough of Trappe proves that you don't need to be famous to be fascinating. With just over 4,000 resid...
Where Hope Comes to Rest (And Maybe Get a Drink)
A Town So Nice, You'll Know Everyone Twice
Picture a place so quintessentially suburban that it makes watching paint dry seem thrilling. Welcome to Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania – a ...
Picture this: you're driving through Central Texas at a perfectly reasonable 70 mph when suddenly you blink and miss an entire town. Cong...
Welcome to Colonia, New Jersey — an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County that ...
A Tale of Two Limericks (One Actually Has Charm)
Welcome to Souderton, Pennsylvania – the borough that puts the "eh" in "Pennsylvania heritage." This Montgomery County gem boasts a whopp...
Welcome to Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, where the unincorporated community is located in the north-west section of Montgomery County and...
Welcome to Avalon, New Jersey—a place so fancy it named itself after King Arthur's mystical island and then immediately forgot everything...
Welcome to Collegeville, Pennsylvania, a suburb where the biggest historical achievement involves literally burning down public infrastru...
Welcome to Warminster Township, Pennsylvania – a charming suburban enclave about 13.7 miles north of Philadelphia with a population of 33...
Welcome to New Windsor, Maryland — a town that somehow convinced itself it's culturally significant because one famous artist decided to ...