HanoverLand: The Podcast

Meet the accomplished, dedicated and delightful Sarah Messer, the relatively new servant leader President of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce. Sarah is proudly continuing a strong tradition of consistent leadership there. A membership-based organization, the Chamber's partnerships with area schools, businesses, and organizations help provide its members with tools needed to succeed. Gain sight also of the growing number of dyna...

In the first podcast in the legendary second-floor brewery, Hanover’s first modern-day brewpub, enjoy a wide ranging conversation with three-star General Ulysses S. Grant, also known as “Unconditional Surrender” Grant, masterfully portrayed by Kenneth Serfass of Gettysburg by way of the U.S. Marine Corps, by way of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Grant conveys his early years in the Midwest; his love of family, horses, cigars and carriage...

During this first ever episode on the second floor of Warehouse Gourmet, Jackie Matson engages special guests Ken Weiler and Zachary Zawisa of the Hanover Area Historical Society, with the Mission "To preserve, protect and promote the historical story of the Hanover Area." Ken and Zach fill HanoverLanders in on the many goings-on with the Society and its beautiful properties, including the Warehime-Myers Mansion, the Neas House and...

Markets can be the social, even cultural epicenters -- First Rate Third Places on Steroids -- of Burgs like HanoverLand. In this Part II. of HL’s exclusive interview with Market Manager Curtis Oviatt, after the Funtabulosas say hello and pay tribute to Borough Manager Margie Lewis, Mr. Oviatt explains the coloring book tipping point moment of the new, popular cafe-style seating area and putting quality puzzle pieces of vendors toge...

If there's a heart of the Heart of HanoverLand, the Hanover Market arguably would take up a couple chambers. And as someone who's survived open heart surgery to thrive anew, I know a thing or two about a sluggish heart finding vital new life! Humming and ticking since the 1930s at its present location on Chestnut St., the Hanover Market is undergoing a nascent renaissance. A new management style, overseen by leaders of the Borough ...

On its 13th total and second-ever on-location episode, the HanoverLand Crew sits down in the birthday party room with "The COB51 ‘Yes Lisa,’” one of two Lisas (Yes, there is a ‘No’ Lisa who must be reckoned with!) who own and manage COB51, signifying “Create Outside the Box” on “51” Carlisle Street. Get it?

In a very historic building in an Uber historic downtown, The Yes and No Lisas and Bob & Woss Wabbits 🐇 🐰 have seen and ...

On location at Hanover's premier comedy club and intimate laugh laboratory, Church of Satire, what starts as a conversation about comedy and business evolves into an exploration of leadership principles, community, confidence and finding one's voice. Meet Jim Bryan, the fascinating, multi-talented proprietor and visionary of The Church of Satire, a charming stage, with inviting church pews, that hosts all kinds of laugh-out-loud hi...

Sandy is a lifetime learner who loves beer and adventure. After raising three kids then taking on the corporate world, Sandy decided to pursue her lifelong dream of founding a small business. It came to be in Fat Bat Brewing Company. Building community is at the heart of Sandy's mission. She believes in the power of beer to encourage social interaction. Her aim is to promote engagement by creating the best atmosphere for sharing gr...

Matt Purkins, veteran public servant and Director of Hanover Borough Parks and Recreation and Interim Director of the Guthrie Memorial Library, stops in the Walk-in Sound Studio for a lively conversation about recreation, resources, reservoir properties, and wonderful opportunities in the parks, library and wild areas of Hanover.

While discussing the bright future of the HanoverLand History, Ghosts, and Folklore tours, Matt also re...

Steve Antonaccio aka "Steve-o" @ HanoverLand: The Podcast, reveals the curious evolution of Steve Squared. How? Why? And What it takes in today's design and photography professions to earn a living. The seasoned designer, (food) photographer and marketing professional initially wreaks havoc in the Walk-in Studio, settles down and shares secrets and a broad history of his 40 plus years as an independent graphic designer and guerilla...

Sharing laughter, joy and insights in the Walk-In Studio, Brian Shea explains how he creates and explains things with words and pictures. These skills manifest themselves in many different ways, but his favorite moments take place in front of an audience or teaching a class. Brian never performed on stage until 2008 when he filled a small part on Miracle on 34th Street at Hanover High School. That experienced turned him into a thea...

CC introduces our guest, long-time Hanover Market entrepreneur, culinary creative, Pop tennis enthusiast, and dynamic life-force, Moon Kuhn. Supa K opens the show at the wrap party, Jackie Mattson attacks the mic and waxes poetic as Steve O reminds Jackie about microphone protocol. Moon then reveals her riveting, heart-wrenching story of leaving her home in Saigon under duress and confusion to come to the United States and to Penns...

Mentor, educator, citizen-about-town, multi-platform artist, curator, musician, and photographer Andy Smith, "The Maker of Midway," shares his joy of seizing opportunities, painting with clay slip, his editorship of Culture on the Line, and curating of the Gallery at the Old Post Office. Veering into traffic matters, we also discuss what is an extension versus a bypass in HanoverLand! Fun Fact: In addition to being an arts navigato...

Moriah Tyler, Executive Director for Main Street Hanover, Inc. sits down with the group to discuss exciting new ideas and developments with downtown Hanover.

Moriah Tyler, an accomplished artist and curator from Sabillasville, Maryland, grew up in the Catoctin Mountains immersed in her parents’ small business, Kingdom Landscaping, alongside her four siblings. This upbringing instilled in her a deep appreciation for small businesses...

Ep. 2 features "The Voice of the Electric Map", Dr. Marc Charisse, a multi-talented essayist, teacher, historian, humorist and tour guide who holds a Ph.D. in Communications and Law from the University of Washington. Former editor of The Hanover Evening Sun for nine years, Marc also was managing editor of the York Dispatch when the latter won a slew of awards for its reporting on the Uprisings of York, PA in 1968 and 1969. A talent...