Hardin Local Weekly
Hardin Local Weekly is your go-to source for everything happening in Hardin County, Kentucky. Hosted by Phil Taul, Scott Lucas, and Rachel Brantingham, we bring you local events with Jon O'Brien, business updates with Nate Bryan, restaurant reviews from The Experienced Eater, and conversations with community leaders. Whether you're in Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, or Glendale, we keep you connected to the people, businesses, and stories that make Hardin County home. New episodes every Tuesday. Visit HardinLocal.com to stay in the know!
Episodes
Rachel Brantingham is back, and Kentucky State Treasurer Mark H. Metcalf joins live with a number that got everyone's attention: $11.3 million sitting unclaimed in Hardin County, part of $1.2 billion statewide. He shares the $1.7 million return his office completed this year and the details on Friday's Unclaimed Property Roadshow at the Hardin County Government Center, July 24 from 10 to 1, where claims can start on the spot. White...
Phil Taul has the wheel this week on Hardin Local Weekly (Rachel is back next Tuesday). Jon O'Brien maps a stacked Saturday around Glendale Summer Fest: free admission, a monster truck, a petting zoo, axe throwing, and live music, plus the Color Splash 5K, BARKET at Freeman Lake, Casey and Romy at Social Food Hall, the Oh SNAP! Summer Luau Swim Night, and the USSSA Baseball World Series at the Sports Park. Nate Bryan is back live w...
It is Hardin County Fair Week. This week on Hardin Local Weekly: Jon O'Brien's night-by-night guide to the fair (through Saturday in Glendale, $15 at the gate with all rides and shows included), Saturday's downtown Night Market, and the Lawn Party at Freeman Lake, now on Wednesday with the Ultimate Show Band. Rachel Brantingham's housing update has a twist: inventory fell when she expected it to climb, with 400 active homes and abo...
Hardin Local Weekly went LIVE from HubHaus in downtown Elizabethtown for a packed week in Hardin County. The new VA clinic breaks ground (and it's bigger than Publix), Hardin County's first Wawa locks in an opening date, we run the full 4th of July fireworks lineup, sit down with HubHaus owner Nick Garrett, taste our way through the menu, and break down a housing market that's finally giving buyers choices.
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Summer is in full swing in Hardin County. This week on Hardin Local Weekly: Jon O'Brien's guide to a packed week (headlined by a FREE Louisville Orchestra concert Friday night at Freeman Lake), Nate Bryan's Business Buzz on what's new around town, Rachel Brantingham's housing update with the median sold price climbing to $315,000, a look at downtown commercial real estate, plus a summer icebreaker, your comments, and shoutouts.
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Some weeks the story walks right into downtown and opens its doors. This week it's 109 N Mulberry — a brand-new German-American café from Kentucky chef Janine Washle, "The Flavor Queen," blending authentic German plates with Appalachian comfort food on one menu. Nate breaks the news in Business Buzz, and Britten & Michele give it a live first taste in the Experienced Eater. Plus a loaded Father's Day weekend events calend...
Summer is in full swing in Hardin County, and this week's Hardin Local Weekly is packed — a Marine-owned marketing shop in the spotlight, a huge week of events, a live $50 giveaway, the latest housing numbers, and a brand-new ownership review in Radcliff.
This week's episode is sponsored by Riverside Marketing Solutions — Marine-owned local marketing. RiversideMarketingKY.com · text Stephen at 270-234-7822.
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Everybody keeps asking — what's actually going into the new Elizabethtown mall? So we went and found out. Phil Taul and Nate Bryan walk the entire Towne Mall property, suite by suite, as the 60-year-old enclosed mall becomes the open-air "City Center."
Inside: the 4 brand-new-to-E'town stores (HomeGoods, Sierra, JD Sports & The Buckle), ~61,000 sq ft of new retail, two national TJX anchors landing at once, the move to indi...
This week on Hardin Local Weekly, the whole show asks one question: what's bugging you, Hardin County? Our episode sponsor is Lead Pest Control — local owner-operator Josh Frenette joins live and walks through his "ask first, spray second" approach. Nate Bryan reveals the full tenant lineup coming to the Shops at Parrott Orchard alongside Publix, Rachel Brantingham breaks down a rebounding seller's market, Jon O'Brien runs a ...
School's out, summer's officially on, and Hardin County had a big week — even in the rain. This week on Hardin Local Weekly: Elizabethtown is named Kentucky's #1 best place to live for the second year in a row, Malibu Jack's joins us live to announce its first-ever Family Glow Night, The Experienced Eater tries the brand-new Bussin Pizza wood-fired truck, plus the housing market, a stacked (and soggy) week of events, and the ...
Two big stories topped Hardin Local Weekly this week — and the second one means you don't need Facebook to follow us anymore. HardinLocal.com is officially LIVE. Phil and Rachel did a live screenshare walking through the brand-new website: every Election Interview organized by race with a Find Your Ballot tool, weekly articles for every segment, a searchable archive of every past episode, and a direct email newsletter that by...
The primary is one week away — and this episode is your full pre-vote rundown. Rachel Brantingham hosts with Phil Taul, Scott Lucas, Jon O'Brien, Nate Bryan, and Britten & Michele McDowell of The Experienced Eater.
Brought to you by Tektel — managed cybersecurity for local business and AI-enhanced Cloud Voice (full sponsor note below).
CHAPTERS0:00 Introduction & Roll Call4:30 Tektel Sponsor Spotlight (Open)6:30 E...
This week on Hardin Local Weekly: National Small Business Week meets Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown's one-year anniversary with owner Phillip Justice, plus a no-stress Mother's Day weekend game plan, fresh Hardin County housing numbers, and five Business Buzz stories — Towne Mall's 8-figure renovation, JD Sports replacing Finish Line, Visionworks relocating, Cubano in Radcliff, and a new German-American cafe coming to N. Mulber...
Hardin Local Weekly S2026E18 — recorded live April 28, 2026. Rachel Brantingham leads with the full crew back: Phil Taul, Scott Lucas, Jon O'Brien, Nate Bryan, and Britten & Michele McDowell of The Experienced Eater.
No outside guest this week. Instead — Rachel sits down with Phil for a Hardin Local Election Spotlight on the Primary Interview series. Ten interviews already aired in five days; Wednesday's marathon add...
Hardin Local Weekly S2026E17 — Sponsored by The Getaway (Getaway Campgrounds in Glendale). Rachel Brantingham leads the show — with Phil Taul, Jon O'Brien, Nate Bryan, and Britten & Michele McDowell of The Experienced Eater. Scott Lucas is out this week.
Big announcement this episode: Hardin Local's 2026 Primary Election Coverage launches next week with 11 candidate interviews booked across Fri/Mon/Wed leading up to ...
$75 a month. No insurance. No copays. A cell phone number for your doctor at 2 a.m. This week's Hardin Local Weekly sits down with Jim Owen and Hannah Warnshuis from Member Medical DPC - Elizabethtown's 8-year-old Direct Primary Care practice - for a 3-part conversation on how DPC works, how it's saving local employers up to 88% on workers' comp, and why their ribbon cutting Wednesday, April 15 (11:30 AM – 2:00 PM at 1230 Woo...
Hardin Local Weekly S2026E15 — Kevin Parrett has been to Cuba four times and joins us to separate facts from fiction on what life is really like on the island. Cold Stone Creamery is coming to the old Baskin Robin location across from Etown, Wasabi is expanding to Louisville, Bluegrass Meats is moving downtown, Jon O'Brien previews 16 Spring Break events, and we remember a Whistle Stop founder. Phil Taul hosts with Rachel off...
Hardin Local Weekly S2026E14 — Kroger Marketplace sets its official opening date, Zaxby's is confirmed for Central Hardin, Firehouse Subs is coming to two locations, Rachel Brantingham breaks down a spring housing market gaining efficiency, Jon O'Brien previews the biggest Easter week Hardin County has seen, and Britten recaps the Best of the Heartland Food Truck Championship as a blind judge alongside Rachel.
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This week's Hardin Local Weekly features the full crew bringing you everything happening in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Nate Bryan breaks the news that Jersey Mike's AND Firehouse Subs are both coming to Radcliff — plus Wingstop and Dairy Queen. Rachel Brantingham delivers the housing market update: 87 days on market, 4.7 months of inventory, and a smart seller-leaning market heading into spring. Jon O'Brien runs through a packed...
It's St. Patrick's Day in Hardin County, and we've got a packed episode of the Hardin Local Weekly.
Chapter Timestamps
0:00 Welcome, Meet the Crew & Special Announcements
4:52 🍀 Icebreaker: What's Your Lucky Charm?
11:47 📅 Hardin County Events with Jon O'Brien
19:12 🚚 Event Spotlight: Best of the Heartland Food Truck Championship
28:41 🏠 Housing Market Update — Rachel Brantingham
34:41 💼 Bizz Buzz with N...
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