business-buzz
Haycraft Closing Dec 31, City Center Signs, Ninja Gym Back
The Haycraft event center will close December 31, 2026, the old Towne Mall now goes by City Center with new signs, and Twelve Ninja Gym is reopening at E-town Comics.
NATHANIEL BRYAN
business-buzz
Publix Is Open in Elizabethtown: What's Coming Next
Publix is open, with an upper deck for everyone and Pub subs already a hit, and the shopping center around it, from Firehouse Subs to Beignets and Brew, is filling in fast.
events
Hardin Local's Halloween Guide 2026: Every Spooky Season Event in Hardin County
Haunted trails, $3 scary movies, trunk-or-treats in every corner of the county and costume parties for the grown-ups. Every confirmed Halloween event in Hardin County this October, day by day. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
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Publix Opens Wednesday, Shoney's Turns 40 in Elizabethtown
Publix opens Wednesday, Bath and Body Works and Cold Stone just opened, Firehouse Subs is hiring under new ownership, and Shoney's marks 40 years in Elizabethtown.
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O'Charley's Closes, Chipotle Is Coming to Elizabethtown
O'Charley's has closed nationwide, and Chipotle is taking the Elizabethtown spot. Nate Bryan also reports on Burger 21, Dewster's second location, and new store openings.
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Back Home Is For Sale But Not Closing + a 2nd Hampton Inn
Back Home is for sale but not closing, Dodge's Chicken was not bought by Casey's, and a second Hampton Inn heads to the Elizabethtown planning commission.
business-buzz
Towne Mall Becomes City Center: American Eagle Opens
Towne Mall gets a new name, American Eagle opens, Publix holds its date, and Bean Cove and Whispering Dandelions Farm close. Nate Bryan's Business Buzz.
business-buzz
Publix Opening Date Set for Elizabethtown: September 23
Nate Bryan has the Publix opening date everyone's been asking about, plus a new skin bar, a bungee fitness studio, and four tenants leaving Mulberry Square.
news
Off The Clock's Grand Opening Is Friday: The Rooftop, the Vault and the Bourbon Lockers
Off The Clock's grand opening is Friday, Aug. 21, on the second floor of The Assembly above the Social Food Hall. GM Caleb Powers walked us through the whole space first: the rooftop nobody knew was there, the private tasting room, the bourbon lockers, and the entrance you will get wrong.
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Four Missing Hours and an Unapproved Plan: What the Records Show About the Wawa Spill
Public records obtained by Hardin Local reconstruct the night of the July 20 fuel spill at Elizabethtown's new Wawa: who was told, who was not, and the state's rejection of the plan for the fuel work. The full investigation is free to read with a Hardin Local account.
business-buzz
Inside Off The Clock, Elizabethtown's New Rooftop Bar
A first look inside Off The Clock, the new bourbon bar on the second floor of The Assembly, including the rooftop most of downtown has never seen.
business-buzz
Beignets & Brew Confirmed for Pear Orchard; Wawa Mystery Grows
A confirmed scoop at Pear Orchard, a fuel-spill mystery on Ring Road, a new credit union for the mall corridor, and the data center vote now days away.