business-buzz
New German Café Opens Downtown in Elizabethtown
Nate Bryan's Business Buzz: a new German-American café from "The Flavor Queen" soft-opens downtown, Bluegrass Meats opens Thursday, and the mall keeps reshuffling.
Phil Taul
events
Hardin County Events: Father's Day Weekend 2026
Jon O'Brien's Father's Day weekend rundown — $1 movies, the Freeman Lake Kid's Fishing Derby, Pride & Pints at Flywheel, the E-Town Summer Showdown, and a weekend full of live music.
news
109 N Mulberry: A German-American Café Opens in Downtown Elizabethtown
There is a new flavor downtown, and it is one you do not see every day around here. 109 N Mulberry, a brand new German-American café, just held its soft opening in the heart of downtown Elizabethtown, and Hardin Local was on it right away. It comes from Janine Washle,
The World Cup Is Here, It's on Home Soil, and Our Guys Looked Good
Team USA opened the first-ever 48-team World Cup with a 4-1 win, and it's all on home soil. Here's a plain-English guide to how the new format works, where USA stands, and a live tracker to follow along.
news
The 2026 Hardin County VBS Guide: Every Vacation Bible School This Summer
Every Vacation Bible School still to come across Hardin County this summer — 24 programs organized week by week, with dates, ages, flyers, and registration links. Compiled from your submissions by Hardin Local.
podcast
This Week on Hardin Local: The Marine Who Came Home
A Marine's homecoming story anchors a packed week — Glow Night arrives Thursday, the housing market crosses a milestone, a BBQ favorite moves downtown, and a Radcliff spot is reborn.
business-spotlight
Stephen Ruley: The Marine Behind Riverside Marketing
Eight years as a Marine air traffic controller, a decade in the oil fields, four feet of floodwater, and a third-grade sweetheart — the story behind Riverside Marketing Solutions.
Restaurant Reviews
Song's Kitchen Review: Radcliff's New Korean Dinner Buffet
Britten and Michele McDowell return to a Radcliff spot they reviewed in 2025 — now reborn as Song's Kitchen under new ownership, with a dinner buffet and a spicy rice cake worth the drive.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Inventory Crosses 400 Active Homes
Active inventory crossed 400 homes for the first time in recent memory — and Rachel Brantingham explains why that's balance, not a warning sign. Full Heart of Kentucky MLS numbers inside.
business-buzz
Bluegrass Meats Moves Downtown + a West Point Wine House
Nate Bryan's Business Buzz: an award-winning BBQ spot trades up to the old downtown Dairy Queen building, Bells and Whistles announces a wine house, and the City Center article tops 100,000 viewers.
events
Hardin County Events This Week: June 9–14, 2026
Jon O'Brien's rundown of the week Glow Night finally arrives — plus the Freeman Lake Lawn Party, Sweet Baby James, comedy at the Saber & Quill, and a weekend of free family events.
news
City Center: What's Really Coming to the New Elizabethtown Mall
Everybody keeps asking us the same question: what's actually going into the new Elizabethtown mall? So we went and found out. Nate Bryan spent weeks digging through public plans, site listings and reports, we built a suite-by-suite map of the whole property, and then the two of us