Restaurant Reviews
Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown One-Year Anniversary Review (Hot Honey)
One year in. Owner in the building every day. Hot Honey Pepperoni and cinnamon bread reviewed at Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown — 1511 Ring Road.
Phil Taul
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing Market: 76 DOM, 3.3 Months Inventory (May 2026)
76 days on market, 3.3 months of inventory, $313k average sold price — Rachel Brantingham's full Hardin County housing market update for the week of May 5, 2026.
business-buzz
JD Sports + VisionWorks Join Towne Mall, Sabor Cubano Coming to Radcliff
Towne Mall lands JD Sports and VisionWorks, two new restaurants open in the next two weeks, Papa John's #3 is confirmed, and the Wawa watch continues.
events
Hardin County Mother's Day Weekend Events: May 6–10, 2026
Mother's Day weekend 2026 in Hardin County is loaded — golf for DSAH, free outdoor Shakespeare, the Etown Wine Fest, plus two excused absentee voting windows before the May 19 primary.
podcast
Hardin Local Weekly S2026E19: Small Business Week + Donato's One Year
National Small Business Week, Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown's one-year anniversary review, JD Sports and VisionWorks coming to Towne Mall, and Hardin County's most loaded Mother's Day weekend lineup.
civic
Hardin Local Election Series: 10 Interviews Down, 13 More Wednesday
Phil Taul walks Rachel through Hardin Local's Primary Election Interview Series — 10 interviews aired in 5 days, Wednesday's 13-candidate marathon, the non-partisan ground rules.
podcast
Jon O'Brien on 75 Hard: 75 Days, 55 Pounds, the First Day Was Worst
Jon O'Brien tells Rachel Brantingham what 75 Hard actually took — including the four-degree first day, the 55 pounds lost, and the advice for anyone thinking "I could never do that."
Restaurant Reviews
Backstreet Cafe Muldraugh Reviewed — German Night Thurs + Sat
Britten and Michele review Backstreet Cafe in Muldraugh — the only local restaurant serving German food, twice-weekly German nights, cordon bleu and jaeger schnitzel, $14/person.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing Market: 3.1 Months Inventory, 77 DOM
Hardin County hits 3.1 months of inventory — the tightest of the year — and demand is concentrated under $400,000. Rachel Brantingham's April 21–28 read on a competitive spring market.
business-buzz
Domino's at Publix? Donato's One Year, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Big Sandy
A PlanHub listing puts Domino's at Pear Orchard, Donato's celebrates one year, Nothing Bundt Cakes opens with a line, and Big Sandy confirms the former Movie Palace move.
events
Derby Week Events in Hardin County: April 28 – May 3, 2026
Derby Saturday anchors a stacked Hardin County week — plus Oaks in primetime Friday, the Farmers Market season opener, a Kids Derby Hat Workshop, and the Coffee and Cards small-business event.
podcast
Hardin Local Weekly S2026E18: 10 Primary Interviews, 75 Hard, Derby Week
Episode 18 covers 10 candidate interviews in 5 days, Jon O'Brien's 75 Hard finish, Derby Week events, the Domino's-at-Publix paper trail, and a German night in Muldraugh.