podcast
This Week on Hardin Local: A New German Café Downtown
A brand-new German-American café anchors a packed Father's Day week — plus a loaded events calendar, a housing rebound, downtown openings, and a members-only bonus video.
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Hardin Local posts tagged episode-s2026e25 — community coverage of Hardin County, Kentucky from Hardin Local Weekly.
Restaurant Reviews
109 N Mulberry: Downtown's New German Café Reviewed
Britten and Michele McDowell taste-test the new 109 N Mulberry German-American Café from Janine Washle — sorghum pork belly, schnitzel, and a soft-opening worth some grace.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Pending Sales Rebound in June 2026
Pending home sales nearly doubled in a single week — Rachel Brantingham explains why that, plus lower rates and committed buyers, signals a healthy summer market. Full Heart of Kentucky MLS numbers inside.
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.
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.