So Good Lancaster

It’s Labor Day week and that means school is back in season, the days are getting a little shorter, and (hopefully) the weather will cool off just a bit in the coming weeks. On the program today we welcome Adam Grim from The Lancaster Review and Jenn Knepper from Gifts That Give Hope for a chat about a bunch of stuff happening around Lancaster County in September.

Adam filled us in on what’s been happening at The Lancast...

It's the launch of season 2 of the So Good Lancaster podcast and we're mixing things up. This is the first episode of our new format. First off, we're upping the cadence of the show to weekly and expanding to a video format. Phew! Second off, each month we're going to be focusing on recurring topics:

First week — art and updates from Lancaster City
Second week — happenings around the county
Third week — the L...

While digging into the Lancaster food truck scene, an interesting theme emerged. The owners of food trucks, and there are many in Lancaster and the surrounding areas, don’t see each other primarily as competition, but more as part of a collective of sorts. Food trucks can’t be at more than one event at a time, so trucks of similar items find themselves referring each other to events, and trucks with complementary items ...

I had the opportunity to learn about the Dutchland Derby Rollers and the Thorns Rugby Club at the Stuff To Do Fair back in January. While I had heard of the Rollers over the years, I had no idea there was a women’s adult rugby club here in Lancaster. Curious, I started digging into these two teams and quickly began to realize that these types of adult sports serve a much bigger purpose than scoring points and claiming braggin...

Lancaster County’s Conestoga River is Pennsylvania’s 2026 River of the Year! 

The River of the Year award honors a Pennsylvania waterway, raising awareness and recognizing conservation achievements by those who care for these awesome resources. It’s administered by the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).

“This once-pol...

Fringe festivals began back in 1947 when the International Festival of Music and Drama was planned in a post-war Edinburgh, Scotland. Eight Edinburgh theatre companies were left out, but decided to book their own festival in smaller, alternative venues around the city. Without an official connection to the larger festival, the acts performing on the fringe could be more open, accessible, and experimental in nature. In the decades t...

It’s the second in our two-episode coverage of the Stuff To Do Fair 2026. The fair went down in the gymnasium at Washington Elementary school in Lancaster, PA on a freezing Saturday, January 31, 2026. The gym was filled with over 50 organizations, clubs, and businesses that provide entertainment, hobbies, activities, lessons, and a ton of other “stuff to do” right here in Lancaster County.

Organized by Sav Thorpe C...

I walked into the gymnasium at Washington Elementary school in Lancaster, PA around 9:30 am on a bitter cold Saturday, January 31, 2026. The gym was buzzing with activity filled with people representing organizations, clubs, and businesses who provide entertainment, hobbies, activities, lessons, and a ton of other “stuff to do” here in Lancaster County. These folks were bustling around, setting up rows of tables scatter...

Who doesn’t love a warm cuppa something on a freezing cold day? Well, it’s been freezing cold outside for weeks here in Lancaster, so I checked in with some folks here in Lancaster County who specialize in serving up hot drinks. Heather Marston, owner of Pureblend Tea in Ephrata, joined me to talk about her special custom blends of high quality loose leaf teas and specialty hot chocolate, and where you can find her prod...

For this So Good Lancaster Nonprofit Spotlight, we’re featuring Hourglass, a nonprofit communications organization created here in Lancaster nearly 30 years ago. The primary goal of Hourglass is to protect Lancaster County's unique character and quality of life while ensuring that future growth is socially, economically, and environmentally responsible. The organization's mission is executed by providing the community with re...

David Greene is a McCaskey High School graduate who went on to cover the White House for the Baltimore Sun and National Public Radio, was co-host of Morning Edition, NPR’s national morning news program, and his now the host of a couple of shows produced by two of the largest public radio stations in the country: KCRW’s Left, Right, & Center and WHYY’s Sports in America. Shall we add newspaper publisher to Davi...

100 years ago, in 1925, a professional baseball team called the Harrisburg Giants played Sunday games right here in Lancaster at Rossmere Baseball Park, which is now the site of Lancaster Catholic High School. The team featured hall of fame  players and those games are now considered major league. Baseball historian Jeremy Raff joined us to tell the story of the Harrisburg Giants' time in Lancaster, along with a celebration of...

We’re leveling up with a peek inside Lancaster’s video game scene with Chris Trendler (operations partner at Decades) and Zac Gieg (CEO of Just Press Play). Discover how Decades blends great food and cocktails with bowling and a curated retro arcade. Plus, they recently opened a new outdoor bar with ice cream, boozy milkshakes, and lawn games. Then dive into the collecting boom with Zac as he traces his path from kid co...

This is the first in a series of episodes we’re introducing that we’ll periodically sprinkle into the feed called the So Good Lancaster Non-Profit Spotlights. On this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Susan Klapkin, the vice chair and treasurer of Lancaster County Women for Good, a local nonprofit giving circle with a mission of lifting up other nonprofit organizations that are making a positive impact in our...

We’re taking a peek inside the vibrant pop-up scene in Lancaster with the founders of the Good Goods Market: Jami from Petals Flower Trike, Holly from Hillie Ceramics, and Murphy from The Good Murph. Discover how a dinner conversation sparked a creative collaboration that has blossomed into a beloved local market hosted at West Art.

Our So Good Music feature is the atmospheric track 'Stories Untold' by indie R&B artist Chr...

Jason Mundok takes a bite out of Lancaster’s donut scene with two Davids and a whole lot of sweet local flavor. David Burkholder of Achenbach’s Pastries shares how the iconic Leola bakery became home of the Long John and a community favorite for over 70 years. David Hiester from W Donuts talks innovation, expansion, and building community one handcrafted donut at a time.

Plus, we debut our brand new So Good Music segment...

We continue our exploration of the inaugural Stuff to Do Fair in Lancaster, featuring insightful conversations with local community leaders and organizations. Join Jason Mundok as he speaks with State Representative Izzy Smith Wade-El along with passionate individuals from Meet People Lancaster, Lancaster Bikes Coalition, and Embodyment Wellness Studio, Lancaster Home Brewers Club, Lancaster Asian American Pacific Islanders, Downto...

Hey there, Goodies! In this episode, we’re diving into the first-ever Stuff to Do Fair in Lancaster. Jason chats with some awesome vendors about their clubs and activities. You’ll hear from Sav Thorpe Capizzi, the founder of the the Stuff To Do Fair, the Dutchland Rollers, the Pocket Books Shop, the African American Cultural Alliance, Closing Time Collective, RCW, PhotoJam and SoWe/Tenfold! We’ll explore some of t...

Jason Mundok uncovers Lancaster’s seedy history of brothels, beer, and vice. Joined by Alison Kibler, professor at Franklin and Marshall College and founder of the Lancaster Vice Project, they explore the city’s notorious red-light district along Water Street and how Lancaster became a destination for vice in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Jason also speaks with Chad Rieker, whose family’s brewing legacy offers a...