So Good Lancaster

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Dive into the heart of Lancaster County with "So Good Lancaster," your guide to the funky, interesting, and hidden gems of the area. From breakfast hotspots to nightlife, historical roots to modern attractions, join Jason Mundok in exploring what makes Lancaster uniquely vibrant. Featuring interviews with key local figures and insights into food and drink, art and culture, entertainment, and non-profit initiatives, this podcast is your all-access pass to the stories and people that embody the spirit of Lancaster.

  1. 11h ago ·  Video

    Around Lancaster: Adam Grim Looks at Columbia and Tony Gorick Talks Tales From the Shadows

    Spooky season is upon us as the leaves begin to fall and we start seeing pumpkins popping up on porches throughout the county. Adam Grim and I are joined by Tony Gorick, the sales and marketing manager at Decades, Lancaster city’s barcade and restaurant. Tony organized a special weekend long event called “Tales From The Shadows: A Cryptid & Paranormal Weekend” in collaboration with several other downtown businesses. Adam also recounted a few incredible cultural events that went down last month in Lancaster: Restaurant Week, a series of shows called Blank from Prima Theatre, and ROOTED, a contemporary dance performance by Luna Dance Company. We also discussed a new hotel in Columbia, a Hampton Inn by Hilton opening in an old potato chip factory that will include a rooftop lounge overlooking the Susquehanna River. As always, there’s way more going on than we can fit on one episode. Be sure to drop a line and let us know what you’re looking forward to this spooky season!  Thanks for listening! Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: The Candy Factory (TCF) https://clubtcf.com Joe on the Go Coffee Co. https://www.joeonthegocoffeeco.com/ Around Lancaster segment: The Lancaster Review (Adam Grim) https://lancasterreview.com/ Lancaster City Restaurant Week https://lancastercityrestaurantweek.com/ Prima Theatre https://www.primatheatre.org LUNA Dance Company https://lunadance.co Hampton Inn by Hilton Columbia Downtown https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lnsuphx-hampton-columbia-downtown/ Susquehanna River Creative Conspiracy (SRCC) https://www.srccpaart.org/ Tales From The Shadows segment Decades (Tony Gorick) https://www.decadeslancaster.com Tales From The Shadows: A Paranormal & Monster Weekend (Oct 16–18) https://www.decadeslancaster.com/2026talesfromtheshadows Cryptid Crawl — Passport FAQ https://www.decadeslancaster.com/2026cryptidcrawlfaqs "The Thing" at Zoetropolis (Sun, Oct 18) https://zoetropolis.com/movies/2026-tales-from-the-shadows-the-thing/ Lancaster City Ghost Tour https://www.ghosttour.com/lancaster.html Uncharted Lancaster — Albatwitch and Local Legends https://unchartedlancaster.com Buffet segment: Shady Maple Documentary https://youtu.be/zrUgFLp0zHg?si=Rvl4ZcoOCjEF1dt2 Miller's Smorgasbord https://www.millerssmorgasbord.com Himalayan Curry & Grill https://himalayanlancaster.com Norbu (Lunch Buffet Tues & Thurs) https://norbulancaster.smartonlineorder.com/ Diyo Fusion https://diyofusion.com We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Around Lancaster: Adam Grim Looks at Columbia and Tony Gorick Talks Tales From the Shadows

  2. Sep 28 ·  Video

    Art and the City: Ruby Mundok and Katherine Horst Breakdown Fall Art Walk and First Friday Weekend

    I’m seriously winded at how much is happening around Lancaster as we roll into October, 2026. Katherine Horst, owner of Horst Art Center in Manheim joined us for our monthly arts update. She and her husband Jason, will be taking over a space at Ewell Plaza, opening a new arts focused business called Makers, that will have gallery space, plus 13 new art studio spaces available starting in October. Coming up on October 17th and 18th is Lancaster’s Fall Artwalk, which is a full weekend celebrating the arts. It’s a self-guided tour of galleries all around Lancaster City, organized by the Lancaster City Art Collective. Ruby Mundok is back as well, bringing our monthly update from Lancaster City’s tourism department. The city will continue their Friday Friday programming at Ewell Plaza and Binns Park. On Saturday, October 3, the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration will be held at Binns Park followed by the One World Festival on Sunday, October 4. Phew! There are plenty more links to stuff happening down below. Get out and enjoy autumn in Lancaster! - Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: The Candy Factory (TCF) https://clubtcf.com Lancaster Gift Box https://lancastergiftbox.com Fall in Lancaster City (Visit Lancaster City) https://visitlancastercity.com/fall/ Arts segment: Horst Arts Center (Katherine Horst) https://horstarts.com Lancaster City Art Collective — ARTWalk (Oct 17–18)  https://lancastercityart.com/index.php/art-walk/ Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show at the Ware Center (Fri, Oct 2) https://artsmu.com/event/voices-of-peace-peace-kids-to-the-rescue/the-ware-center/ City events segment: First Friday in Lancaster City https://visitlancastercity.com/events/first-friday/ Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (Sat, Oct 3) https://visitlancastercity.com/events/hispanic-heritage-month-celebration/ One World Festival (Sun, Oct 4) https://oneworldfestivallancaster.org One World Festival — Free Tickets / RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fifth-annual-one-world-festival-tickets-1989229866078 Harvest Breakfast at Lancaster Central Market (Sat, Oct 3) https://centralmarketlancaster.com/harvest-breakfast/ 3-Day Fall Getaway Itinerary in Lancaster City https://visitlancastercity.com/blog/3-day-itinerary-for-a-fall-getaway-in-lancaster-city/ Food segment: Himalayan Curry & Grill https://himalayanlancaster.com Diyo Fusion https://diyofusion.com Southern Market https://southernmarketlancaster.com Cabbage Hill Schnitzel Haus https://www.southernmarketlancaster.com/menu-tab-cabbage-hill-schnitzel-haus Callaloo https://callaloolancaster.com Lancaster Central Market https://centralmarketlancaster.com We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Art and the City: Ruby Mundok and Katherine Horst Breakdown Fall Art Walk and First Friday Weekend

  3. Sep 21 ·  Video

    Food and Film: Hilary Mace & Joel Chandler on Good Eats While Eating Good and Ron Moore on Films

    We’re talking about food and film. On the food side, I’m joined by Hilary Mace, the founder of The Scarlet Runner, a wildly popular catering business based in Lancaster between 2011 and 2021. Hilary closed down during the pandemic and left the area to live in remote locations in Arizona and Idaho. While she returned to the Lancaster area about two years ago, she just recently relaunched The Scarlet Runner. Hilary and I are joined by Lancaster fitness coach Joel Chandler, who recently published The Lancaster Nutrition Handbook. It’s a guide to over a dozen Lancaster City restaurants from the perspective of eating for your fitness goals. The guide includes calorie and macro estimates for some of your favorite restaurants in Lancaster. Ron Moore, a Lancaster County film enthusiast and the host of the Why This Film? podcast, joined me to break down the Lancaster film scene. Ron will be back each month to report on special screenings, original film projects, and events wrapped around film in Lancaster County. As usual there’s a lot going on around Lancaster and a ton of great restaurants to enjoy. Be sure to get out and support our incredible locally-owned restaurant scene. - Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: The Candy Factory (TCF Coworking + Social Club) https://clubtcf.com So Good Lancaster https://sogoodlancaster.com Food The Scarlet Runner (Hilary Mace) https://thescarletrunner.com The Lancaster Nutrition Handbook (Joel Chandler) https://utu.synchronycoaching.net/ Lancaster Central Market https://centralmarketlancaster.com Souvlaki Boys Grill https://www.souvlakiboys.com Himalayan Curry & Grill https://himalayanlancaster.com 551 West https://551west.com Chellas Arepa Kitchen https://eatchellas.com Film Why This Film? (Ron Moore) https://whythisfilm.com Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse https://zoetropolis.com MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival https://www.manhattanshort.com Pocket Books https://www.pocketbooksshop.com Regal Month of Masterpieces https://www.regmovies.com/promotions/month-of-masterpieces Red Rose Film Festival https://redrosefilmfestival.com We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Food and Film: Hilary Mace & Joel Chandler on Good Eats While Eating Good and Ron Moore on Films

  4. Sep 14 ·  Video

    Music Scene: Sir Dominique Jordan & John Gerdy - 20 Years of Music for Everyone

    The Lancaster music scene is on fire right now. There are a ton a music related events happening every week around the county, so I invited my friend Sir Dominique Jordan, Lancaster-based spoken word and hip hop artist to join me each month to break down the scene and throw down recommendations on music stuff to check out. This month we’re talking about the Bad Saints Jazz Fest coming to West Art on October 3 & 4, The Wailers, also at West Art on Friday, September 18, and DC-based Oh He Dead at Lititz Shirt Factory on October 9. Also on the program is Music For Everyone (MFE) founder John Gerdy. MFE is celebrating their 20th anniversary of cultivating the power of music as an educational and community tool to transform lives, schools, and communities all around Lancaster County. John is also part of the Lancaster County Strategic Arts Initiative, which includes a partnership with the Lancaster Chamber, and The Ware Center at Millersville University. The purpose of the initiative is to create a strategic plan for investment in the arts over the next 20 years. Tune in to learn all about these incredible initiatives aimed and strengthening the Lancaster County arts community. - Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: The Candy Factory (TCF Coworking + Social Club)  https://clubtcf.com West Art  https://www.westartlanc.com Bad Saints Jazz Fest (Oct 3–4) — Tickets  https://events.humanitix.com/bad-saints-jazz-festival The Wailers at West Art — Tickets  https://events.humanitix.com/west-art-welcomes-the-wailers Lititz Shirt Factory  https://lititzshirtfactory.com Lititz Shirt Factory — Live Shows Calendar  https://lititzshirtfactory.com/live-shows/ Thistle Finch Distillery (Burley Bar)  https://www.thistlefinch.com Music for Everyone  https://musicforeveryone.org Lancaster County Strategic Arts Initiative  https://www.lancasterchamber.com/strategicartsinitiative/ The Ware Center for the Arts  https://artsmu.com One World Festival (Sun, Oct 4)  https://oneworldfestivallancaster.org One World Festival — Free Tickets  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fifth-annual-one-world-festival-tickets-1989229866078 Lancaster City Restaurant Week (Sept 14–20)  https://www.lancastercityrestaurantweek.com Joe on the Go Coffee Co.  https://joeonthegocoffeeco.com We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Music Scene: Sir Dominique Jordan & John Gerdy - 20 Years of Music for Everyone

  5. Sep 7 ·  Video

    Around Lancaster: Adam Grim & Jenn Knepper chatting about Lancaster Review and Gifts That Give Hope

    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 Lancaster Review, a weekly newsletter and online local news page covering events and culture all around the county. He gave us a sneak peek at some stories he and his team are working on for upcoming issues. Adam will be a regular contributor on the show to keep us up to date on Lancaster county happenings and profiles of the characters that make up the cultural fabric of Lancaster. Gifts That Give Hope is an alternative gift fair where you can skip the Black Friday sales and put your money back into our local community through donations to area non-profits and purchasing goods from social conscience local vendors for the holidays. For its 19th year, the fair has been moved up this year to October 10 at 10am, instead of its usual schedule in late November or early December. Don’t miss it! September is going to be busy and beautiful. Be sure to get out and about in Lancaster County as we wind down summer and look forward to fairs, football, and sweater weather! - Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: The Candy Factory (TCF)  https://clubtcf.com Chellas  https://eatchellas.com Lancaster Review  https://lancasterreview.com Chellas Arepa Kitchen  https://eatchellas.com Gifts That Give Hope Lancaster  https://giftsthatgivehopelancaster.org One World Festival  https://oneworldfestivallancaster.org Farm & Home Center (gift fair venue)  https://farmandhomecenter.org We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Around Lancaster: Adam Grim & Jenn Knepper chatting about Lancaster Review and Gifts That Give Hope

  6. Aug 31 ·  Video

    Art and the City: Ruby Mundok and Katherine Horst Share Updates from Lancaster City and the Arts Scene

    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 Lancaster music scene Fourth week — film and food On the program today we welcome Ruby Mundok, Social Media and Tourism Marketing Manager for the City of Lancaster and Katherine Horst, owner of Horst Arts Center, located in Manheim. We chatted about the abundance of events coordinated by the city for September, including Welcoming Week, a nationally recognized initiative that is coming to Lancaster through a celebration highlighting our diverse culture, neighborhoods, businesses, & residents. Among a ton of other events we chatted about the first Capital Day Festival, coming to Penn Square on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Speaking of September 26, it's shaking out to be one of the busier days of the month. Katherine shared that two arts festivals are also scheduled for that day in Lancaster County, including the Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Arts Show and Columbia's "Art in the Park" in the Locust Street Park. As always, the annual Labor Day arts festival at Long's Park is on tap this week along with another First Friday in downtown Lancaster, that has been a staple event in the city for over two decades. Bottom line, get out and enjoy September while we still have the nice warm weather! There's always plenty to do in Lancaster. — Jason  (all of these words came from my brain) LINKS Sponsors: The Candy Factory (TCF)  https://clubtcf.com/ Lancaster Gift Box  https://lancastergiftbox.com/ Ruby's city update: Visit Lancaster City — events calendar  https://visitlancastercity.com/events/ Lancaster Print Crawl, Sept. 4  https://lancasterprintcrawl.com/ Welcoming Week, Sept. 10–19  https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/welcome/welcoming-week/ Lancaster Capital Day, Sept. 26 — Penn Square  https://lancastercapitalday.org/ Katherine's arts update: Horst Arts Center — Manheim  https://horstarts.com/ Long's Park Art Festival, Sept. 4–6  https://www.longspark.org/art-festival Heart of Lancaster Arts & Craft Show at Root's, Sept. 5–6 — Manheim  https://www.hlcshow.com/ Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Art Show, Sept. 26 — Neffsville  https://www.manheimtownship.org/1644/Landis-Woods-Outdoor-Fine-Art-Show Create Columbia "Art in the Park," Sept. 26 — Locust Street Park  https://www.createcolumbia.org/events We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Art and the City: Ruby Mundok and Katherine Horst Share Updates from Lancaster City and the Arts Scene

  7. May 18

    Lancaster's Food Truck Scene

    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 find themselves at the same events and provide snacks for each other. I loved hearing about this sense of collaboration in the local food truck scene. Danielle Landis, from Lickity Split and W Donuts, is a 20 year veteran of the scene who helps organize food truck festivals around the region. Danielle joined me in the So Good Media studio to chat about the ups and downs of working a truck, the camaraderie of the owners, and a few of the annual food truck festivals to enjoy. Cameos in this episode include David Hiester from W Donuts and Nathan Claycomb from Joe on the Go Coffee Co. recording during previous interviews for the podcast. Our So Good Music feature is “Oh Jeanine” by Sun Not Yellow, including a chat with songwriter and front man Jesse Barki. - Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: Lickity Split W Donuts Joe on the Go Coffee Co. Sun Not Yellow “Oh Jeanine” by Sun Not Yellow Food Truck Festivals Danielle Helps Organize: Taste of New Holland Food Truck Festival Occupational Development Center Food Truck Fest Lancaster’s Best Food Truck Competition Danielle’s Food Truck Picks: Walko Taco Food Truck Radish Food Truck We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Lancaster's Food Truck Scene

  8. Apr 20

    Community Through Women's Sports

    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 bragging rights. They form friendships, provide opportunities for learning new skills, and build community. Through these two teams I was introduced to our very own women’s ice hockey team, the Lancaster Reapers. It turns out that this trio of adult women’s sports teams recently formed an informal collaborative alliance to help each other spread the word, grow attendance and interest, and even fundraise together. I wanted to learn more, so I welcomed Diosanny Rivera from the Dutchland Derby Rollers, Kelly Leibolt and Zimmy from Lancaster Reapers, and Alex Tarleton and Eva Dombrowski from the Knightmare and Thorns Ruby Clubs to the program to talk about their respective sports and teams, and find out why these kinds of teams are important. - Jason (all of these words came from my brain) Links: Dutchland Derby Rollers Lancaster Reapers Thorns Rugby We want to hear from YOU! What do you think makes Lancaster So Good? Is there a special event or occasion coming up you want to highlight? Fill out the form on our website, and you could be featured in a future episode of So Good Lancaster. So Good Lancaster is produced by So Good Media at The Candy Factory, a coworking and social club in Lancaster, PA. Web: https://sogoodlancaster.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoGoodLancaster IG: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodlancaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sogoodmedia

    Community Through Women's Sports
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Dive into the heart of Lancaster County with "So Good Lancaster," your guide to the funky, interesting, and hidden gems of the area. From breakfast hotspots to nightlife, historical roots to modern attractions, join Jason Mundok in exploring what makes Lancaster uniquely vibrant. Featuring interviews with key local figures and insights into food and drink, art and culture, entertainment, and non-profit initiatives, this podcast is your all-access pass to the stories and people that embody the spirit of Lancaster.

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
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