The Brunswick Group Therapy Podcast
by Lucas Merkel & Kimberlee Nagy Bublick
The Brunswick Group Therapy Podcast was launched to discuss all things Brunswick Ohio. The discussions include posts from local Facebook groups, interviews with area businesses, and highlights many of the upcoming nearby events. If you love all things Brunswick or just want to be in the know then Brunswick Group Therapy is the podcast for you.
Episodes
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E167 11/4/26
- 🍺 Panini’s Christmas Beers Are Back! - 🎄 Brunswick Community Christmas Tree - ❤️ Oakes Family Care Is in Need - 🐱 New Brunswick TNR Group Forming - 🐶 Hounds Town Has Molly Up for Adoption - 🍽️ Red Onion November & December Calendar - 📰 The Beat Articles - 🛍️ European Market - ☕ Luna’s...
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E166 10/28/26
* 🥩 Pasture to Plate * 👨🍳 Chef Rob at Mapleside Showing Off * 😂 We’re Not a Comedy Group, But… * 🛒 Ollie’s Is Hiring — Check Out That Discount! * 🌾 Brunswick Family Farm & Home Is Hiring * 🍻 Wooden Nickel Is Now Open on Sundays * 🍷 Trivia at Panini’s & 50% Off Bottles of Wine * 🐶 Pet...
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E165 10/21/26
Episode 165 - 🎉 The Secret at Center celebrates 1 year - ☕ Dutch Bros coming to the former KFC site - 🍂 Brunswick leaf collection pickup - 🐶 Hounds Town — Gage - 📸 Fall Foliage Photo Contest - 🍔 Culver’s Dine to Donate for Crestview Elementary PTO - ☕ Open Interviews at The Grounded Bean 📅...
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E164 10/14/26
- 🎥 New Brunswick Video - 👕 Yearbook Spirit Wear Sale - 🎃 Bianca’s Halloween Decorations - 🌯 Dine to Donate at Chipotle for Brunswick Early Childhood PTA - 🍽️ Girl Dinner at Bianca’s - 🌴 Island Troy at The Secret at Center - ⚡ Harry Potter Trivia at McGinty’s - 🎃 The Great Pumpkin Festival...
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E163 10/7/26
* 🏪Mapleside Farmss new Social House opened! * 🥤 Beyond Juicery & Eatery closed * 🎃 Halloween displays *Rosati's Frozen Custard - Brunswicktard October calendar WITH Watergate Tapped & Forked Socialorked October calendar * 🍁 Fall Foliage Contest * 🕳️ Potholes or🔥Portals to Hell * ☕ Coffee...
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E162 - 9/30/26
* A second Sheetz? * 🎲Gamer's Lairr 2-Year Anniversary * Water Sewer and Water Rate Increases * 📚 Resource Room Drive * 🏈 Browns vs. Steelers Watch Party Panini's Bar & Grilli's * 👙 Browns, Bikinis & Steelers at Hotshotz Sports Bar & Grill * 🎸 Fungirl at Market 42 * 🎶 The Zoomies at Manzos…
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E161 9/23/26
🎙️ Episode 161 Topics (September 23) 🦌 Brunswick deer population ⛳ @Brunswick girls golf — record-breaking season & conference champs 👻 Creepy Roads in Brunswick 🍂 Signs of fall at Missing Pines Farm 🛹 No School Skate Session at Brunswick Skate Station 🎭 No School Early Theater Open at...
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E160 9/17
🪦 RIP Charlie The Camel 🩺 Oaks Family Care Center Brunswick needs 🐔 Chick-fil-A Brunswick remodeling 🔥 New things happening at Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill 🧋 Shakeno8 coming to Brunswick 🚻 New bathrooms coming to Brunswick Lake 🌱 Plant Bingo 🌮 Mariachi Night at Tlaquepaque 🎉 Hendricks...
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E159 9/10/26
💰 Medina County Fix-It Fund 🧅 Red Onion calendar 🍂 Fall-O-Ween Fest at Fair Trade 🎤 Karaoke at Market 42 🎸 Larry Haws & The Octopus from Louisiana at Manzo’s 🚪 Blastmasters Open House at Market 42 ☘️ Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day at Market 42 🐼 Dine to Donate at Panda Express for Applewood...
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E158 9/3/26
* 🌴 Tropical Bay closing * 🆕 New business opening! * 🍵 Khaoo Matcha hours changing * 🍩 Donut Land remaining closed Mondays * 🏊 Brunswick Rec Center temporary closure * ☕ The Grounded Bean September menu * 🌽 Mapleside Maze * 🧴 Oaks needs toiletries * 🎉 End-of-Summer Party at Willow Lake *…
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E157 8/26/26
🎙️ Episode 157 (August 26) 🎳 Big things happening at T&M Lanes 🥤 Blendz Smoothies & Bowls opening September 1 🍎 Teacher Happy Hour 🎳 Silver Strike bowling league at The Red Onion 🎶 Panini’s September music schedule 🌮 Buckeye Mission & Sanctuary Dine to Donate at Hot Head Burritos 😂 Memes…
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E156 8/19
🎙️ Episode 156 Topics (August 19) ⛸️ Skate Station schedule update 🎳 T&M Lanes bowling leagues 🌙 Rumor mill about Luna’s 🏡 Mapleside hiring for Social House 📅 Events 🎸 Out of Eden — Eagles tribute at Mapleside 🧸 Special Play Date at Brunswick Library 🚒 Touch-a-Truck at Chick-fil-A 🎤 Zack...
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E155 8/12/26
Back to school edition with special guest! 🔄 “How ’Bout a Roundabout?” 🐄 Chick-fil-A events 🍽️ NMCCA Annual Business at the Barn Presented By: MDG Flooring America, INC. 🎉 PlayVille turns 1 🥩 The Wooden Nickel Bar & Grille senior discount reminder 📅 Events 🧠 Trivia at The Backyard 🍻…
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E154 8/6/26
🎉 Branka's celebrates 1 year 🏍️ Brunswick Bike Night 🍎 Changes at Mapleside Farms 📦 New Blessing Box 🥕 Fresh vegetable donations for the Blessing Boxes 🛍️ Ohio Tax-Free Weekend 🎒 Holy Trinity Back-to-School Rally 🏊 Recreation Center membership sale 🍕 Samosky's Pizza of the Month – Coney...
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E153 7/29/26
🎙️ Episode 153 Topics (July 29) 🎬 Hickory Ridge Summer Movie Series – Happy Feet 🍗 OLIO buys former KFC on Center 👮 BHPD helps stranded young man 🦩 Flock policy update 🎤 Lucas Speaks 2.0 🥾 Medina County Parks August programs 🚨 New community alert system 📅 Events 🎶 Panini's August Live...
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E152 7/22/26
🎬 Hickory Ridge Cinemas Summer Movie Series 🔄 Going in Circles Soon? (Roundabout discussion) 🐈 Cats, Cats, and More Cats 🥕 Community Garden donations for the Blessing Boxes 🏪 Local store closing 🎓 Brunswick High School Alumni Walk Through 🌳 Development vs. Trees 👷 Brunswick Hills Township...
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E151 7/15/26
Hickory Ridge Summer Movie Series – Matilda City of Brunswick Clean-Up Day Brunswick High School Walkthrough 📅 Events Covered Classical Piano Performance at Brunswick Library 🎹 Bloom & Glow Pressed Flower Bottle Workshop at Market 42 🌸 Post Road at Mapleside 🍎 Crystals for Beginners at The...
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E150 7/8/26
🎬 Featured Hickory Ridge Cinemas Summer Movie Series (Open Season) Caption Contest Rico's closing The "dirty delete" Samosky's July Pizza of the Month Ignite Brewing's Pickle Beer & Pickle Flatbread Wooden Nickel Senior Discount Proposed assisted living facility at West 130th & Boston Road 📅...
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E149 7/1/26
🎬 Featured Hickory Ridge Cinemas $2 Summer Movie Matinee (The Smurfs) Panini's July live music schedule Celeste Tasty Treats adds another ice cream truck 📅 Events Covered Willow Lake Park July 3rd Celebration McGinty's Pub – Island Doctor live Flashback CLE at Secret at Center Brunswick...
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#148 6/17/26
🎙️ Episode 148 Topics 🏛️ Community News & Local Updates 🌳 Parks Master Plan update 🏕️ Willow Lake Park news 🧸 Playville Productive Play spotlight 🚗 NOACA I-71 Crossroads Regional Transportation Study meeting reminder 👔 City of Brunswick search for a new City Manager and Safety Director 📅...
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E147 6/10/26
join us as we do what we always do - talk all things Brunswick!
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E146 6/3/26
Episode 146 Topics News & Community Updates Hickory Ridge Cinemas movie lineup 🎬 Sweet Pierogi at Parked Pierogi 🥟 Branka's Bar spotlight 🍻 Frogwood update 🐸 Laurel & Maxwell roundabout traffic update 🚧 Hounds Town update 🐶 Donut Land on Wheels 🍩🚚 Donut Land Legacy Drive ❤️ Events Karaoke...
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E145 5/27/26
Kevin the Peacock reunited with his family… but will he actually stay home? 🦚 Laurel & Maxwell roundabout reminder — closures and detours expected for 180 days 🚧 Massive new 5-point “Peanut Roundabout” planned for I-271 & Remsen Road 🥜 Pistachio Crème specialty donut featured at Donut Land 🍩...
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E144 5.20.26
Episode 144 Topics: Peacock spotted around Brunswick 🦚 Wooden Nickel’s Wagyu Burger of the Month 🍔 Dubai Chocolate Waffle at Tapped & Forked 🍫🧇 Nikos Wise Guy Pizza feature 🍕 Khaoo Matcha opening/starting point discussion 🍵 Donut Land preparing for temporary shutdown and relocation 🍩...
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E143 5.13.26
🎙️ E143 – This Week’s Topics on Brunswick Group Therapy ☕ 2 Human Beans become 1 💍 Celebrating Hannah & Kyle’s wedding! 🏆 Secret at Center earns a Cleveland Magazine Silver Spoon Award - Named the #3 Best Gastropub in Northeast Ohio 🎶 Three’s Company concerts at the Rec Center 🎸 Live music…
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E142 4/29/26
Like, Share & Subscribe! 💬 You already know… We’ll have opinions, laughs, and probably a few side tangents you didn’t see coming. 🎙️ E142 – Topic List: 🚧 Mooney Asphalt update 🏗️ Proposed assisted living development (North Royalton – Bennett’s Corners) 🐶 Hounds Town spotlight: Mocha...
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E141 4/22/26
Join us as we discuss all things Brunswick. Happenings around town, upcoming events, and more. Like, Share & Subscribe! Thank you for listening to this podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more, please subscribe on your favorite platform by visiting our...
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E140 4/15/2025
oin us as we discuss all things Brunswick. Happenings around town, upcoming events, and more.Like, Share & Subscribe!Thank you for listening to this podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more, please subscribe on your favorite platform by visiting our...
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E139 4/8/2026
Join us as we discuss all things Brunswick. Happenings around town, upcoming events, and more.Like, Share & Subscribe!Thank you for listening to this podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more, please subscribe on your favorite platform by visiting our...
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E138 3/25/26
E138 3/25/26
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E137 3/18/26
E137 3/18/26
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03.11.26 Testing the new format
03.11.26 Testing what we hope to be the new format
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E136: Deerly Beloved
🧠🎙️ NEW EPISODE of Brunswick Group Therapy is live! This week we’re talking rescued deer, pączki season confusion, pizza flights, KFC saying goodbye, and a stacked weekend of things to do around the 44212. From soup flights and dodgeball to Creed tributes, Super Bowl parties, and an entire...
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E135: Snow Way Out (Plows, Pipes, and Pizza)
❄️🌨️ Snowstorms, water main breaks, community kindness, and… pizza & ice cream? Yep, it’s a very Brunswick episode of Brunswick Group Therapy. In Episode 135, Lucas and Kimberlee recap the “Brunswick Snowpocalypse,” shout out local heroes (plow drivers, pizza donors, and water angels), talk…
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E134: Flour Power - Pizza Nights, Pączki Fights & Local Bites
🍩🍷🚒 Episode 134 of Brunswick Group Therapy is LIVE! 🎙️ This one is basically a love letter to local food, local businesses, and everything happening around town. We’re talking pączki season drama, Donut Land records, Branka’s Bake House surprises, sourdough pizza from Atticus Bread, Valentine...
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E133: Proof Brunswick Isn't Boring!
Episode 133 of Brunswick Group Therapy is live, and it’s a packed one. 🎙️ From preschool food drive wins and Girl Scouts spreading kindness, to new bakeries, blessing boxes, big trees, and more things to do than one weekend can handle — Brunswick has been busy. We’re also talking local business...
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E132: Roundabouts and Ribeyes - Brunswick spins into 2026!
🎙️ Episode 132 of Brunswick Group Therapy is here — and we’re easing into 2026, Brunswick-style. This week we’re talking big milestones and small-town flavor, including hitting 50,000 members in You’re From Brunswick If…, new food options coming to Market 42, the latest opening timeline for 7...
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E131: Disc Golfing thru the snow
🎄 Episode 131 of Brunswick Group Therapy is LIVE! It’s Christmas week in Brunswick, and while things slow down a bit, there’s still plenty to talk about: 🎅 A heartfelt goodbye to a beloved School Resource Officer 🏗️ A new senior living proposal near St. Ambrose & the water towers 🥏 Disc golf...
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E130: Santa, Santa, Everywhere
🎙️ Episode 130 is LIVE! It’s beginning to look a lot like… a jam-packed Brunswick weekend! This week we’re talking: 🎅 Santa letters secretly answered by a Brunswick family 🔫 MK Airsoft’s massive new arena setup 🍕 Changes at Market 42 (and why events could save it) 🍷 A new Pilates & Wellness...
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E129: Battle for Xmas
We’re back from Thanksgiving break, still full of deviled eggs, and ready for one of the busiest event weeks of the year. Here’s what we’re talking about in this episode: 💧 Massive updates on Medina County water + sewer debt fee increases (effective Jan. 1) 🚰 Another week, another water main...
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E128: Split Happens
🚧 The old East Brunswick Medical Building on 303? Gone. 🚰 Another water main break (yes… again). 🎅 Maple Side’s Breakfast in the Barn with Santa is almost SOLD OUT! 🍛 Indian Spice and Pasta Fresca have closed — but are new things are coming to Market 42? 🎄 The community tree is UP, trimmed,...
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E127: Deck the halls and dodge the balls
Episode 127 is here — and it’s packed with Brunswick updates! 🎙️💙 This week we talk: • 📸 2007 “Then & Now” Brunswick photos from Allen Potter • 🍜 Larb Thai now offering online ordering • 🥐 Brankas Bake House now on DoorDash • 🌯 Chipotle officially OPEN on Pearl WITH window pickup • 🥙…
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E126: Comms Are Down
It’s another packed week in the 44212! Here’s what we’re talking about in this episode 👇 🐼 Panda Express Grand Opening! — Free shirts, long lines, and smooth service! 🏬 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Buzz — Lines out the door and full parking lots! 🏗️ 7 Brew Coffee — Groundbreaking next to Culver’s ☕...
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E125: First Place Bush
🎧 Episode 125 of Brunswick Group Therapy is LIVE! This week, we're diving into EVERYTHING happening in the 44212. We've got... 🍁 LAST CALL for the Fall Foliage Contest (win $100 to Donut Land!). 🏆 A HUGE congrats to a big award winner from the City of Brunswick. 🦆 A daring duck rescue at...
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E124: Secrets Secrets Are No Fun
This week we’re talking about:🦸 Blankets for Superheroes — local businesses team up at Gamers Lair to support Superheroes to Kids in Ohio!🏙️ Brunswick Then & Now — see the nostalgic photo series from Alan Potter 📸🍁 Leaf Collection Starts Oct. 27 — check your ward schedule 🍂🍝 Culver’s Night...
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E123: You Can't Park There
This week, Lucas and Kimberlee cover a packed list of feel-good local stories, Halloween fun, and Brunswick happenings! Highlights include:👻 Fall festivals, hayrides & witchy nights out🏈 Brunswick Football’s big win over Medina☕ Two local coffee shops teaming up to help a Brunswick family in...
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E122: Don't call it Brunstucky!
Episode Highlights 💙 Brunswick High Swim Team painted inspiring messages for Suicide Prevention Month along sidewalks. 💜 Narcan (NALOXONE) Boxes are now available 24/7 at the Brunswick Rec Center and soon at Brunswick PD — free, no questions asked. 🌳 Brunswick plants a new Crimson Sunset Maple...
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E121: Wide Open Friday
🎙️ Episode 121 is live! This week in Brunswick: 🍺 Farewell to Hoppy Dudes – closing after 4.5 years 📦 Huge success with the Resource Room Drive – THANK YOU, Brunswick! 🥣 Oaks Family Care Soup Cookoff fundraiser returns Oct. 10 ❤️ David’s recovery update – keep those cards coming! ☕ Vampire...
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E120: Trash Talk and Tax Talk
🎙️ Episode 120 is here!This week in Brunswick:🗑️ Trash talk! Brunswick challenges Medina County’s flow control on where our garbage goes.💰 County officials weigh property tax relief while residents brace for big hikes.📸 Spotlight on local hobby photographer Mike Vost – capturing Brunswick in…
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E119: Fast and Furious
Episode 119 is here! Lucas goes at it solo and this week he's got: ✅ A mystery donor wipes out $3,550 in Brunswick Schools’ lunch debt 🍎 ✅ Brunswick High seniors named National Merit semifinalists 🎓 ✅ Fat Bob’s pizza delivery comes with… maybe a love connection? 🍕❤️ ✅ Updates on The Secret at...
About this show
The Brunswick Group Therapy Podcast was launched to discuss all things Brunswick Ohio. The discussions include posts from local Facebook groups, interviews with area businesses, and highlights many of the upcoming nearby events. If you love all things Brunswick or just want to be in the know then Brunswick Group Therapy is the podcast for you.
Hosted by
Lucas Merkel & Kimberlee Nagy Bublick
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