In little more than a generation, a small town became the fastest-growing community in the southern suburbs of Indianapolis. This is a guide to how Greenwood is still changing. The Star looks at Greenwood's unique qualities, its people and services.
Al Green has been working out of his studio at 249 N. Madison Ave. in Greenwood since 1976. He operates a full-line studio doing weddings, family and senior portraits and youth sports groups. -- Gary Moore / The Star
Professional photographer Al Green's career is reflected in thousands of portraits, not in a mere snapshot. Green, 68, and his Al Green Studio, located in a two-story white frame home at 249 N. Madison Ave., where he also lives, are landmarks in Greenwood.
Meghann Raub and Kelly Moffitt are giving new meaning to the term "Road Warrior." Raub, a junior at West Lafayette Harrison High School, and Moffit, a junior at Carroll Junior-Senior High School in Flora, are both members of Wright's American Gymnastics at 322 N. Bluff Road, Greenwood.
Brian Chatham is a businessman and family man. His latest commercial enterprise combines both aspects of his life. Chatham, 37, who lives in Greenwood Commons, recently launched www.myfamilytoday .com, a Web page he describes as "a local Yahoo!"
Whether you're 8 or 80, there's always something to do at the Greenwood Community Center. The facility, 100 Surina Way, offers basketball courts, exercise equipment and a variety of recreational activities like pool, foosball and table tennis. It's also the location for several classes and programs, including a summer camp and the Latch Key Program, which provides a safe environment for Greenwood schoolchildren before and after school.
When Joe Naumcheff began taking cornet lessons at age 4, his cornet was almost as big as he was. In the sunroom of his home in The Oaks subdivision in Greenwood, Naumcheff pulls out a copy of an article published when he was only 6 years old.
Motorists tapping their steering wheels to a local jazz radio station on their way to work in the morning might be surprised to know that the two on-air personalities call Greenwood home.
Bob Crawford knows quite a bit about art, the Southside Art League and its Off-Broadway Gallery in Greenwood. Crawford is an artist and a league member. For the past 15 years, he's also been one of nearly two dozen volunteers who staff the gallery from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Jeff and Shelly Johnson started their jewelry business, J.L. Johnson Jewelers, in 1989. "It was kind of like our baby," Shelly said, "with all the bumps and bruises you go through with a child."
