Greenfield

A family restaurant opens in a revived railside landmark in the heart of Greenfield.

City-dwellers have traded up for palatial square footage and atmosphere, most of them for under a million dollars.

A charming courthouse square thrives with modern appeal.

Baggott’s early years were marked by the kind of pain, frustration, and failure that would wreck anyone not equipped with his tenacious belief that better things are around the corner.

“Once the connection is made to the east, bike commuting to downtown Indianapolis from Greenfield and Cumberland will increase,” says Scott Irons, owner of Indy Cycle Specialist. “It’ll also be a boon to Irvington, as riders explore our shops, restaurants, breweries, and the beautiful neighborhood.”

You want to root for a place this genuine and charming, with its patio lit by string lights and framed in 300-gallon stock tanks full of flowers—and its sweet plaid-shirted servers as chatty as old high school buddies you might run into at Target.

This week’s Swoon List binges on chili fries at Griggsby’s Station and a porchetta sandwich at Wildwood Market.

Slowly and steadily, the Hancock County center is coming into its own—without losing its rural character.

Our adventure reminded me that the best discoveries are found when life moves a little slower than 70 miles per hour.

A grand courthouse, an assortment of hip shops, local eateries, and homegrown businesses (including a craft brewery), and more