The newly renamed Ballas Family Community Kitchen, operated by Greenwood Interfaith Ministries, has opened at its new location inside the former Crystal Grill building. The restaurant’s owner, Johnny Ballas, donated the building to the Community Kitchen after The Crystal Grill closed last year. Those attending a ribbon cutting Thursday include, front row, from left, Wes Prather, Barbara Biggers, Dorothy Robertson, Bettie Ray, Paulette Palmer, Community Kitchen Executive Director Carlee Bailey, Ballas, Rhonda Drummond, Cynthia Stanciel and Shameika Dixon; back row, Allen Ewing, Taylor Calhoun, Barbara Arnold, Becky Wammack, Peyton Fandel, Derek Hinckley, Brian Finnegan, Elizabeth Hinckley, Anne Marie Gregory and Don Brock. (By Taylor Thompson, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers Inc.)
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Carrollton Avenue Thursday brought forth a new chapter for Greenwood’s Community Kitchen.
