Green living

Times change and so do cities. Uptown Artworks is a new gallery opening at 1007 Arnold Street in the newly created Uptown Greensboro district of my home town.

The building is where B&W Auto Parts used to stand-- the place where I bought my first spark plug in 1972. Two years later I drank my first legal beer and got thrown out of a bar for the first time at the Castaways club that used to be next door.

We’ve all heard stories of how miraculous animals are; perhaps you remember the account last year in Chile of a stray dog gently rescuing another stray dog from the middle of the highway in heavy traffic or of the German Sheppard who leads fire trucks to his master’s burning home.

Animals touch our lives is such profound ways, for their bravery, unconditional love, and seemingly human behavior. In honor of the love of furry friends I asked a few members of our Tribe to relate pet stories that have moved them and made them appreciate the place that animals share in our lives.