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Kindley's Office Furniture

Kindley's Office Furniture, at 513 South Elm Street,  has left the building. All that remains is this aqua scooter and some random items around the perimeter of the store. The double brick buildings, located on the left side of the street, across from Fordham's Drug Store, used to be filled with used desks and chairs. We're not sure what the place will become; however, we are sure that the 500 block of South Elm Street is about to change a lot. To be sure, we'll be there to document the changes! In the meantime, what remains of Kindley looks quiet and peaceful in the old building with the original oiled, wooden floors.

Happy Saturday. Happy exploring your city, wherever you live. Today is Weekend Reflections and we're reflecting as much as we can.

 

Social Status

Last weekend, people were lined up on South Elm Street waiting for Social Status to open so that they could purchase a pair of the new Jordan 6 shoes. The guys waiting in line had a great attitude and were hopeful that not too much would be added on to the $175 retail price for the shoes. We laughed about the fact that tennis shoes are the dress shoes of the 21st century. If you collect tennis shoes, like the guys above, you keep up with release dates and design changes in this fancy footwear. Here are some sneaker nicknames from recent years: Orca, Grapes, Grinch, Oreo, Cough Drops, Banned, and James Dean.*

We'll it is Friday, nearly a week later. Let's hope that the above guys are all sporting their Jordan 6's and that it is a great weekend for everyone. If you are a regular reader of GDP, we might add that the art of yesterday's featured artist, Jerry Cartwright, dons the walls of Social Status. We're going to try to get by to see the art this weekend, and maybe learn a little bit about sneakers in the 21st century! Have a great weekend.

*photos, here.

Jerry Cartwright, Artist

Last weekend, Greensboro artist Jerry Cartwright had several of his pieces of art displayed in his little camper out in front of Artmongerz, his studio and gallery. Cartwright, a retired social worker,  is one of the three new owners of Artmongerz, which is located in the 600 block of South Elm Street. Cartwright puts together fabulous assemblages with found objects. He can take a few dozen nick nacks and a couple of vintage photos, secure them in a repurposed wooden box, and leave you thinking you are looking at Aunt Ethel's tribute to her son who died in the war. He can take religious artifacts, glue them among pieces of scrap metal, surround them with some old wood and a few streaks of paint and leave you convinced that someone put together a board of items gathered on a pilgrimage. Unfortunately, according to Cartwright, those pieces don't sell well in the Greensboro market. Fortunately, his abstract paintings, like the one featured above, are quite popular.

Cartwright has amazing talent with a putty knife and acrylics. Somehow, he has just the right color combination and knows just how much paint to slather on a canvas. Even better, he is more than generous with teaching his technique and in encouraging others to try their hand at art. See Jerry's work at Artmongerz, and if you are lucky, you will get a chance to see him creating a painting. Ask to see his found-object pieces while they last.

T is for Time and Temperature

The above photo is a particularly good view of Greensboro's iconic Jefferson Standard/ Pilot/ Lincoln Financial buildings. From this Greene Street vantage point, you can see the original building to the right, built in 1923. It was known as the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company building. The newer Jefferson Pilot building, built in 1990, can be seen on the left.* Together, they represent a lot of history and financial activity for Greensboro. On top of the building to the left is the time and temperature sign. It is lighted with light bulbs. The sign was broken for years, but was repaired due to the public's demand. The working time and temperature piece seems to instil confidence in the residents.

ABC Wednesday seems to roll around around extra early on Monday-holiday weeks. Today's letter is T and we're sharing the JP building because everyone in Greensboro looks to it for time and temperature. See our previous ABC Alphabet Soup entries, here. This photo was taken yesterday at, you guessed it, 5:22. By the way, the temperature was 77 degrees.

*read the very interesting history of the building, here.

Box of Blues

Are you ever sad, lonely, don't know where to turn? Well, of course, if the condition is serious, you should seek professional help. However, if you are just a little down or want to get something off your chest, you can visit the box of blues perched in a tree in the 600 block of South Elm Street. It is located across the street from Mellow Mushroom and just south of Artmongerz and Elsewhere. Someone in Greensboro has constructed this little box that reads, "Have you had or do you have the blues? Tell your story, concern, condition, or conflict. Write on the paper inside (leave your contact) and put the envelope in the mail slot behind you- 612 S. Elm Street to become eligible to collaborate on you song with a musician for the healing blues album."

Just think, your predicament could go viral if your healing song is sung. It is worth a try. Some people leave their written ponderings in the little box. Most of the messages sitting in the box have pretty universal themes (love, unlove, interpersonal relationship). Fortunately, they don't seem to be too disturbing. Way to go Greensboro for this creative chance to vent in 4/4 time. 

Memorial Day 2014

The family at 104 North Holden has blessed Greensboro with another holiday lawn decoration. The house, located between Friendly Avenue and Market Street and across from the Starmount Country Club, diligently decorates for every holiday. In the above photo we see plywood cutouts to symbolize the meaning of Memorial Day. The bugler, the flags, and the tombstone send the message loud and clear. It is a day to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Let's all go out of our way today to thank a veteran- even if you are far from home.

If you stayed in Greensboro this weekend, you are avoiding the traffic of nearly a million North Carolinians who will make a road trip. According to AAA, that is the most since 2005. Speaking of driving, if you drive by 104 North Holden with your car windows down, you can almost hear taps being played. If you read this before 8:00 am, you can go to Friendly Center at 8:00 am to see the ceremony at the flagpole.

License Plate Church Birdhouse

The license plate birdhouse resides in the Holy Trinity's garden downtown. It is a nice little reminder that the church is ever-present in the garden. It is also a reminder that gardening brings us closer to nature and can be quite spiritual. So far, we haven't seen any birds take up residence here; however, it is never too late.

Things are a little quite at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church this Memorial Day Weekend. Soon, on Sunday, June 8th, the Holy Trinity choir be joining the West Market Street UMC choir for a Penecost Celebration music program at 4pm at Holy Trinity on Greene Street. The concert is free and open to the public. If you attend, take your time, walk the labyrinth and stop by the garden to see nature's progress. You can have an afternoon with people (the concert), with self (the laybrinth) with nature (the garden) afternoon, all on the same city block. Heavenly!

 

Eye See You

This vandalized,  graffitied mirror is on the trail that parallels Benjamin Parway between Westerwood and Friendly Center. The mirror is at the bridge where Westover Terrace becomes Aycock Street. The bridge is visible in the reflection.

We don't know who spraypainted the eye with a beauty mark. However, by using the flash, the pupil of the eye appears to be bright. Below the eye, you see Mrs. GDP on the trail. Spring is in full bloom and we're sharing this fun, reflective photo with Weekend Reflections! Memorial Day weekend is usually painfully silent in Greensboro. If you are here, enjoy and be joyful! We will, too.

 

Holy Trinity Community Garden

The above raised-bed garden is located off Smith Street at the Holy Trinity Community Garden. This urban garden is a tomato's throw from downtown. In the background, to the left, you can see the Jefferson Standard/Pilot, now known and Lincoln Financial Group, building. This building is Greensboro's iconic skyscraper. Also in the background you see homes on Paisley Street.

The above garden reflects the trend to cultivate vacant city lots and to grow edible landscaping. It looks like Holy Trinity is trying some vertical landscaping- also trending. If you don't have a garden of your own, working a community garding is extremely rewarding. From UNCG to Kiwanis to Holy Trinity and on and on, there are no shortages of gardens that could use your help. It is prime time to plant, if you want to try a little gardening yourself. May your thumb be green and your heart be gold. Happy weekend, dear readers!

Free Size 10

Continuing with our visit to Westerwood this week, we offer the above photo from Hillside Drive, near Fairmont Street, just up from Westerwood Tavern, NOMAD, Gaia Creations, and Black Diamond Food Forest. Somebody was spring cleaning and left a box of "FREE SIZE 10" shoes at the curb.

This is the ultimate in reducing, reusing, and recycling. Someone will have a chance to walk in his neighbor's shoes! What do you do when you get rid of something that still has life in it? Would you take a pair of shoes to wear that still had life in them? Westerwood has a reputation for being a great neighborhood with residents who care about and know each other. Indeed, Westerwood sounds like a wonderful place to live. Two tennis-shoed-feet up for sharing and caring!

S is for Sustainability

Off of Guilford Avenue, between Westerwood Tavern and Prescott Street, are two plots of land. The one in the foreground is cultivated by NOMAD and Gaia Creations. They grow the plants used in making fabric for their clothing as well as the plants used in making natural dyes for their clothing. While they can't grow enough to completly meet their demand, they do have examples of plants to show interested customers.

Behind the fence, is a 1.16 acre plot of land currently owned by Guilford County Schools (GCS). The initiative, known as Black Diamond Food Forest*, is a non-profit and an orchard is being cultivated as part of the sustainability and eat-local movements. While GCS still owns the land, Black Diamond Food Forest is caring for it. David Myers is the founder. The plot has the potential to serve as a great teaching area for GCS students and others interested in edible landscaping. This spring, Black Diamond planted a 11,500 square foot sunflower field. If you get the chance, check out these gardens. Great things are happening in Greensboro! 

Today is ABC Wednesday and for our ABC Alphabet Soup series, "S" is for SUSTAINABILITY!

*the history of the property is so interesting. Read more, here!

NOMAD

This past weekend was the official opening of  NOMAD, a retail clothing store located becide Westerwood Tavern on Guilford Avenue.. Above, three of the employees have arrived bright and early (about 8am) on Sunday to get ready for their company's grand opening. NOMAD houses the clothing line Gaia Conceptions. The three women are modeling the clothing, which is made from locally grown organic cotton, hemp, wool, and silk fabrics. The unstructured clothing line is fashionable because of the process, cut, and coloring; not buttons, zippers, interface, waistbands, and other things which make clothing more tailored, but less comfortable. According to their product labeling, each garmet is hand dyed with low impact or natural plant dyes. All three of the women are wearing Gaia Conceptions, which gives you an idea of the clothing style. 

The trio was nice enough to take time out from their busy schedule, on grand opening day, to give us a mini tour. Kate is on the left (correct us if we're wrong); Andrea, in the middle is the founder and lead designer; Hannah, to the right, manages the boutique, takes care of their participation in festivals, their PR and so much more. How fun to see a business committed to North Carolina, as Andrea would put it, "from dirt to shirt." From concept, through the growing of cotton and dyes, to weaving fabric, to making and selling the clothing: It all happens in North Carolina! So, while the company is named "NOMAD," it isn't going anywhere soon!

Half Marathon

Yesterday, a half-marathon was held in Greensboro. It began and ended at Friendly Shopping Center. In the above photo, you see some of the runners on Hobbs Road crossing over New Garden near Price Park and Jefferson Elementary School.*  The race, known as 13.1, was a fundraiser for the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation. To encourage as many people as possible to support this worthy cause, runners had the option to only run a 5 or 10 K. For the half-marathoners, the course crossed over Fleming Road and Old Oak Ridge Road and the turn-around point for the 13.1 mile runners was I-73.

On the Sunday Morning Show this week (CBS), one of the guests said that "sitting is the new smoking." So, while we don't have to run half-marathons to stay healthy. We should all challenge ourselves to get out and support these worthy causes and exercise at the same time. The beauty of yesterday's race was that people of all ages participated. It is never too late to start!

*Once Hobbs crosses over New Garden, it becomes Garden Lake Drive. You might want to explore this new stretch of road.

Oakdale UMC

Oakdale United Methodist Church is located between Furnitureland South and Jamestown, beyond Greensboro but still in Guilford County. This is one of those churches that used to be really in the country that is now just a stone's throw away from town. Greensboro and High Point have expanded and Oakdale is somewhat in the middle. They are an active church and this Wednesday, they are hosting a Music Fest at 6:00pm. On May 31st, they are having a Chicken Pickin and all are welcome. 

According to the historic marker at the church, " Oakdale United Methodist Church began as a brush arbor meeting at the entrance to the mill village, built by members of the community. After the Little Schoolhouse was built in the early 1880's, the church met there. In 1915, a church was built on the current site and in 1943, brick veneer was added." Thank you Jamestown, NC for putting up this historic marker. They are the 20th century version of a QR code! And, this GDP photographer would like to see more historic markers so that people passing by (or photographing) can know the history of the site!

Dabbling Ducks in Greensboro

This mated pair of ducks has taken up residence in a swimming pool in northeast Greensboro. According to the owner of the pool, the ducks arrive every morning. Sometimes, it is the female alone. Other times, they are both swimming, foraging, and playing together. In researching this duo, we learned that ducks are seasonally monogamous. Barring unforseen disasters, they mate for the season. The drake (male) will defend the female, her young, and her space; howeve, he will not really be involved in raising the young. They are called dabbling ducks because they bob for their food on the surface, as oposed to diving. Also called puddle ducks, they take flight when scared, as opposed to having to walk across the water a bit first. The above seasonally-mated pair seems happy in their man-made pond. They seem happy in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

Greensboro's ducks are plentiful, but not as plentiful the the Canada geese. Do you have any ducks or geese who have taken up residence in your yard? We're sharing the above photo with our friends at Weekend Reflections.

Superman Tardis

Nothing says Friday like a little weekend fun. In the above photo, Superman is talking to Wonder Woman, just outside of the Tardis , as children are mesmerized by video games. Such is a typical scene at Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema. Geeksboro is the perfect spot for Geeksboro's big-bang-theory crowd. It is a perect spot to be transported into some weekend fun- with or without stepping into the Tardis.

This weekend is the Westerwood Tour of Homes. Also this weekend in Westerwood is The Nomad Festival at 504 Guilford Avenue. On Sunday, local artists will be selling handmade art and crafts in the parking lot of an eco-chic boutique. As usual, there is something for everybody in our fine city. Happy Friday!

 

Grand FLAGS

Since we've been featuring the Central Library some lately, we'll add this photo that was taken from just inside the library. In the upper left-hand corner, the "face" of the children's museum is looking over at the flags as the people walk under them. Can you identify the flags in the photo? There are people from so many countries living in Greensboro. We are really becoming diverse.

The staff members at the Center for New North Carolinians, located in Greensboro, are experts on ethnic diversity in North Carolina. They are experts in cross-cultural human services and in providing culturally and lingustically appropriate services to immigrants and refugees living in North Carolina. Seeing all of those flags, representing the diversity of Greensboro, reminds us that global is the new local!

 

R is for Reading

Greensboro is a city of readers. We love our libraries and our books. In the above photo, on the Day of the Children, you see what a hub of activity our Central Library can be on the weekends. True, Saturday, May 3rd, was extra busy; however, it is not uncommon to see these crowds at our local libraries. In addition to the Central Branch, there are seven other branches, all revving up for a busy summer schedule.

If you haven't been to a library in a while, this is not your grandma's library. There are computers, access to software, digital materials, DVD's, meeting rooms, walking trails, fabulous art exhibits, experts on hand to help you,  and so much more. Here is a link so you can find out what the Greensboro branch closest to you will be offering this summer. There are many options. 

Today is our Alphabet Soup Round of ABC Wednesday and "R" is for "reading," especially SUMMER reading!!! As the national non-profit literacy organization, RIF, has been reminding us since their founding in 1966, Reading is Fundamental, regardless of where you live or what language you speak. Spread the (written) word!

Stephanie Willis

The above photo features Stephanie Willis selling her jewery at the Yanceyville Curb Market. Stephanie has been making jewelry for about ten years. She collects beads from all over the world and assembles them by twisting wire and adding tooled metal. She is especially talented at assembling well-balanced necklaces with interesting combinations of colors and beads. Just Be, on South Elm Street, features Stephanie's jewelry.

By day, Stephanie is a social worker with Triad Health Project, a non-profit established to assist with HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and related services. Stephanie's day job comes with an inherent amount of stress and jewelry making is the perfect way to relax. With people, one's positive impact can be far reaching, but not always immediately apparent. In making jewelry, one can combine, pound, twist, match, and assemble something beautiful in a very short period of time. Stephanie has the best of both worlds; and is equally good at both.

The beauty of having a website like Greensboro Daily Photo is that we get to meet great locals like Stephanie Willis. We were lucky to catch her at the Curb Market last week as she doesn't have a cell phone and doesn't mess with social media. She is too busy making a difference by day and making jewelry by night!

 

Children Playing

Nothing says Mother's Day like children playing happily near the house with their siblings. The two guys, in the above photo, were having so much fun bicycling on Homeland Avenue. They were off the road and having a blast, the good old fashioned way- by talking and laughing and exercising; no electronics needed.

In Greensboro and beyond, many of us are settling back into their Monday morning routines. We should have a couple of quiet work and school weeks before the Memorial Day holiday.  Memorial Day is a big holiday for North Carolina families as we  make an effort to gather in fellowship with loved ones. Beach weekends and mountain getaways are common. So, catch your breath and enjoy the calm. Enjoy every minute of these last two weeks of spring.  If you are local, you know that after Memorial Day, mentally, we will all set our sights on summer. 

Happy Mother's Day 2014

The above stained glass window is located in a side alcove in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Greene Street. The scene appears to have mother and children with Jesus. The scene fits with our Sunday religious theme as well as with our desire to share something related to Mother's Day Today, Mother's Day 2014, is especially significant as this is the 100th year of the holiday. Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation, declaring the second Sunday in May to be Mother's Day in 1914. However, the holiday was actually started in 1908 in Grafton, WV by Anna Jarvis. Jarvis intended for the day to be less about gift giving and more about children visiting their mothers and writing them heartfelt letters. * Also, Jarvis never had children of her own, so the holiday was established more to honor her own mother.

Greensboro residents love making mothers feel special. If you are a mom, enjoy the day. If you are lucky enough to have a mother who is still alive, consider honoring Jarvis' wish and write your mom a letter. If she is no longer living, write what you would like to say to her. Finally, if you get a chance, stop by Holy Trinity and see this lovely window in person. Consider staying to hear the sermon. Their congregation is very warm and inviting.

* reference

Higher Education's Graduation Weekend in NC

It is graduation weekend across the State for many of North Carolina's institutions of higher education. And Greensboro is no exception. UNCG's graduation was held yesterday. NCA&T's commencement ceremony is today. Line up starts at 8:00 am at the Coliseum on West Lee Street so be forewarned if you are in the area. Traffic will be bad! Greensboro College held their ceremony last weekend and Guilford College's is next weekend. However, the public institutions of higher education like to hold theirs on Mother's Day weekend. Perhaps that is the best gift of all is to have a child who has graduated from college!

The above photo is a rock with a Spartan medallion, located on UNCG's campus, between the Elliot University Center and Mossman Administration Building. It was a popular spot for photography yesterday. It sure is beautiful with the azalea's blooming. If you have someone in your life graduating, congratulations to him/her and remember, nothing helps cushion the blow of entering the adult world more than a little cash in an envelope- whether you are in Greensboro or elsewhere!

Car Wash Time

For many, Friday signals the weekend! Perhaps it will be a good one for washing cars. The above photo, Streetcars Car Wash, is located on Battleground Avenue near Kirkwood. The colors of the car wash are cheerful and make it easy to spot on that stretch of Battleground. As we wrap up Teacher and Nurses Appreciation Week and move into Mothers Day Weekend, you might want to consider purchasing that special person in your life a car wash. Even better, offer to detail the car yourself. As with the crew above, be sure to wear a big smile and a bright t-shirt.

Over the years, we've taken several photos of car wash buildings. Here are two from 2009, here  & here. For some reason, they are interesting places to photograph. Happy Friday; happy clean vehicles; happy doing something nice for others!

On Homeland Avenue

Yesterday, we featured the Jefferson Standard Building from Festival Park. Today, we are a little bit more to the east on Homeland Avenue just off of Murrow Boulevard. If is a part of town near NC A&T, between downtown and the Aycock Historic District. It was a blustery Sunday afternoon this past weekend, and many of the families on this street had their laundry out to dry.

The vantage point shows you how quickly downtown turns to neighborhoods. Children were out riding their bikes, men were out washing their cars, and more people than usual were driving by due to a Sunday event at the Yanceyville Curb Market. Clothesline attract a range of folks, from those who have no other option to those who air dry their clothing to use wind energy as opposed to electricity. 

As we look at this photo, we're left wondering how this sleepy little street got its name: Homeland Avenue. Does anybody know?

 

Q is for Quixotic

On Saturday, the India Association of Triad NC presented Virasat Cultural Fest in Festival Park. It was an afternoon of dancing, relaxing and celebrating the families  from the different cultures of India, who are living in the Greensboro area. On stage, we see one of the many groups of dancers. In the background, the building with the triangular roof is Greensboro's iconic Jefferson Standard/Pilot/Lincoln Financial Group building. The 1923 Romanesque skyscraper situates the scene in Greensboro; the dancers celebrate the diversity of the city. Today, for ABC Wednesday, we ask the following question. Is it quixotic to imagine that as Greensboro diversifies we can all get along and respect each other? 

Today is ABC Wednesday and Q is for quixotic, or, hopefully, quixotic-not! Just as the Jefferson Standard building has transformed, so has the population. Let's hope everything is improving with age. (Including us)! See earlier entries in the GDP's Alphabet Soup Round, here.

At Acme Comics on Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) was nothing short of fun on Saturday at Acme Comics on Lawndale. We haven't seen the numbers for this year yet; however, last year, about 2,500 people attended the event at Acme comics. Acme anticipated they would be giving away 27,000 comics this year. By mid-day, the lines went from one end of the shopping center to the other and costumed patrons were having as much fun as the people who were hired for the event. Also, with Geeksboro coffee shop just a few doors down, people, young and old, were going back and forth between both places as Geeksboro had comic book artists and merchandise on hand, too.*

 The nationwide event is celebrated on the first Saturday in May every year. So, if you missed FCBD this year, put it on your calendar, start brushing up on your action hero trivia, be on the lookout for a good costume and see you on May 3rd, in a year!  As for us, we'll be on the lookout for the Green Lantern! Who is your favorite character?

*read the News & Record article, here.

 

Happy Cinco de Mayo 2014

This past weekend, the Greensboro Public Library held their annual "Day of the Children/El Día de los Niños event." This year, the event was held on Church Street, between the Children's Museum and the Central Library. This location was fantastic for the event as the library was able to include its own facility in a way that was not possible when it was held in Center City Park. Volunteers were inside the library helping people get library cards, sharing the dates of summer events at the library, and helping children with craft and reading activities.

In the above photo, children from Guilford Primary are performing for the audience, just outside the main door of the library. The little ones were a lot more tentative and shy than their adult counterparts; however, they were no less proud of their culture or of the opportunity to perform for the public. As the audience cheered on the the dancers, moms were videotaping the performance to share for years to come. Moms and pride, moms and cameras, are pretty universal concepts.

Some people liken Cinco de Mayo to a Mexican version of St. Patrick's Day- a time when pride in cultural heritage is taken to the streets and celebrated by many, even by those not of the culture. Feliz Cinco de Mayo, regardless of how you celebrate.

 

Co-Creation Event 2014 at Holy Trinity Episcopal

Above, you see inside the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Greene Street. Yesterday afternoon, there was a lovely religious event taking place in town, Co-creation 2014. The event, which spread along Greene Street and included events at Faith Action International House, a walking of the labyrinth, a call to action regarding immigration reform, the showcasing of a community garden, and more.

As people outside were rallying, walking the labyrinth, distributing posters, talking, and laughing, those inside the church were conteplating the notion of "humans working together with the Creator to complete the creation." They were invoking Christ to speak to them; seeking a bridge between the created world and the creative world, having silent prayer, and singing with a Biblical vision for the environment. The event attracted a diverse group of people who all seemed to have the common vision of a more just world with people who are more socially and environmentally conscious. The inside of the church was beautiful as were the people in it!

Another Great First Friday & Super Saturday

The last few evenings in Greensboro have been very nice. As the sun goes down, the warm days turn to cool blanket weather. The above photo, a reflection in the window of Elm Street's newest business, the Creamery, reflects the mood of First Friday. People of all ages and from all walks of life were downtown enjoying the evening. Gallery hopping, shopping, eating a little ice cream, listening to music, and attending a great presentation on the dialects of North Carolina, made downtown Greensboro a wonderful place to be last night.

Before watching the Kentucky Derby, today, from 1-4:30, we'll be attending Greensboro's "El Día de los Niños, El Día de los Libros" event. This event will be a great way to kick off the "Cinco de Mayo" weekend. There is so much to be thankful for this weekend, we have to pinch ourselves to really believe we are here. We are sharing this with our friends at Weekend Reflections and hope that they are enjoying the reflective weekend, too!

Motorcycles on South Elm Street

Varoom! Time to move in to the weekend and there is no better way to kick off the month than enjoying First Friday in Downtown Greensboro. Everyone will be out. In the above photo, the 300 block of South Elm Street is filled with motorcycles. Greensboro has some pretty fabulous motorcycle riding weather as well as great back roads.

It isn't every day that you see somthing as flashy as the red and silver motorcycle featured above. Last weekend, Greensboro had quite the motorcycle rally. What will this weekend bring? Whether you are on two wheels, four wheels, or on foot, head downtown to First Friday and see for yourself.

All Pets Considered

 

All Pets Considered (APC) just got a new look and has brightened up the corner of Battleground Avenue and West Cone Blvd. Since 1992, this locally owned business has been supporting the efforts of animal rescue organizations by helping animals find forever homes. All Pets Considered sells food and supplies, not animals. In 1999, after Hurricane Floyd, APC and staff raised more than $30,000 which they donated to the Emergency Animal Rescuse Service. The owner of APC often donates to community fundraisers.

If you visit the store, thank them for all they do for the animals in our community. It is nice to have neighbors who have been civic minded and service oriented long before service learning became a buzz-word. Hats off to Kristine Godfrey and her staff, not only for what they do for animals, but for brightening up that little strip of Battleground Avenue. Today is May 1st and the "first of the month" theme for the City Daily Photo community is "squares." APC has given up a few squares and rectangles to share with the world!

Four paws up if you love your pets!