Even small towns have their big box stores now.

And we’re off … 20 students, eight professionals and me camping out in Gilmer County, Georgia, for the 12th Annual Woodall Weekend Workshop. We’re headquartered in downtown Ellijay, a bustling classic downtown in the North Georgia mountains. A place that wears its past and present well.

So much more to see when you get out of your car and walk.

An airport run to grab an old friend, in town for the 12th Annual Woodall Weekend Workshop that launches tomorrow.

Fences over concrete when the fence wasn’t well planned.

Sometimes, it rains here in Athens.

Early morning and someone left some of the lights on.

Andrew DeLong from the Poynter Institute catches up on work on campus. Once you come to Grady, you’re part of it.