Woodall Weekend Workshop
The Woodall Weekend Workshop is made possible through a gift from Henry (ABJ ’75) and Lynda Woodall.
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The Vanilla Bean: Understanding the Value of Community
Sidney Chansamone is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. This story was produced during the annual Woodall Weekend Workshop in 2023.
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‘Marbling Matters’: Retired Firefighter Raises Quality, Ethical Beef
Quint Breedlove is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. This story was produced during the annual Woodall Weekend Workshop in 2023.
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Yellow Rose Farm Is Built on Family, Legacy
Skyli Alvarez is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. This story was produced during the annual Woodall Weekend Workshop in 2023.
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Warrior Farms
Daniela Rico is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. This story was produced during the 14th Annual Woodall Weekend Workshop in Dahlonega, Georgia.
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Unseen Challenges of an American Athlete
Growing up in small-town, Warner Robins, Georgia, Joshua Profit, 21, is the only African American on the University of North Georgia’s baseball team. Only seven percent of professional baseball players today are African Americans. “Growing up, there was not a lot of African Americans who played the sport,” Profit…
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Bluegrass Dominates Dahlonega Music Scene
Stand anywhere in downtown Dahlonega on a sunny Saturday afternoon and you’re almost sure to hear a twanging guitar wafting through the crisp mountain air. Maybe it’s from Shenanigans, a never-empty Irish pub that welcomes local musicians to come play. Maybe it’s from the Crimson Moon, an intimate venue…
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The Art of Love
Dan and Pat Tomberlin consider themselves experts in travel, art and love, as they should—the pair has chased jobs in the creative field all over the world during their 45 years together. The Tomberlins met in Columbus, Ga., after Dan had just returned from his deployment in Vietnam. They…
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Teaching Life’s Lessons Through Divorce
Davis Palmour begins most of his days the same way: he makes a full pot of coffee, scrambles some eggs and sits in his dining room while reading the paper and eating breakfast. His house is quiet in the mornings. It’s only him and his 18-year-old son who drives…
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From Law with Art
Amy Sullivan graduated with a degree in law, and she was top of her class. She obtained a high-end job in Atlanta, Georgia as a corporate real estate lawyer after graduation and got “swept away into corporate America.” As years went by, she felt like she was moving further…
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Shenanigans: The Heart of a Community
Shenanigans Irish Bar and Pub is more than just a restaurant. For some, it is a piece of the Dahlonega community. It houses some of the most colorful characters in town and is known for quality food and drink. What makes it special, however, goes beyond that. Deb Rowe,…