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Meerah Powell

Meerah Powell is a multimedia journalist and alumna from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. She’s done visual, audio and written work with Eugene Weekly, Daily Emerald and other publications/organizations. She was a staff writer and web editor and the producer of EW’s What’s Happening podcast and is now breaking news for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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Whiteaker Forever

Longtime community members look to document the colorful neighborhood’s history

News 6 years ago

Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood has a lot of stories to tell — and folklorist Emily West is in the process of compiling them for the community … Continue reading →

Nailed Shut

Willamalane Adult Activity Center’s wood shop looks to reduce hours

News 6 years ago

The Willamalane Adult Activity Center woodworking studio has been a community space for people to hone their woodworking and furniture-making skills since 1979, but there … Continue reading →

Invisible but Still Here

People living in cars and on couches are still a part of Eugene’s unhoused community

News 6 years ago

“The housing and homelessness crisis are the same thing,” says Kevin Cronin, a member of the Eugene Housing Policy Board’s renters’ protection task force. “We … Continue reading →

Pedal the Stress Away

Eugene gets its first “boutique” cycling studio

News 6 years ago

When walking into the new StarCycle Eugene studio, the space is more akin to a yoga class than a heart-pumping cardio cycling experience — minus … Continue reading →

Two Glamazons Walk into a Bar (in Cottage Grove)

Local drag queens bring a show to the Axe and Fiddle

News 6 years ago

Eugene is a surprisingly active place for drag, according to queens Monique La Faye and Karess Ann Slaughter of the local troupe Glamazons. “There’s more … Continue reading →

Smoke Fills LCC During Slash Burn

Burns like this could become more frequent with amended rules to Oregon’s smoke management plan

News 6 years ago

Studying for final exams is already stressful enough for college students — but an unannounced slash burn near Lane Community College added an unpleasant smokiness … Continue reading →

Clean Air, Clean Water, Autonomous Community

Community Rights Lane County hopes for aerial spray ban and community self-governance despite hold-ups

News 6 years ago

Voters decided on measures regarding abortion, immigration and school funding on November’s ballot, but two local initiatives were left off.  Local nonprofit Community Rights Lane … Continue reading →

Christmas at the Village

EW heads to Cottage Grove to explore the Village Green Christmas Market

CultureTravel 6 years ago

When I’m looking to take a vacation and get out of the Eugene-Springfield area, my destination has historically not been Cottage Grove. Nothing against Cottage … Continue reading →

Sponsors Inc. Plans for New Tiny Home Project

The 10-unit project will be opening in spring 2019

News 6 years ago

Fifty percent of people who are released back into Lane County from the Lane County Jail or the state prison are homeless when they re-enter … Continue reading →

Butterfly Lot Curfew Approved

Lane County Board of Commissioners adopt an overnight curfew for the downtown lot

BlogNews 6 years ago

At its Tuesday, Nov. 27, meeting, the Lane County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an emergency ordinance placing an 11 pm to 6 am curfew … Continue reading →

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Meerah Powell

Meerah Powell is a multimedia journalist and alumna from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. She’s done visual, audio and written work with Eugene Weekly, Daily Emerald and other publications/organizations. She was a staff writer and web editor and the producer of EW’s What’s Happening podcast and is now breaking news for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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