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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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 12 months 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 12 months 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 12 months 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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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