Julia Meek
Arts & Culture Reporter, Producer/Host for Folktales & Meet the MusicA Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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After eight years as a mobile barber and five years in her first location on the city’s north side, Sasha Chaney has brought her Legendary Lounge & Company Barbershop to the heart of downtown Fort Wayne. -
Fort Wayne creatives Clydia Early and Danielle Andersen have joined forces to form a new retail enterprise along the city’s historic Calhoun Street Corridor called the Art & Awakening Center. -
Once again, the dynamic Native American portraits of famed photographer Edward Curtis will be on display at the Garrett Museum of Art, this time in an inaugural exhibit of his work.The show, Buried Treasure: Edward Curtis—Unpublished Works, opens this Friday. -
For nearly a decade, Fort Wayne UNITED has been implementing two national efforts under one umbrella, Cities United and My Brother’s Keeper, to ensure opportunities in our community that unite and help create a safer city for all. -
An offshoot of the Salvatori family's authentic Italian eateries, Salvatori's Hospitality group has taken iconic Fort Wayne restaurant Paula's on Main market and restaurant under their umbrella. -
In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, on May 17, local historian Karen Richards will present the final installment of ARCH, Inc.’s annual lecture series. -
As riverfront development continues in downtown Fort Wayne, two iconic restaurants owned by the Hall family, The Old Gas House and The Deck, stand sentinel at the project’s east end, eagerly awaiting its completion. -
The East Allen Community Youth Band is a new initiative that provides students in the Paul Harding/East Allen University attendance area an opportunity to continue in music education.Open to anyone who plays a band instrument, the group is comprised of musicians from five schools—spanning junior high through college ages—and will be presenting its spring concert at Pearl Arts on Thursday. -
In honor of National Poetry month, WBOI’s Julia Meek discusses Poetz Portal’s mission and the power of the spoken word with Tehilayah Ysryal and Jessica Lynn, two of its 6 founding members. -
After more than 25 years in the tavern business, Tony Henry has passed along the reins of the Deer Park Irish Pub to new owners. WBOI's Julia Meek talks with Henry about what is up next for him.
