Eric covers Oviedo and the surrounding areas. He attends City Council meetings, local events and profiles members of the community.
Eric is a veteran journalist, having worked as a writer, reporter and editor at both national and local publications, including Yahoo!, NFL.com, FOXSports, SmartNews, the Gainesville Sun and the Leesburg Daily Commercial. He has also worked in digital marketing, as a web producer for the Emmy-winning TV show “The Doctors” and taught digital media at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida.
After a big tax increase in Oviedo last year, the rate barely budges, but after discovering an illegal board member the Public Arts Board gets a shakeup.
An arts and entertainment district in Oviedo may go by another name, and it isn't finished being voted on by the city, but the city is already preparing to design it.
In the wake of a razor-thin vote to pass a mixed residential-retail tower, questions remain how the Live Local Act forced a city's hand, and what implications it has for cities' futures.
With the open container law speeding its way through the Florida Legislature, Oviedo sharpens its plans for a potential arts and entertainment district.