Eric Orvieto, Author at Oviedo Community News

Eric Orvieto

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.

Seeking housing solutions for the “missing middle”

By Eric Orvieto ● News ● June 7, 2023

This is the second installment of an ongoing housing series exploring housing-related issues and solutions in Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs.

Oviedo officials lay out use of penny sales tax dollars, future projects

By Eric Orvieto ● News ● May 31, 2023

Nearly a decade after the passing of Seminole County’s One Cent Infrastructure Sales Tax and just after neighboring Winter Springs underwent an audit on penny tax spending, Oviedo city officials met to discuss how the money has been spent, how projects have progressed and what projects are still in the pipeline prior to its possible sunsetting next December 2024.