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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.comFOXSportsSmartNews, 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.

Eric's Latest Articles

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Round Lake Park plans downgraded after DeSantis’ veto

Round Lake Park was set to have a new arts center before the governor cut most of the state's arts funding overnight.

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Major questions surround upcoming Oviedo celebrations

Oviedo holiday celebrations (and a big 100-year anniversary coming) are spurring city officials to question what should stay and what should go.

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Oviedo transportation plan approved, moved to public hearings

The newly proposed Oviedo transportation plan balances walkability, cycle-ability, mass transit and forms of transit that may not have even been invented yet.

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Oviedo arts update: New art for city postcards, opera proposed

Oviedo may have a more ambitious 100th anniversary if the performing arts can be a part of it, namely Opera Orlando.

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City of Oviedo website on track to get updated look, feel

The project is expected to begin on Aug. 26 and take about eight months to complete before it goes live.

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Oviedo City Council adds $20.4 million police building referendum to ballot

This year's police building referendum is asking significantly less from voters than the $35 million requested last year.

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DeSantis veto puts Round Lake Park Community Center plans at risk

Plans for the Round Lake Park Community Center might have to be downgraded after the governor's budget veto.

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After 2023 failure, Oviedo police building may head back to ballot

City officials are hoping a less ambitious Oviedo police building project can coax voters to say yes.

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Light shined on Sunshine Law over city council members’ social media posts

Questions remain over public servants' rights to defend themselves on social media if by doing so it breaks state law.

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Potential new penny sales tax projects take shape ahead of expected referendum

A slew of potential projects are in a holding pattern to see if the penny sales tax will make it to the ballot and be renewed by voters in November.

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