OLD ENGLEWOOD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
The Old Englewood Village Association (OEVA) Board of Directors has gone through some changes over the past year, and that includes many new board members and new leadership within the organization...
BY ERIC PETERSON | November 5, 2020 at 4:07 p.m.
Changing Times
Just like so many things that we’ve all grown to love about Englewood, but have been cancelled due to COVID-19, this year's Halloween Safewalk has been cancelled too. There is still too much concern for the safety and well-being of our residents, merchants and visitors...
BY ERIC PETERSON, OEVA DIRECTOR | October 8, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.
Labor Day, Pioneers and Volunteers
What do Labor Day, Pioneers Days and Volunteers have in common? A lot more than you would suspect, and each year Englewood celebrates all three.
BY TODD TRACY | September 11, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.
Re-emergence
The other day I went to four local businesses. The first was a quick stop for an early morning coffee with my wife on Dearborn Street, then Publix, Beach Liquor, and Lowe’s. All four were open, fully functioning, safe, willing, even eager to serve the public, following the prescribed CDC …
BY TODD TRACY | August 12, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.
Olde Englewood Ideas
Over the Independence Day weekend, part of the news cycle included speeches from various public officials that touched on America’s founding ideas and their authors. Those ideas live on to this day. Why? Because it was the value of those ideas, and the willingness of the people to embrace and …
BY TODD TRACY | July 17, 2020 at 5:49 p.m.
Unity
I would like to share with you a lesson learned from Ken Birdsong of WENG 1530 on the AM dial. “Repeat, then repeat again”. His point was that new listeners tune in all the time, which makes me wonder if the same lesson applies to casual community readers. Let’s review...
BY TODD TRACY | June 19, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.
The New Normal
Have you noticed that the “new normal” economic predictions are sounding a lot like the “old normal” that Englewood has lived with for generations? Luckily, our downtown has an opportunity to change that through an exciting business opportunity that few have noticed. It is called the Residential/Commercial Transition Overlay District, …
BY TODD TRACY | May 21, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.