Thousands March in Mestre to “Take Back the City”

February 24, 2023

Over eighty organizations participated in the “Riprendiamoci la città” demonstration, which led a march of associations and businesses from the station to Piazza Ferretto to call for greater security after many recent criminal episodes in Mestre. 24 February 2023 By Maria Ducoli A lively, varied, but especially a very well attended demonstration march. Young and … More Thousands March in Mestre to “Take Back the City”

Bosco dello Sport: Martini writes again to EC President Von der Leyen to Stop Project

February 21, 2023

Martini writes again to EC President Von der Leyen to Stop the Bosco dello Sport: “It is not possible to let this go forward. Public money is being thrown away, and the needs of the citizens are not being met” PRESS RELEASE The accusations made by the Municipal Administration against Italia Nostra are inadmissible – … More Bosco dello Sport: Martini writes again to EC President Von der Leyen to Stop Project

COMITATO EX UMBERTO I Protests Waiting on Private Initiatives for “Hole” the Mestre City Center

February 18, 2023

  DE MARTIN: A TWO-PART COMEDY As the COMITATO EX UMBERTO I we continue to be astonished by the constant twists and turns of this municipal administration regarding the issue of the “HOLE” of the ex-Ospedale. For years we have supported a public interest in the area as a common asset, important from the historic, … More COMITATO EX UMBERTO I Protests Waiting on Private Initiatives for “Hole” the Mestre City Center

Costs for Sports Arena and Stadium at Tessera Increase by 24 Million Euro

February 17, 2023

More expensive materials have already added 20 million to the project’s budget. Now Councilor Zuin has announced a new budget variation for over 4 million euro to pay for the Bosco dello Sport 14 February 2023 By Mitia Chiarin From 283.5 million euros the total cost has already reached 308 million and 262 thousand euros. … More Costs for Sports Arena and Stadium at Tessera Increase by 24 Million Euro

Venice, A Laboratory for Urban Regeneration

February 11, 2023

The Upskill 4.0 initiative is a forward-thinking addition to the city, promoting and highlighting Venice as the ideal location for an experimental and experiential laboratory for new intergenerational collaborations. By Antonella Baretton 7 February 2023 Projects like Upskill 4.0 are certainly to be applauded. Conceived by the company of the same name, which is a … More Venice, A Laboratory for Urban Regeneration

Coraggio Italia Province Coordinator Nicola Fragomeni Among Six Arrested For Kickbacks and Corruption in Rest Home Development and Mask Purchasing Schemes in Santa Maria di Sala. Brugnaro: “I’m shocked”

January 28, 2023

Fragomeni, a former mayor of Santa Maria di Sala and currently the president of the City Council is under house arrest, along with another former mayor, Ugo Zamengo, who is currently the mayor’s managing director for general affairs. Also involved were local businesses and architect Marcello Carroro, whose studio in Santa Maria di Sala specializes … More Coraggio Italia Province Coordinator Nicola Fragomeni Among Six Arrested For Kickbacks and Corruption in Rest Home Development and Mask Purchasing Schemes in Santa Maria di Sala. Brugnaro: “I’m shocked”

Progetto Rialto’s Popular – and Resilient – Lecture Series Le Lezione della Storia is Set to Resume at the Gallerie dell’Accademia

January 21, 2023

The series opens on 24 January 2023 at 17:00, with a talk by publisher and art dealer Luca Zentilini on Venetian Printing from the 15th to the 20th century The arrival of the Covid-19 crisis in early 2020 seemed at first to grind everything to a halt. However, it soon emerged that many people and … More Progetto Rialto’s Popular – and Resilient – Lecture Series Le Lezione della Storia is Set to Resume at the Gallerie dell’Accademia

Maintenance and Testing of MoSE Begins: Cleaning the Dams and Inspecting the Hinges

January 12, 2023

Experts are concerned about the serious delay in addressing the problems of the underwater structures. Tomorrow leaders of the Control Room appear at the Prefettura. The cries of alarm from experts about the condition of the mechanism and its impact on the lagoon have been ignored for years. [Ed. Note: I was in Venice in … More Maintenance and Testing of MoSE Begins: Cleaning the Dams and Inspecting the Hinges

Air Quality in Mestre is Worse Than Shanghai

January 5, 2023

Particulates in the air are at record highs, worse than Paris, London, Brussels, Luxembourg, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai, but so far there are no restrictions on vehicle traffic 4 January 2023 By Maria Ducoli Mestre’s air is more polluted than Shanghai. The only city worse is Treviso. The air people breathe in Mestre is … More Air Quality in Mestre is Worse Than Shanghai

A Holiday Gift

December 25, 2022

                  I was very touched and grateful to receive these poems from Gary Lawless last week. Gary is a bookstore owner, poet and publisher in Maine who before the pandemic spent a one month residency in Venice with the Emily Harvey Foundation. He has published a book … More A Holiday Gift