Budget Surplus of 91 million Euro for 2021: “Services have been cut from the City”

March 26, 2022

The Democratic Party: “This money is meant to pay for primary schools, transportation and culture. There have been scarce investments on public housing. The sports complex is a mortgage on future resources” 24 March 2022 The management report for the City of Venice will close with a budget surplus of 91 million Euros for 2021, … More Budget Surplus of 91 million Euro for 2021: “Services have been cut from the City”

A Tourism Council for a Shared Model of the City

March 25, 2022

“If the conditions of livability are not optimal, we can create as many university campuses as we want, but the young people will not stay… we require a public policy that is strongly directed at supporting and giving new impetus to living in the city” 24 March 2022 VENICE. “A Tourism Council in Venice, like … More A Tourism Council for a Shared Model of the City

Murano, expensive gas and an endless crisis. The Signoretto glassworks shuts down its furnaces

March 18, 2022

Paola, daughter of Pino, the glass artist known around the world, voices her anger. “If my father was still alive he would die from the pain of seeing all this” By Vera Mantengoli 17 March 2022 MURANO. “If my father were still alive he would die of pain to see what is happening”. Paola Signoretto, … More Murano, expensive gas and an endless crisis. The Signoretto glassworks shuts down its furnaces

Housing and Tourism. Citizens Groups Propose A Bill.

March 11, 2022

A law for regulation of the activity of short-term rental and the protection of residents in cities with high housing pressure By Giovanni Leone 9 March 2022 Last November, director Andrea Segre offered the city a free screening of the film Welcome Venice, which is set on Giudecca, and tells the story of the conflict … More Housing and Tourism. Citizens Groups Propose A Bill.

MoSE and rising seas. D’Alpaos: “It will have to be raised every day”

March 5, 2022

Consultant Adami: when we designed it we didn’t know. The reply: the scientific predictions have been known for a long time. By Alberto Vitucci 15 Feb. 2022 [Ed. Note: This story is obviously several weeks old, but your humble translator has been working on a big deadline… which has past, so now I am back … More MoSE and rising seas. D’Alpaos: “It will have to be raised every day”

Arsenale and the city, a vital symbiosis being suffocated by Brugnaro

February 18, 2022

This administration’s decision to give up areas that are so important and strategic for Venice is incomprehensible. The only objective is to use the area as a backdrop for parties, events or fashion shows. By Monica Sambo 17 February 2022 The city is conceding areas of Arsenale instead of giving a future to the city! … More Arsenale and the city, a vital symbiosis being suffocated by Brugnaro

Venice and the Tourism Crisis: hotels and rentals in a low price bidding war

January 21, 2022

Venice and the Tourism Crisis: hotels and rentals in a low price bidding war By Nino Baldan 21 January 2022 Venice and the tourism crisis: or rather, “three star” hotels for 23 Euro a night. Those who thought that tourism in Venice had hit bottom will have to think again. The drastic decline in arrivals, … More Venice and the Tourism Crisis: hotels and rentals in a low price bidding war

Construction of the Barrier for the Basilica di San Marco at a Standstill

January 15, 2022

The companies are still waiting, leaving the desolate image of the suffering Basilica, stuck with the work stopped and the pavement ripped up, showing the fragility of a site that is a heritage of the whole world. The issue of payment to restart the work has not yet been settled. By Eugenio Pendolini 12 January, … More Construction of the Barrier for the Basilica di San Marco at a Standstill

Councilors take legal action against Mayor Brugnaro

January 14, 2022

The actions concern the argument that broke out during the City Council session last Dec. 20. Words flew that some could not tolerate. 14 January 2022 Civil complaints and lawsuits. Some minority city councilors have decided to react after the tensions that broke out at the last City Council session on December 20, 2021. During … More Councilors take legal action against Mayor Brugnaro

Venice at Stake: Autocracy and Abuse in the Venice City Council

January 8, 2022

Venice at Stake: Autocracy and Abuse in the Venice City Council By Paul Rosenberg [Note: the following represents my personal interpretation of a political condition in Venice, and as such is subject to all the limitations inherent in being far away from the action and relying on public statements. But I don’t sound off very … More Venice at Stake: Autocracy and Abuse in the Venice City Council