Carnival Survival Kit, Chapter 2: Eating in Venice The law of supply and demand applies to all tourist hotspots, and not only to Venice. If you want to get food while sitting close to the Grand Canal or with a view on Piazza San Marco, you should not expect to spend less than in Piazza Navona … More Venice Carnival Confusion? Keep Calm and Consult G25A! Survival Kit Part 2
Venice Carnival: Instructions for Use, Chapter One Venice carnival survival kit Rule n.1: Avoid it unless you have already booked your accomodation. If you want to visit Venice there are periods when the city is less crowded, the risk of being overcharged is smaller and the chance of enjoying its beauty is much bigger. Rule n.2: … More Venice Carnival Confusing? Keep Calm and Consult G25A! Survival kit Part 1
The application is for the award of a contribution towards housing in Venice made by Gruppo 25 Aprile. A sum of 3000 Euro is to be given to someone who is seeking housing in the City. The deadline for the submission of applications is 31 January 2018, and the address to which applications should be … More To combat the depopulation of the City: Gruppo 25 Aprile presents their calendar and Call for Applications
GRUPPO 25 APRILE A Calendar To Help With Housing Month by month, the demonstrations of the group. Public notice on 3 January On a vaporetto, on the steps of the Basilica della Salute, in the campi, in the shade of the gardens; but also at Arsenale, or at the Sale Apollinee of La Fenice, … More G25A releases 2018 Calendar – proceeds going to housing in Venice
“…if you’re considering selling your home, we’ll consider it!” Venetians across the city found the front of their homes, doorknobs, etc. festooned with these cards from the Real Estate company Engel and Volkers Venezia. On the front the cards have a nice Christmas scene. Happy Holidays and buone feste, we want your home for someone … More Venice invaded by fake Christmas door hangings: flyers are actually an invitation to sell your home to a foreign company.
“…Venice was for over thirty years a national example for the number and quality of services offered to the citizens and for the impartiality and the respect for law based on best practices of accountability and transparency.” “What is happening in Venice?” In the City of Venice the relationship between administrators and personnel (managers, officials, … More “What is happening in Venice?” Ex-City Managers denounce the politicization of public management in Venice
As I write the City Council of Venice is debating the sale of an alarming range of public buildings, including some like Palazzo Papadopoli (above) have somehow already managed to be sold – schools being sold of to become hotels is the City’s plan. Veneziamiofuturo/Venicemyfuture is there now and they brought with them the following … More An appeal to the City Council as they vote on the sale of public properties in Venice.
(Photo: Julia Nikitina) Today’s Big Story: “Noisy protest at the opening of Teatro La Fenice’s season. Some of the audience, members of “Gruppo 25 Aprile” threw a thousand green, white and red leaflets upon which was written “Venice wants to live. Enough hotels”. There was applause among the audience members.” RAI – TGR Veneto – … More Sending out an SOS: Gruppo25Aprile stages protest at La Fenice season opening
The public hearing yesterday revealed a surprise: the irrevocable offer to buy “for a person to be named” by a mysterious buyer who on 23 October had already “guessed” the new property value, which was revised downward by Resolution 261, dated 8 November, negatively impacting the city budget with a loss of several million Euro. … More The unusual sale of Palazzo Poerio Papadopoli
A cry of alarm from the Municipality of Venice The Ugo Foscolo School of Murano is for sale: who benefits from this? It is quite difficult to understand what the goal is. It is even more difficult to understand the reasons why. In fact there is no need in the budget to justify selling public … More The Foscolo School of Murano is for sale, what is the Mayor’s plan?
Campaign For A Living Venice 