The communication comes in a letter sent to the Sisters of Reparation. The transaction cannot be completed due to an agreement dating back to the late 19th century. [Ed. Note: this is a follow up to the story published on March 22, 2026 about parents and children protesting this sale of this school] March 31, … More The Patriarch of Venice Halts the Sale of the Diedo School
The campaign to save the Cannaregio school continues. The building is on the market for €10 million, and the first deadline has expired. March 22, 2026 By Maria Ducoli Their names are Amelia, Giacomo, Camilla, Fatima, Francesco, and Barnaba. They are part of a long list of names written in cursive: 80 of them, the … More The Diedo School is for Sale, and the Children Send Drawings and Letters: “Keep It for Us”
Reports from citizens to Veritas regarding drug injection equipment are on the rise. From the station area to Marghera, cases are not decreasing compared to those in 2024. By Matilde Bicciato [Editor’s Note: While we usually refrain from commentary on this site, it seems important to point out Simone Venturini’s statement about the serious and … More Drug Use in Mestre: five thousand needles and syringes abandoned on the street
Councilor Pea (Fuchsia): “Residential housing has been sacrificed.” The issue of the cleanup needed to begin construction in the Giudecca area has also been raised. December 2, 2025 By Eugenio Pendolini The controversy over the redevelopment of the former Scalera-Trevisan area on Giudecca is escalating. And this time, following criticism from the opposition in recent … More Majority Questions the Former Scalera Hotel Project on Giudecca
Historic buildings are purchased by corporations and, through trickery and deception, later converted into tourist apartments. In Venice, everything is for sale. And the city is being sold off piece by piece. By Martina Zennaro October 8, 2025 Eighteen public housing units, which are part of a building on Calle dei Guardiani, in the … More Venice For Sale: Money Talks, Zoning Laws Walk
In an open letter to the city, residents are calling for an anti-alcohol ordinance and the revitalization of vacant spaces, including several major buildings that now sit empty. “We are prisoners of waste and neglect: enough promises, concrete action is needed”. September 15, 2025 “A barrier of excrement that renews itself every morning”: this is … More Residents Protest Waste and Decay on Via Carducci and Piazzale Donatori di Sangue in Mestre
A new enforcement action of the “anti-junk store” resolution. The former haberdashery had become a souvenir shop, but without a SCIA (Certificate of Conduct for the Protection of the Environment) and with an unauthorized ATECO (Article 101) code. Costalonga: “The controls are working, and will continue.” By Leonardo Bison September 5, 2025 Local police will … More “Anti-Junk Store” Regulation in Venice: Trinket Shop for Tourists Closed by the City
The eight families still living there have received an eviction notice from the State Property Agency, and the former barracks has been listed for sale. Resident Paolo Gatto, the soul of the mobilization: “I invested all my savings here” By Maria Ducoli July 4, 2025 “The only certainty I have is that I’m not moving … More Evicted Sanguineti Tenants Are Determined: “We Will Not Leave Our Home”
The Southern Europe Network Against Touristification, which is made up of groups from countries around Europe, is engaging in a day of action today across Europe to protest the “touristification” of cities across the region. “People who go on vacation to one place or another are not our enemies, nor are they the target of … More Protests Across Europe Against “Touristification” of Cities
Veneto is confirmed as the top Italian region for tourist reception for 2023. However, when the phenomenon exceeds a certain critical threshold, it risks withering the economic fabric around it By Giulio Buciuni Dec 6, 2024 According to the latest ISTAT bulletin on tourist flows in Italy, Veneto has again been confirmed as the top … More Veneto and the Tourism Trap
Campaign For A Living Venice 