ATA has clearly touched a nerve in other cities which are experiencing  housing crises of their own, as demonstrated by support for ATA’s campaign from organizations and officials from Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Padua, Rimini, Sicily, Trento, Trieste and Turin. The Alta Tensione Abitativa movement was born in Venice but has always had its sights … More Officials and Groups from Cities Across Italy Voice Support for ATA’s Campaign to Regulate Short-Term Rentals

“Alta tensione abitativa” extends beyond the Venetian perimeter, and creates a network with other Italian cities to share a proposed law to govern short-term tourist rentals, and will host a national even on March 18 at Palazzo Franchetti in Campo Santo Stefano March 11, 2023 VENICE. “Alta tensione abitativa” is getting warmed up for March 18, when … More Short-Term Tourist Rentals: “Seeking rules for survival”

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”

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

                  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

Changes have been made to Article 119, which allows certain prerogatives only to Sicily and Sardinia. At stake are Italian and European funds for redevelopment projects. By Sofia Teresa Bisi 30 July 2022 For over a millennium Venice has been an island, or rather a group of small islands. For the Constitution, however, it has … More “Historic”: Venice now classified as an island in the Constitution