Palazzo Lezze, Venice Palazzo Lezze, Venice The Palazzo Lezze or Ca' Lezze is a Baroque palace in Sestiere of Cannaregio in the city of Venice, Italy. It is located on Rio della Misericordia, with a facade on the fondamenta (canal-sidewalk), and stands between the Scuola Grande Nuova della Misericordia and Calle Largo Lezze. While Baldassare Longhena was said to have been the architect, the main part of the facade (1611-1617) was commissioned Giovanni da Lezze di Andrea, Procurator of Saint Mark (1554-1625). The ground floor has ashlar masonry and the upper floors are heavy with balustraded balconies, somewhat like the Palazzo Pesaro. Thus
Union Square Main Streets Union Square Main Streets Union Square Main Streets is a community development organization in Somerville, Massachusetts that aims to enhance the Union Square area's commercial viability through collaborative efforts in design, promotion, economic restructuring, transportation, and organization. Initiated by Mayor Joseph Curtatone in 2005, Union Square Main Streets is a non-profit, public-private partnership between the City of Somerville, the National Main Street Center, Union Square business leaders, residents and community leaders. The city’s first community-based economic revitalization program provides merchants and community residents with the tools for the neighborhood to advance its own redevelopment. It is the local implementation of