[michael p. ventura]


writer / editor / web producer: NYC

Follow me on Twitter (id: michaelpventura) to see what I'm working on.

Jun 2, 2009 2:25pm
Piece on SI real estate in The Real Deal this month. Check it: http://tinyurl.com/npxpel
Jun 2, 2009 11:06am

Projects scaled back in Staten Island's St. George neighborhood - The Real Deal

Good to be back on Staten Island.  Great to be back in The Real Deal.  - MPV
May 18, 2009 4:34pm
Working on a story about health literacy and another about flying fears. Mulling, also, potential Voice Ed supplement pitches.
May 6, 2009 5:26pm
Sent a piece to a literary journal (ha!), finalizing story proposals, finishing health piece and another on Yanks’ fans moral dilemmas.
May 3, 2009 5:42pm

I’ve heard that this movie uses some of our stories in Metro - back when we used to do real stories - about the rent battle in closing CBGB.  Zim and I felt it was a very important story, not just about a rock club, but also about how New York was changing - and not necessarily for the better.  We really owned this story at Metro, I feel.  You can see one of Zim’s articles in this trailer. I can’t wait to see this. Thanks to Heidi for the link! - MPV

P.S. Unfortunately, the embedding has been disabled on the video, so you’ll have to check it here.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlW5goA55mQ
Apr 22, 2009 10:59am

You asked for it - Reading spots - Time Out New York

At first I thought reporting this piece would be next to impossible - who would want to give up their secret quiet reading place to TONY readers?  But in the end, it turned out to be a fun piece, I think, and one that gave me an excuse to contact Ivanka Trump again.  I hope people don’t go and wreck Ms. Sciubba’s spot and the next time I go to Trader Joe’s, I’ll bring a book hoping it will distract me from wanting to strangle someone.  Enjoy! - MPV
Apr 20, 2009 11:14am
New piece in Time Out this week, about reading in public. Wrapping up three health-related pieces for next week.
Apr 10, 2009 1:48pm
Mad work: 4 for SUSA, 2 (?) for TRD, 2 (maybe) for VV one for Metro plus 2 for class to sell later. Whew! Plus, shout out in Jschool e-mail.
Apr 9, 2009 9:47pm
Will be hitting Smith Street tomorrow or over weekend for Runnin’ Scared post.
Apr 8, 2009 12:31pm
New story in the Village Voice is on the street today. Check it here: michaelpventura.tumblr.com or at http://tinyurl.com/cvzmnv
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