Recent News

Mayor Brandon M. Scott Announces Annual Fall Clean-Up Day

Sep 18th, 2025

Mayor Brandon M. Scott, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW), and the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs (MOCA) are calling on residents, community associations, and volunteer groups to register now for the Mayor's Fall Clean-Up and Day of Service on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 8 a.m.

 

Charm City Live 2025 Returns to War Memorial Plaza Saturday

Sep 16th, 2025

Baltimore will mark the end of its 2025 festival season with the fourth annual Charm City Live on Saturday, September 20, 2025.

 

Mayor Scott Announces the Appointment of Tim Keane as Baltimore City Planning Director

Sep 11th, 2025

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the appointment of Timothy Keane as Baltimore's new Director of the Department of Planning.

 

Mayor Brandon M. Scott Announces First Round of City-Wide Affordable Housing TIF Funds

Sep 10th, 2025

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the first application round for the City-Wide Affordable Housing TIF Funds to support the redevelopment of vacant properties throughout Baltimore City.

 

Mayor Scott Announces Staff Transition at DHCD

Sep 5th, 2025

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy plans to leave her role at the Department of Housing and Community and Development (DHCD).

 

Mayor Brandon M. Scott Statement on Continued Homicide and Shooting Reductions

Sep 1st, 2025

Mayor Brandon M. Scott released a statement as Baltimore continues to experience historic reductions in violent crime through August of 2025.

 

Mayor Scott Names Deputy Mayor Justin Williams as Baltimore's First "Permit Czar"

Aug 29th, 2025

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the appointment of Deputy Mayor Justin Williams to serve as Baltimore City's inaugural Director of Permitting and Development Services, a newly created position designed to streamline development processes as part of the administration's Bmore FAST initiative.

 

Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day, Mayor Brandon Scott Announces City of Baltimore as a Recovery Friendly Workplace and Launches New Naloxone Neighbors Campaign

Aug 29th, 2025

On the one-year anniversary of signing his Executive Order establishing Baltimore City's Opioid Restitution Fund, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the City of Baltimore's designation as a Recovery Friendly Workplace and the rollout of the new Naloxone Neighbors campaign to ensure community leaders and residents have access to Naloxone and know how to use it.

 

Largest Ever Verdict Dealt Against Gun Dealer Rendered for the City of Baltimore

Aug 27th, 2025

The trial against Maryland's largest ghost gun dealer concluded tonight in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, with a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $62 million.

 

Mayor Brandon M. Scott, State, City & Community Leaders Break Ground on New Park Heights Library and C.C. Jackson Park Expansion

Aug 27th, 2025

Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen, Baltimore City Council Vice President Sharon Green Middleton, State Delegate Malcolm Ruff (District 41), State Delegate Sandy Rosenberg (District 41), and leaders from the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore City Recreation & Parks, Baltimore City Department of General Services (DGS), Baltimore City Department of Planning, and Park Heights Renaissance, ceremoniously broke ground on the first Enoch Pratt Free Library Branch in Park Heights and C.C.

 

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