Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, joined by United States Senator Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Congressman Johnny Olszewski Jr., former Congressman John Sarbanes, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, Council President Zeke Cohen, Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, other key project partners and students from Curtis Bay Elementary School kicked off construction of the brand-new Congressman Elijah Cummings Recreation Center in Southwest Baltimore.

The City of Baltimore's Bureau of Procurement (BOP), which manages nearly $1 billion in purchases for the city, recently reported progress toward transforming its purchasing system for goods and services.

Mayor Brandon M. Scott attended the 37th Annual Tuerk Conference on Mental Health and Addiction Treatment.

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Buy Back the Block has distributed over $750,000, making homeownership accessible to more than 60 Baltimore residents.