staff Kevin Plank’s Cupid Foundation has donated funds to YouthWorks, Baltimore City’s summer jobs program which connects thousands of teens and young adults to meaningful summer work experiences throughout the City. This contribution will fund 40 summer positions specifically for students in the TransTech program at New Era Academy High School in Cherry Hill, providing students … Read more
To support the expansion of its service, the Baltimore Water Taxi hosted two job fairs across Baltimore City. The first was held on Tuesday, April 25 at the Center for Urban Families in West Baltimore. The second was held on Saturday, April 29 at the UA House at Fayette in East Baltimore. Baltimore City residents, … Read more
We’re excited to announce that the Sagamore Spirit Distillery has opened for business in Port Covington! Joined by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford and Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, Sagamore Spirit President, Brian Treacy and Co-Founder, Bill McDermond cut the ribbon officially opening the Distillery to the public. Before Prohibition, Maryland was … Read more
On April 3rd, Congressman Elijah Cummings hosted his 20th Annual Job Fair in Baltimore City at the Fifth Regiment Armory. Bringing together over 70 local employers, Rep. Cummings continued his long tradition of helping Baltimoreans find work. Throughout the day, workshops were held on a variety of topics, aimed at helping attendees learn how they … Read more
Come bike on over! As part of our commitment to create multiple ways to move in and around Port Covington, the second phase of the bike path was finished earlier this month. The new path will provide more than 0.7 miles of new terrain for bikes to cruise around Port Covington safely and quickly. The … Read more
Trash is one of the leading causes of pollution in Baltimore City and one of the easiest to address. According to the State of Maryland’s Department of the Environment, the Middle Branch receives drainage from three distinct Maryland watersheds: Baltimore Harbor, Gwynns Falls, and Jones Falls, all within Baltimore City and Baltimore County. It is … Read more
In 1990, there were nearly 150 community centers in Baltimore. Today, across our city there are only 46. This rapid reduction in our city’s rec centers fueled a desire and aspiration to create more places for communities to gather, children to play and residents to gain access to educational and job training resources. From that … Read more
In March 2017, after more than a year of refurbishment and reconstruction, the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore Hotel opened on the site of Recreation Pier in the Fell’s Point neighborhood of Baltimore. Built in 1914, the Rec Pier holds a prominent place in Baltimore’s history. Rec Pier served as a landing point for immigrants entering Baltimore … Read more
The South Baltimore communities of Brooklyn, Cherry Hill, Curtis Bay, Lakeland, Mt. Winans, Westport – and now Port Covington – have come together to form the South Baltimore Seven (SB7) Coalition, a historic, long-term investment partnership to ensure that, as Port Covington grows and thrives, South Baltimore grows and thrives with it. The SB7 Coalition … Read more
Launched in the fall of 2016, Kevin Plank’s Port Covington Manufacturing Bootcamp is a pre-apprenticeship program created to teach Baltimore-area residents a broad range of skills and offer exposure to building trades to better equip them to explore careers in manufacturing. The multi-week course is led by The Foundery and the Center for Urban Families … Read more
