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Keeping Citizens Informed As We Move Baltimore Forward | July 20, 2018
Baltimore City Awarded National "Choice Neighborhood" HUD Grant
July 19, 2018 - Mayor Catherine E. Pugh with Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle, Councilman Robert Stokes, Sr. - District 12, Comptroller Joan M. Pratt, Executive Director, Housing Authority of Baltimore City Janet Abrahams, POWER House Community Center Director Travis Street, HUD Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Joe DeFelice, and residents of Perkins Homes at the National "Choice Neighborhood" HUD Grant Announcement.
On July 19th we announced that Baltimore was
selected as one of 5 cities to receive a US Department of Urban Development
“Choice Neighborhood Investment” grant in the amount of $30 million. This significant award is nothing short of
transformative, enabling us to guarantee affordable new housing for every
resident of the 75 year-old Perkins Homes housing development. It will also
enable us to attract further investment for the creation of a new school,
additional housing and community development in the larger Perkins Somerset
Oldtown neighborhood community. We are
excited for Baltimore and all our partners in this revitalization project who,
together with us, are moving Baltimore forward.
I wish to share my guest
editorial as featured in the Baltimore
Sun which details our key priority to create a new era of neighborhood
investment in the neglected areas of our city: Mayor
Pugh Op-Ed: "Baltimore Neighborhoods - and Lives - Reimagined
Baltimore Health
Department: “2018 Local Health Department of the Year”
 
July 17, 2018 - 2018 Local Health Department of the Year Announcement with Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, Dr. Leana Wen and the Baltimore City Health Department Leadership Team
It
is with tremendous pride that we announced this week that the Baltimore City
Health Department was named 2018 Local Health Department of the Year by the
National Association of City and County Health Officials. I am extremely proud of the work of our
Health Department and the leadership of our health commissioner Dr. Leana Wen. The
Health Department team consistently finds ways to improve the health and
well-being of all of Baltimore’s residents, using public health to create a
better quality of life in communities across our City.
Violence Reduction Initiative in the Western District
July 18, 2018 - Off-Site VRI Walk - Western District with Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, joined by Councilman Leon F. Pinkett, District 7, Community President Marvin L. "Doc" Cheatham, Directors and Staff from Baltimore City Government agencies.
TBT Basketball Tournament Returns to Baltimore
Each and every day of the work week, leaders from every City
agency join me in meeting with Police District Commanders as part of our
Violence Reduction Initiative (VRI) to identify and develop solutions to
neighborhood issues that have the potential to lead to violence and
crime. This Violence Once a week, we walk throughout a specific
neighborhood to meet with community leaders and residents and see first-hand
the problems that threaten the safety of citizens and their quality of life.
This initiative – along with our bi-monthly “Call to Action” meetings is leading
to clear and positive results. Crime continues to decline in every category:
homicides are down 20%; non-fatal shootings are down 10%, overall violent crime is down 16%, burglaries are down 28%, and aggravated assaults are down 13%. Overall, total crime in the
city is down 18% compared to the same period last year. We will continue to be relentless
in our efforts to reduce crime and create a City worthy of all our citizens.
Maritha Waller-Gay, Kaiser Permanente, Dr. David Wilson, President, Morgan State University, Catherine E. Pugh, Mayor, City of Baltimore, LaRian Finney, Founder, The Finn Group, Derrick Chase, Founder/CEO, Stand Up Baltimore, Dr. Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, Director of Community Health, Kaiser Permanente Thrive, Alma Roberts, Kaiser Permanente Thrive, Leon F. Pinkett, Councilman District 7, Dionne Joyner-Weems, Vice President of Marketing, VISIT Baltimore
We are thrilled that for the second year The Basketball
Tournament (TBT) will be coming to Baltimore and Morgan State University. The Semifinals take place on Thursday, August
2, followed by the $2 million Championship Game on Friday, August 3. A community “Day of Giving” also takes place
on August 2 and will consist of a health & wellness fair at Mondawmin Mall,
an Entrepreneur Pitch Contest led by Ravens legend Ray Lewis, a hiring event
that will source over 400 jobs for City residents, a community beatification
event in the Upton/Penn North community, a school renovation project at Lake
Montebello Elementary/Middle School and a Cyber Warrior Lab dedication at Bon
Secours Family Center. For more
information click the link: The Basketball Tournament
2018 Sondheim Artscape Prize Finalists
July 14, 2018 - Winner Announcement Ceremony for the 13th Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize - Mayor Catherine E. Pugh pictured with BMA Director Christopher Bedford (far left), Sondheim 2018 Winner Erick Antonio Benitez (right of Mayor), M&T Bank Vice President Jack Lewin (second from right), and finalists: Nakeya Brown, Sutton Demlong, Nate Larson, Eunice Larson, Stephen Towns and WBAL TV anchor Stan Stovall (far right)
Among
Baltimore’s greatest assets is our richly diverse arts and culture
community. I was so honored to join with
new Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts CEO Donna Sawyer and Baltimore
Museum of Art Director Christopher Bedford in presenting the 2018 Janet &
Walter Sondheim Award to Baltimore-based multidisciplinary artist Erick Antonia
Benitz who received the top prize of $25,000 to support his continued
work. Erick was among 335 other artists
who competed for the prestigious Artscape Prize. Erick’s and the other
finalists’ work will be displayed at the Baltimore Museum of Art through August
5.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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