Governor Wes Moore UPLIFT Program Orchard Ridge Baltimore City 202506

Governor Moore announces first UPLIFT Fund recipient to increase property values, homeownership in historically disinvested communities

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BALTIMORE, MD—Governor Wes Moore has announced the Orchard Ridge community in Baltimore City as the inaugural recipient of the state’s Utilizing Progressive Lending Investments to Finance Transformation (UPLIFT) Fund. The program aims to boost property values and homeownership in historically disinvested neighborhoods by accelerating the development, construction and sale of affordable housing. UPLIFT, funded with $10 million through the Fiscal […]

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Oriole Park at Camden Yards 30th Anniversary

Orioles to celebrate 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 2022

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BALTIMORE, MD—The Orioles this week unveiled plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards throughout the 2022 season. The Orioles will begin the year-long celebration of The Ballpark That Forever Changed Baseball™ with festivities leading up to an exciting Opening Day when they host the Toronto Blue Jays on March 31, and continuing through the duration […]

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Governor Hogan announces $10 million Homeownership Works initiative

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced the launch of the Homeownership Works (HOW) pilot program, a $10 million economic recovery initiative that will rehabilitate homes to create new homeownership opportunities while revitalizing Johnston Square in Baltimore City and Pine Street in Cambridge. “Homeownership Works is a game-changing approach that will serve as a national best practice for community renewal,” […]

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Chesapeake High, Towson High students named 2019 Coca-Cola Scholar semifinalists

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TOWSON, MD — Heather Howard of Chesapeake High School and Mofeed Najib of Towson High School are among the 1,896 students just named 2019 Coca-Cola Scholar semifinalists. Howard, Najib, and the other semifinalists were selected – based on their leadership, academics, and service – from among the more than 95,000 students who applied from across the nation. Forty Maryland students […]

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