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🎉 Our most anticipated event of the year. Our Seniors Pre-New Years Eve Gala is in full swing!
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🌞Good Morning from Middle Branch Park!
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Our rec centers will OPEN early today, April 28 from 11am-7pm for students and youth, as City Schools will be closed.
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🍂Good Morning from Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park!
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Riverside Park in South #Baltimore gets new fields and new courts, including #pickleball @MayorBMScott Delegate #LukeClippinger #recreation #parks #baseball #football
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A brand new playground! 🛝 Yesterday we gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reimagined Fallstaff Elementary Middle School playground. The Fallstaff students and community now have a new safe space where they can gather and play. 👏
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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we've searched our archives to share the story of #Baltimore’s African American communities and how they shaped BCRP. Learn the history of activism and civil rights that lead to lasting change at the Druid Hill Park tennis courts. #historyinfocus
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🌤 Good Morning from Druid Hill Park!
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BCRP and @MayorPugh50 are excited to reopen the rink at Shake & Bake Family Fun Center on Friday, March 23. Join us for the kickoff event of a weekend long celebration. Free skate available all weekend! Doors close at capacity. More info: bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/shake…. #TheBakeisBack
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Big changes are happening in #CherryHill, as construction continues on the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center! Since breaking ground in September, you can really see the center and athletic fields taking shape.
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Today, 4/5, select rec centers and facilities are now open! We have a lot of different ways you can enjoy time at your rec. 📚Book Clubs 🍎Health & Wellness Classes 🎧DJ Program 🏀Open Gyms and more! Visit bit.ly/BCRPprograms to register today!
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🎉ABC Park is officially open! @NRPA_news
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🌞 Good Morning from the greenhouses at Cylburn Arboretum!
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AFRAM Restaurant Week is back with the good eats June 13-19 🍗🥘🍰 Stop by one of our participating restaurants for tasty options curated just for AFRAM by @ArlisAppetite. Make sure you’re following @CharmCityTable as she gives an in-person sneak peek!
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Today! Nine rec center meal sites will be distributing fresh and #free produce boxes for families. Pick up starts at 12PM, while supplies last!
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#BCRPAlerts Tomorrow the following recreation centers will open at 8am to receive students: Herring Run Carroll F. Cook Dewees Coldstream Parkview Roosevelt CC Jackson Lillian S. Jones Robert C. Marshall Morrell Park Farring Bay Brook Mt. Royal Medfield Northwood
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Happy Retirement, Bob Wall! Bob has been with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks for over 40 years, and this month we celebrate his retirement as our Deputy Director of Recreation. Bob started with BCRP as a volunteer at Bocek Rec Center when he was only a teen.
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It is in the best interest of our residents and staff to suspend all recreation programs, rentals, permitted events and recreation facility services effective Monday, March 16 through March 27.
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#BCRPAlerts Due to the early dismissal of @BaltCitySchools, recreation centers will open at 11am to receive students.
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A $1 million investment was made by the Family League of Baltimore into the Baltimore City Recreation and Park Department to help expand youth programs city-wide. cbsloc.al/3kgwZkq
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Cahill Fitness and Wellness Center officially opens tomorrow, Saturday 4/10! Reserve your time at the fitness center or gym at bit.ly/cahillfitnesscenter. Registration is required.
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ALERT: BCRP rec centers will open early tomorrow, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for students and youth, as City Schools will be closed.
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🌳Help grow #Baltimore's tree canopy! On October 14, @TreeBaltimore will be hosting a Curbside Tree Giveaway. Trees can be ordered online for contact-less pickup. The online store will open very soon. For more info, go to bit.ly/treepickupbcrp.
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Virtual learning with a little extra! We’ve partnered with @BaltCitySchools to provide +1000 K-5 students with learning assistance and dynamic programming at 15 schools and rec centers citywide. See all locations and learn more at baltimorecityschools.org/SLC….
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We’re excited to welcome you back to our spaces:   🛹Skateparks are open! 🏊‍♀️ Modified Pool Opening July 13 & 20 🏀Basketball Courts and Playgrounds Open July 13 🌳Permits will return starting July 6   Head to bit.ly/ReopenBCRP to see our full #reopening plan.
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📽️Movies in the park are back! This Fall, we are bringing a Drive-in Movie Series to #Baltimore's parks! We're kicking off the series on 10/17, with a showing of #BlackPanther at Carroll Park. 🎟️Tickets are $10 each, grab yours at bit.ly/driveinparks.
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Welcome to the new Rash Field Park! That’s Janiya, Baltimore City Rec & Parks Youth Council Chair cutting the ribbon. We welcome you this weekend for lots of fun activities in this beautiful new space! @MayorBMScott @SenBillFerg @BrookeELierman @WaterfrontPB @MyBGE @DelMaggie43
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The look we give when people ask if we actually kayak in the harbor. Yup, we sure do. And you can too! Join us for an Inner Harbor Kayak tour Sundays at 9am now through Oct. 31. This activity is good for ages 13+. bit.ly/3Amk7hY
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🚀Maker Mondays return 1/11! Are you up for the challenge? Students can draw, code or build their perfect solution for weekly creative challenges. 🔬This is a #free program, but space is limited. Learn more at bit.ly/makermondayjan. #BCRPMakers
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Our response to the removal and reinstallation of mini murals in Patterson Park.
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The submissions are in! We are excited to show off all the amazing designs and stories from #Baltimore residents. The #MLKDay Shoebox Parade will air on 1/18 at 12PM on our Facebook page at facebook.com/recnparks. #BmoreShoeboxParade
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Today, #COVID19 vaccines are available at Rita Church Rec, 2101 Saint Lo Dr. 21213. Walk-up anytime between 10AM-2PM or call 443-826-7455 to schedule an appointment. Huge thank you to our healthcare partners @BMore_Healthy and @HopkinsMedicine.
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Meet Marigold, Kalia, and Anijah, governing members of Baltimore Rec and Parks' first-ever Youth Council. They're hosting a #Selfcare event for teens (13-17) on 9/18 at 6pm at Carroll F. Cook rec. Enjoy #free music, food, yoga, and meditation: bit.ly/3z5CK8d
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Rise and shine! ☀️ It looks like clear skies with warm weather for the rest of the week. 👏 It's the perfect time to get outdoors and visit your local park!
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☀️ Good Morning from Cylburn Arboretum!
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We’re excited to announce that 23 additional rec centers will receive fiber internet thanks to $35 million #ARPA investment. ⁦@MayorBMScott
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Yesterday, we joined @MayorBMScott, @ParksandPeople, @SBGPartnership, and City and State leaders to cut the ribbon on a revamped playground at Solo Gibbs Park as a part of our #RecRollout!
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☀️It’s perfect weather for today’s Big Splash celebration at Roosevelt Park Pool!
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💬 We’re Hiring! Monday, 5/24, join BCRP for a virtual hiring event. We are hiring seasonal positions for our summer camps! Apply online, choose an interview time slot and you’re done. Get started at bit.ly/bcrpjob.
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#BlackHistoryMonth On June 23, 1951, a new policy was created that allowed for interracial play at designated tennis courts within Druid Hill Park. Four years later, in 1955, the tennis courts and all park facilities were fully integrated. #historyinfocus
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Today! Nine rec center meal sites will be distributing fresh and #free produce boxes for families. Pick-up starts at 12PM, while supplies last!
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New openings this month! 🏊🏿Outdoor Pools Open May 29 ☀️Select Permits Open on May 18 ⛹🏿‍♀️Additional Rec Centers Are Now Open Head to bit.ly/ReopenBCRP to see our complete Phase 2 #reopening plan.
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🏊🏿 We’re Hiring Lifeguards for the 2021 Swim Season! Serve your community at one of our pools located throughout #Baltimore. Applicants ages 15+ are welcome to apply. Learn more at bit.ly/bcrplifeguard1⁣ and bit.ly/bcrplifeguard2
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Friday mood 🤠 with our rec kids! Just had to share this one from our #LightsOnAfterSchool celebration last night.
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🌙 Saturday’s were made for drive-in movies! 🎥 Tonight, we’re watching Casablanca at Canton Waterfront Park.
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Hey #Baltimore, going a little stir crazy? Visit the Virtual Rec, an online resource with over 100 FREE activities for families, teens, active adults and so much more! Discover new ways to connect at bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/virtu… #stayathome #stayconnected
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📕Tomorrow, April 15, books will be available with every grab-n-go meal at our rec center meal sites. Thank you @MDBookBank!
Today we delivered over 8,000 books to @RecNParks for distribution at their emergency meal sites! 📚❤️
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Let’s stay cool! 🌊 Due to the heat wave, Druid Hill and Riverside Park pools will remain open until Sunday (9/10).  ☝️ Tuesday - Friday hours are 3PM-8PM ONLY. Saturday and Sunday hours are 11AM-3PM and 4PM-8PM.
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#BlackHistoryMonth Despite the 1948 protest's publicity and the organizers' arrest, segregation policy's in Baltimore's parks did not begin to change until 1951. That year, the Baltimore Tennis Club was permitted to use the white-only courts in #DruidHillPark. 1/2
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#BCRPALERTS (3/20): COVID-19 Update
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Even the animals were curious about what’s new at the @marylandzoo! BCRP’s Forestry Team installed a log climbing structure — made of lumber from Camp Small’s wood waste collection yard — for the goats to enjoy! ♻️ 🪵 🪵 #goat #wood #recycle
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Starting today, 3/16 from 2PM-7PM free snack and dinner will be provided at 40 of our Recreation Centers.
It is in the best interest of our residents and staff to suspend all recreation programs, rentals, permitted events and recreation facility services effective Monday, March 16 through March 27.
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Clearly, this ain't it. 😕 Update: We've checked the trail and thankfully, no damage was sustained. This time! We are currently working on other ways to make it even more obvious that cars are not welcome here. ☝️
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We’re at the Hilton Rec Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway with our @LEVEL82org partners @TorreySmithWR and Chanel Smith! Stop by 2950 Phelps Ln. to grab a hot meal before they are gone!
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When you’re the non-athletic one and your family makes you go hiking. #gwynnsfalls #leakinpark #berniememes
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💚Green spaces are more important now than ever. One of Baltimore's neighborhood gems is #EutawPlace. 🌻This summer, the community has been cultivating colorful floral arrangements in the park's decorative urns. Thank you for keeping Eutaw Place beautiful for everyone to enjoy!
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#BCRPAlerts (3/21): Due to @BaltCitySchools closing our centers will open at 10am. Meals provided. Visit our website for a list of centers.
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Safe travels wishes to the young football players from our Edgewood/Lyndhurst, Duwees, and Lakeland rec centers! Immediately after #Thanksgiving dinner they boarded a bus to Macon, GA to compete in a regional football tournament.
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Join us for FREE bike rides around Druid Hill Park, Carrol Park, and Lake Montebello on Thursdays! 🚴‍♂️ Don’t know how to ride? We can help teach you! 👏 Registration is required and bikes will be provided with a government issued ID. 👉 secure.rec1.com/MD/baltimore…
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We’re excited to welcome you back to our spaces!   ⭐️Rec Centers Reopen April 5 ✏️Registration for Rec Programming Opens April 2 🏊🏿‍♀️Middle Branch Aquatics Center Opens April 5 ⚾️Youth Athletics Returns April 5 Head to bit.ly/ReopenBCRP to see our full #reopening plan.
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🍿Need weekend plans? Tomorrow, #BlackPanther is coming to Carroll Park at 7PM, as we kick off our drive-in movie series! 🎟️Tickets are $10 per vehicle or social circle. Grab yours at bit.ly/blackpantherbcrp!
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.@Baltimore_AFRAM returns this summer!
💥We’re back! AFRAM is officially returning this summer as a hybrid in-person and virtual festival. We’re bringing your favorite performers right to your home, August 21 & 22. ⁣ 📣Vendor info, performance lineups and more event details are coming soon; stay tuned!
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Today! Nine rec center meal sites will be distributing fresh and #free produce boxes for families. Pick up starts at 12PM, while supplies!
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This Wed, 4/29, is #STEM Kit giveaway day! Stop by any rec center meal site to pick up FREE maker kits for young innovators. These kits are all ages and packed with fun. Find a site closest to you at bcrp.baltimorecity.gov.
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🌊 Splash into summer for the start to our pool season! Join #recnparks and @mayorbcyoung this Sat, 6/22 for our Big Splash kickoff at O'Donnell Heights Pool from 11AM-3PM. This #FREE event offers pool-side entertainment, fun and food. Learn more at bit.ly/BigSplash2019
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We’re excited to welcome you back to our spaces! Program registration for our Phase 1 opening starts today, 4/2. Select rec centers and facilities will reopen for programming starting Monday, 4/5. Visit bit.ly/BCRPprograms to register today!
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Did you hear? Starting this fall, all 43 of our recreation centers will be open on Saturdays. Make an impact in your community and apply to work as a Recreation Leader! We are now accepting applications at bit.ly/recleaderapply! baltimoresun.com/maryland/ba…
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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we’ve searched our archives to help tell the story of African Americans within #Baltimore City Rec and Parks. Stay tuned as we share stories and first-hand accounts of BCRP’s #BlackHistory. #HistoryinFocus
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Meet Judith! She just moved to Baltimore and loved the #rtcopeningday bike ride through the Jones Falls Trail with #RecNParks! @railstotrails
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🚀 New STEM programs are coming this March for K-12 students! Work on STEM kits from home, design a unique micro museum, join @microsoft for a virtual live stream and learn about new technology! ✏️ Visit bit.ly/BCRPSTEM to learn more! #bcrpmakers
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🗨️ We’re Hiring! This Saturday, 4/17, join BCRP for a virtual hiring event. We are hiring seasonal and part-time positions for our summer camps and Shake & Bake Family Fun Center! Apply, choose an interview time slot and you’re done! Learn more at bit.ly/bcrpjob.
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Big next step for the #JonesFallsTrail Bridge over Northern Parkway, the bridge was moved into place this weekend. Construction will continue through October 2019 but it is exciting to see the progress of this project! #ConnectingBmore #ToNature
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.@Baltimore_AFRAM is kicking off this Sunday with a jam-packed week of events. Take a look, visit aframbaltimore.com for more details and then meet us there! Hurry, you don't want to miss this! 💨💨
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Today, we're at Reedbird Park in #CherryHill for the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center groundbreaking! Tune in at 1PM on #Facebook to watch the event live. For more info visit bit.ly/MiddleBranchEvent.
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☀️ Pool Registration opens today! You can reserve sessions up to one week in advance, so grab a spot poolside this weekend. 🌊 Visit bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/aquat… to learn more.
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💬 We’re Hiring! Monday, 5/24, join BCRP for a virtual hiring event. We are hiring seasonal positions for our summer camps! Apply online, choose an interview time slot and you’re done. Get started at bit.ly/bcrpjob.
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Tomorrow, 4/1! Ten rec center meal sites will be distributing fresh and #free produce boxes for families. Pick-up starts at 1PM, while supplies last! This month, we have added Solo Gibbs Rec as a new produce box distribution site.
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🌻Camp Registration opens today at 1PM! Visit bit.ly/bcrpcamp to explore camp locations, registration details and more!
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🛹 Our #BmorePumpTrack landed at #EasterwoodPark just south of @CoppinStateUniv only a few weeks ago. We are happy to announce the track will stay through December! 🚲 Grab your bike, scooter or skateboard and we will see you there! 📸: @mhcdc_freedom
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#BCRPAlerts (9/3): Due to the mini heat wave coming, Druid Hill and Riverside Park pools will remain open until Sunday (9/10). Tuesday - Friday hours will be 3PM-8PM ONLY. Saturday and Sunday hours will remain the same.
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We launched a #drone program with Baltimore-based @globalairmedia for children, ages 8-15. Register online at bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/bcrpd… or via phone 443-648-3551.
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Greenmount Rec Green Space Unveiling was incredible! Thank you to @mayorbcyoung @SenMaryW43 @CouncilmanRS @promoandarts, #TelesisCorp and all partners who helped make this green space possible for the Greenmount Community!
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Great time hosting annual Mayor's Cup Soccer Tournament! Thanks to all participating teams! #RecMatters @MayorSRB
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We revamped camp with Bmore Summer Fun. A #FREE outdoor program for youth ages five to 12. Hosted in greenspaces citywide. Kids can get excited for games, nature exploration, STEM activations and more. This program runs from July 6-August 14.
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Today! Non-perishable @mdfoodbank food boxes for families will be available at the following nine rec centers from 12PM-6PM. These boxes are available while supplies last. @mayorbcyoung @bmorechildren
@RecNParks loads up @MDFoodBank boxes for families. Available at 9 rec centers Thursday 12-6pm. While supplies last. Each box: shelf-stable food for 1 family of 4. Stay tuned @bmorechildren for food info for youth & families @mayorbcyoung #coronavirusbalt #keepyourdistance
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🌙 Tonight’s drive-in showing of #KnivesOut is in full swing!
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NEW #Pools COMING SOON to Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello Community! Groundbreaking for Coldstream #Aquatic Center! Ready in 2025! @MayorBMScott @odetteramos @reginatboyce @Nick_Mosby Mark Washington #Baltimore #AmericanRescuePlan
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It’s a pool party summer! 😎🌊 We had an amazing time at the Druid Hill Park Pool teen party with @bmorechildren. 🔥 Teens, there are only two more parties left this summer so don’t miss out on the fun! Click the link below to register for free. ☝️ eventbrite.com/e/bmore-summe…
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Help spread the word! Saturday, 4/25, seven of our rec center meal sites will be providing grocery boxes for families! Pickups start at 12PM, while supplies last. All other rec center meal sites will be operating as usual. For more info, head to bmorechildren.com.
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Over 2,000 of Baltimore's youth came out to get equipped with the tools and resources at @MayorBMScott Back to School event! 📚🖍️ It was so exciting to see young students preparing for their next year of learning. 👏
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#BCRPALERTS (3/20): Weekend Food Service Update.
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☀️ Good Morning from the Palm House at @HPRConservatory!
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⚽️ You may have seen some changes in your neighborhood. BCRP has partnered with @Target and @ussoccerfndn to transform our spaces throughout #Baltimore into soccer #minipitches.
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As we prepare for the impact of the storm, please remember to call 311 to report fallen trees.
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Once a dump, Baltimore’s ‘magical’ Camp Small transforms street trees into lumber baltimoresun.com/news/enviro…
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#Baltimore we are excited to welcome you back! This is what opens today: 🌊Park Pools 🏀Basketball Courts 🌳Park Playgrounds ☀️And more! Please continue to practice social distancing and wear a mask as you enjoy these outdoor spaces. See more at bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/reope….
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Thank you to all of the volunteers from @BaltimoreMD, @promoandarts and @MedStarHarbor for selecting Reebird Park as the site for today’s #TourismWeek Day of Service! We’re thrilled to be chosen two years in a row as a site for this great event!
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