Costello and Blanchard both live in Federal Hill. Blanchard serves as the neighborhood association’s president, a role that Costello once held. Both say they are committed to delivering stellar constituent services.

The new dad describes his return to therapy, the personal toll of youth homicide, and why his work isn’t done.

Legions of supporters have held steady for the former mayor since she resigned. They say she’s needed now more than ever.

Several voters in attendance said the discussion solidified their choice in candidates, while others said the Democrats felt too similar to each other and left undecided.

Mayor Brandon Scott, for the fourth consecutive year, has removed owner-occupied properties from the annual tax sale list, his office said Wednesday.

Both Scott and Dixon spent heavily. Scott reported $788,000 of expenditures, mostly on media buys. Dixon reported $506,000, most of which also went toward ads.

More than 16,500 Democratic mail-in ballots have already been cast — one-third of all mail ballots sent to blue Baltimoreans.

The move could dramatically reshape the May 14 Democratic primary.

In 2015, Vignarajah wanted then-mayoral candidate Elizabeth Embry to make him police commissioner if she won election. When a colleague objected, Vignarajah grew extremely annoyed.

Baltimore’s historic Black newspaper endorses Scott, Alsobrooks and others

A group of physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center have formed a union that would represent more than 900 residents and fellows, according to union organizers.

The seven endorsements represent much of the council’s progressive wing and previous Scott allies — but not all of them — as well as support from officials who aren’t always in step with the incumbent.

A local union representing 2,500 stevedores and Port of Baltimore workers has endorsed former Mayor Sheila Dixon in her race to reclaim office.

Unions representing firefighters, city operations staff, and service workers have donated $135,000 to a super PAC supporting Mayor Brandon Scott’s reelection, according to new state records.

In the first cycle using Baltimore’s new Fair Election Fund, the handful of candidates who have opted to publicly finance their campaigns are finding that the approach can pay dividends.

The influential public employee union has named Mark Parker as its choice in the competitive primary race to represent Southeast Baltimore on the City Council.

The candidates generally stuck to the same pitches their campaigns have already been selling voters, who tuned in less than a month from the May 14 primary.

The $50,000 check is a big donation for the national union, which has historically contributed much less to state and local races.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running for the U.S. Senate, has been low-key in his response to the Key Bridge collapse, primarily stressing the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together.

Police joke that “Baltimore police have nothing better to do!” on the scene of a protest against Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Their body camera footage was shared by mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah.