Gov. Wes Moore faced a television camera on Saturday ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes and promised not only a bright future for Pimlico Race Course but that the blighted Park Heights neighborhood next to it would no longer be ignored. Moore, attending his second Preakness as governor, assured WBAL-TV’s Deborah Weiner and Gerry Sandusky that the “Pimlico Plus” plan he OK’d this month would enable the state to spend millions to take ownership of the track, redevelop it and revive both Park Heights and the sagging horse racing industry in Maryland.

The Blue Angels are returning to Annapolis for their annual demonstration as part of Commissioning Week festivities culminating Friday with the U.S. Naval Academy graduation. The Tuesday rehearsal and Wednesday performance are slated for a 2 p.m. start, depending on the weather. On Tuesday, the Naval Academy, or Route 450, bridge will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., and again from 1:45 p.m. through the completion of the rehearsal at approximately 4 p.m.

Quantum Loophole has begun construction on a 600-acre nature reserve at its planned data center campus near Adamstown to capture carbon emissions generated by data center facilities. The company announced on April 22 that it broke ground on the reserve. A tree planting demonstration took place in March to kick off the beginning of the project.