Today: October 23, 2026
Sharon Brickhouse Martin leads VHC Health, revolutionizing women’s health and equity across the DMV with vision and sustainable impact.…
Organizers estimate 7 million people participated in “No Kings rallies” held on Saturday across the United States, protesting what they termed “President Trump’s embrace of authoritarianism”. According to organizers, events were held in 2,600 locations across all 50 states. This event reportedly…
Dr. Oye Owolewa vows he "won't be intimidated" after vandals spray-painted his DC home with profanity in apparent political retaliation, calling for community action against political violence.…
On October 1, 2025, Mayor Bowser and regional leaders launched Talent Capital AI, a groundbreaking platform connecting displaced federal workers with over 100,000 jobs, free training, and career coaching across DC, Maryland, and Virginia.…
Maryland Responds to Federal Government Shutdown. The federal government shutdown that began at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025, has prompted Maryland officials to enact emergency measures supporting the state’s large federal workforce and vulnerable residents. Governor Wes Moore criticized the shutdown…
The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) announced that detectives developed probable cause on September 5 to charge a suspect in the killing of 19-year-old DaCara Thompson. Officials said Hugo Rene Hernandez Mendez, 35, of Bowie, Maryland, is charged with first- and…
Lola Vision Systems, a DMV-based artificial intelligence and semiconductor startup has taken home the $125,000 grand prize at Investfest’s annual startup pitch competition, edging out hundreds of competitors from across the country. What was slated for a $125K investment competition turned into a $250,000…
Health, Place & Space: Familiar Diasporic Narratives in the Nation’s Capital and Beyond In Southeast DC, root shock looks like elevated depression among elders who can no longer walk familiar streets, like mothers rerouting daily journeys to get children to school, and…
Blackbird Laboratories has secured a $2 million boost from Maryland’s new Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program—capital that will anchor a 35,000‑square‑foot Baltimore BioHub inside the City Garage Science & Technology Center and accelerate the city’s growing life‑sciences corridor. Funding Win Under Moore’s Innovation Push The award is part of…
There’s something sacred about a slow summer Sunday—the kind where you sip something cold on the patio, sunlight hits just right, and you start thinking, maybe today I’ll actually go out and do something fun. If that’s you right now, let this…
