Join us in celebrating a true servant of God, Reverend Charles Agbaza, on his 85th birthday! A look at his legacy of faith, wisdom, and compassionate leadership in our community.…
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Local news and reporting for the greater Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. TANTV Local covers housing, transit, education, public safety, and community issues across the DMV.
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…
AfroPicnic DMV brought together the region’s vibrant multicultural diaspora for a one-of-a-kind experience celebrating culture, music, and community. There are events, and then there are events – especially those ones that promise “good vibes” but rarely deliver. TANTV’s first-ever AfroPicnic delivered on…
“Today’s vote is a tremendous win for the business community and our wider city and region,” the DC Chamber of Commerce said Friday after the D.C. Council voted 9–3 to advance the RFK Stadium campus redevelopment. “We thank the members of the…
Advanced-reactor developer X-energy will move its headquarters to Gaithersburg and open a new test-and-training center in Frederick, promising 525 new jobs and cementing Maryland’s bid to lead the next wave of clean-energy manufacturing. However, skepticism around small modular reactor (SMR) economics, waste…
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…
Maryland has long been known for its forests and research institutions, but a Frederick County startup is turning that legacy into a launchpad for the next wave of sustainable innovation. InventWood, a University of Maryland spinout, is making headlines with its flagship…
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…
The DMV diaspora community has long dreamed of a marquee gathering that feels equal parts block party, cultural summit and music festival. That vision finally touches down on Sunday, July 20, when AfroPicnic transforms Arlington Beer Garden into a five-hour immersion in…
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