Montgomery Community Media

Safe Silver Spring, a community civic group, hosted a conversation on Jan. 12 at the Silver Spring Civic Building about legislative priorities to ensure public safety in Montgomery County. Body cameras on police officers, what happens after police confiscates assets, wiretapping laws, independent prosecutors when there is police involved in a shooting, and sex crime […]

The Annual Meeting of Montgomery Sister Cities is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Jan. 13, 5:30 p.m. at the Rockville Memorial Library in Rockville. Today, Montgomery County has established partnerships with Morazán in El Salvador, Gondar in Ethiopia, Xi’an in China, and Hyderabad in India. The mission is to encourage friendship and cooperation through education, humanitarian, cultural, and economic […]

Safe Silver Spring, a community civic group, is scheduled to host a meeting tonight to discuss police body cameras, what happens after police confiscates assets, wiretapping laws, sex crime reporting, among others. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger, Montgomery County Councilmembers Tom Hucker and Marc Elrich, and State Senator Jamie Raskin are scheduled to speak […]

The City of Gaithersburg Board of Supervisors of Elections is scheduled to hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at City Hall to discuss the 2015 elections for Mayor and three Councilmembers. Among the topics to be discussed is location and numbers of polling stations, election equipment, early voting, write-in candidate procedure, […]

Zengo Cycle, an indoor cycling studio, is getting ready for its grand opening on Dec. 31 in Gaithersburg. According to Marc Caputo, studio’s founder, Zengo Cycle is a full body workout where members cycle for 50-minutes in a low lit blue glow room and intense music where people can just “turn your brain off.” “There’s no judgment. […]

Photos of famous Cuban-Americans and plaques with names of Cuban professors, journalists, and business people, adorn the walls of The Cuban Corner, a family-owned restaurant that has been opened in Rockville for the past 19 years. The smell of spices and seasoning from its famous ropa vieja- shredded beef with rice, beans- along with Cuban music […]

Santa traded his sleigh for a Montgomery County Police Department motorcycle Wednesday, Dec. 17. The Annual Police Santa Ride began in Germantown and made many stops along the way including Wegmans’ Food Market in Germantown, Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg, Mama Lucia in Rockville, downtown Silver Spring on Ellsworth Street, and finally The Children’s Inn […]

The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until 6 p.m. on Dec. 23. Visibility may be reduced to one-quarter mile or less. Areas of dense fog can cause sudden reductions in visibility and rapidly changing condition. If driving, slow down, use your low-beam headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

The Montgomery County government launched a website on Dec. 19 that allows residents to check on how the county spends money. At spendingMontgomery, taxpayers can browse on categories such as “the biggest spenders,” “payment details,” and “the most expensive items.” “The new spendingMontgomery initiative is a groundbreaking application of the open data vision, and I […]

It was a morning to network, meet local business owners, and to learn from county officials about the role of small businesses in the county’s economy. Approximately 50 local entrepreneurs attended the Small Business University’s networking breakfast on Dec. 18 at Montgomery Community Media’s television station. Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal was the keynote speaker. […]