Montgomery Community Media

Need a holiday for today? It’s #CleanOutYourComputerDay. No joke. Here’s something else that’s no joke: the five things you need to know for Monday, Feb. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Moving on Monday: “Muévete Mondays” is a platform for guests to engage with others in our community through Latin social dancing. The fun starts at 7 […]

The weather dominated our Top 10 stories based on the web traffic heading to MyMCMedia.org. Our Top 10 list had plenty of public safety news as well, including Comptroller Peter Franchot cracking down on fraudulent tax preparers, a high school student getting arrested for pellet gun assaults and a Germantown man facing federal charges for […]

A 48-year-old CPA is trying to be a business-friendly voice in this year’s Democratic primary for at at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council. “The county is ready for a pro-business candidate. I am one, that’s the message I’m trying to get across,” said Michele Riley of Silver Spring. “To the extent that the county […]

About 20 people tested the crosswalk lights at Rockville Pike and Bou Avenue on Friday morning, revealing pedestrians have only seconds to cross the busy thoroughfare. “We want greater pedestrian timing,” said Ronit Dancis, president of Action Committee for Transit (ACT), the organization that organized the event. Dancis said that between 2003 and 2007, four […]

You might have noticed it: a dollar isn’t getting the MPG it used to. Gas prices have increased about 15 percent over the last year, said Tom Calcagni, regional director of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. The national average for a gallon of gas was $2.26 a year ago. Now it’s about $2.60. […]

Montgomery County has filed its suit against opioid manufacturers, an effort to get the pharmaceutical companies to change how they market the painkillers and report suspicious sales. “To understand the magnitude of our challenge, all you have to do is simply ask our first responders, fire and rescue and police, ask our front-line personnel in […]

A month ago, Pepco filed for a rate increase with the Maryland Public Service Commission that would add $5.14 to an average customer’s bill. The utility amended that request Monday, reducing the increase by $2.92, reflecting tax savings from the federal tax bill. The increase could instead be $2.22. “It really depends on what the […]

A vote by the local Episcopal Diocese urges the church to consider gender-neutral language if a convention of church members this summer approves an update to the Book of Common Prayer. Any changes wouldn’t affect the “Our Father,” the prayer Jesus taught the disciples, because the prayer is a passage from the Bible. But it […]

Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer said the council is urging the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to live up to its pledge to halt the Grosvenor “turnbacks.” About half the rush hour Metro trains reach the Grosvenor-Strathmore station then turn back toward the District of Columbia. Riders heading to outbound stations have to wait […]

In his regular meeting with members of the media, Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer discusses a tax study performed by the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, a bill that could threaten local governments’ ability to regulate small cell antennas, the council’s work on the capital budget and economic development for breweries. Two Metro topics also came […]