Montgomery Community Media

This weekend fall foliage in Montgomery County transitions from the midpoint stage to near peak color, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fall Foliage Report. “We have a good mix of trees that have started to change,” said Dylan Wagner, a park naturalist at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg. “We still do […]

The Sandy Spring Slave Museum held a virtual event on Critical Race Theory (CRT) on Friday, Oct. 15, focusing on “the hype” surrounding CRT. “People were there to learn and to deepen their understanding of what Critical Race Theory is because there is so much false information out there,” said Dr. Troy Boddy, one of […]

Montgomery County residents  have a safe and anonymous way to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs on Saturday, Oct. 23 as part of the county’s participation in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can stop by any of the county’s seven National Take-Back Day locations in Bethesda, Silver […]

A design guide aimed at increasing street accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision was released by Montgomery County last week. The guide gathered input from the visually disabled community, service providers, and organizations supporting people with vision disabilities, according to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. The guide aims to help planners […]

Students at Walter Johnson High School staged a walk-out Friday morning to protest graffiti with white supremacist symbols and hate speech that was found on school property early last week. The demonstration started as an outdoor assembly organized by the school. Students who attended the event said they disagreed with the graffiti at their school […]

For 33 years, the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery has offered Montgomery County residents an opportunity to learn about African-American history. Now, the museum is using their forum for a hot-button issue that has sparked a lot of debate at local school boards across the nation: Critical Race Theory (CRT).  According to […]

The Gaithersburg Oktoberfest, which was scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, will not be taking place this year due to COVID-19 concerns. In a statement, Carolyn Muller, Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture for Gaithersburg said: “With the Delta variant still pervasive in our community, we felt it was prudent to cancel the […]

A $10 million-winning Powerball Double Play ticket was sold at the Rockville Exxon at White Flint. The winner is the first in the country to secure the Double Play top prize. The winning ticket was drawn on Sept. 27 with the numbers 2, 27, 51, 62, and 66 with the Powerball of 1, according to […]

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19, just days before the court’s new term begins in person. The Bethesda native and Chevy Chase resident reportedly has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January. BREAKING: The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will reinstitute aspects of its booting and towing parking enforcement program that was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, Nov. 1, the department announced on Tuesday. According to a statement by MCDOT, the decision was made after the Maryland State of Emergency was lifted this […]