Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 25, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Government Contracting Forum at the Bethesda Pooks Hill Marriott this morning at 8 a.m. 2. The Gaithersburg City Transportation Committee will be meeting tonight at 7 p.m. The agenda includes an update on the […]

Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger testified about strengthening DUI laws in Annapolis on Wednesday, including “Noah’s Law.” Following his testimony, Chief Manger along with the parents of Officer Noah Leotta, and other Maryland public safety officials held a news conference to discuss the importance of tougher DUI laws. “If this was just about one […]

Dozens of Montgomery County residents attended a workshop at Quince Orchard High School held by the Johnson Family about the annexation plan for the 14 acre parcel known as the Johnson Property. Residents were divided into small groups to discuss three key topics with a team of consultants including proposed development, traffic and pedestrian safety, and school capacity. […]

UPDATED Dozens of concerned residents attended a community workshop at the Quince Orchard High School cafeteria to discuss the proposed annexation of the Johnson property on Tuesday night. At the meeting, residents were divided into small groups to discuss three, key topics with a team of consultants: Proposed Development, Traffic and Pedestrian Safety, and Schools. The workshop was […]

Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland (HFHMM) celebrates its newest ReStore location in Rockville on Feb. 19. The store is located at 1029 East Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Local officials including Rockville Mayor Bridget Newton and Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz participated in a ribbon cutting to mark the occasion. The new ReStore location officially opened […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 23, in Montgomery County: 1.  The Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the Purple Line are on the Montgomery County Council’s agenda today. The Planning Department will also demonstrate a new online map of historical African American Communities at the Council session. You can watch the session live, here. 2. A community workshop […]

I’ve been a fan of OK Go for quite some time, ever since their iconic music video “Here It Goes.” The alternative rock band, whose lead singer is actually from Washington, D.C., is known pushing the limits with their creative and out-of-the-box music videos. Their latest is no exception. In the video for their song […]

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Silver Spring branch with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. “We are proud of our Silver Spring Library,” Parker Hamilton, director of Montgomery County Public Libraries, said. “Not only does our library provide a flexible and adaptable space to connect […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Councilmember Nancy Navarro, and Councilmember Roger Berliner are in Cuba this week as a part of a delegation arranged by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. According to a news release, the purpose of the trip is to create an opportunity for potential economic and cultural partnerships with Cuba. County […]

Hundreds of members of the Bangladeshi community, from the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, gathered at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring to celebrate International Mother Language Day on Feb. 20. Mizanur Rahman is the President of the Dhaka University Alumni Forum, Inc., and one of eleven organizers of the event. “In Montgomery County […]