Montgomery Community Media

Olympic gold medalist Haley Skarupa, bestselling author Nora Roberts, and Kathryn Sullivan, who was the first woman to walk in space, are among the speakers who will address the graduating class of 2018 this year. Washington Post journalist Dana Milbank, Congressman Jamie Raskin, award-winning TV producer Andrew Och, and ESPN sportscaster Bram Weinstein will also […]

There is something for everyone among the diverse events happening this Memorial Day Weekend in Montgomery County.   Festivals  Taste of Rockville will fill the air along Maryland Avenue and Courthouse Square with enticing smells at noon on Saturday and Sunday before dance troupes, local bands, rock’n’roll, blues, country, reggae and Latin bands start playing in the Hometown Holidays Music Fest. The Music Fest will also feature a Reptiles […]

The Corner Market & Pharmacy will have a grand opening Friday afternoon after opening its doors last week on Nelson Street in Rockville. It is open from 9:00a.m. to 9:00p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Sundays. Kevin Kirsch says he and co-owner Jason Kirsch are “thrilled to death with the neighborhood response.”   Store partner Canela Bakery offers fresh bread samples just inside the door, as well […]

The talented youth of Montgomery County took The Fillmore by storm at the MoCo’s Got Talent finals Sunday. More than 120 students participated this year, and five students and student groups took home first place prizes, Recreation Specialist Marhonda Williams said. At only 12 years old, first-place singer Kelvin Dukes “blew everyone away, not only with his talent but also with […]

Protected and improved bike lanes have been popping up all over Montgomery County the past two years, and the county is rolling out plans for even more.   When bike advocate Casey Anderson was first appointed Montgomery County Planning Board chair, trying to make biking safer and easier “was like beating my head against the wall,” he said.  But […]

Nearly 3000 students will walk at the Montgomery College graduation ceremony Friday morning on the Rockville campus athletic field.   Ninety-seven percent of those projected graduates will receive their Associate’s Degree, and seven percent will receive Certificates.   Students who graduated last summer, last fall, and this spring will celebrate their graduation tomorrow. Ten percent of […]

A new traffic signal in downtown Bethesda stops car traffic on all sides so pedestrians can cross in all directions at once. The all-pedestrian traffic signal was installed this month at the intersection of Arlington Rd. and Bethesda Ave.  It is part of a larger plan to make the entire Arlington Rd. corridor more pedestrian-friendly, said MCDOT spokeswoman Esther Bowring.   After three reported pedestrian-car […]

Seven hundred and fifty flags will fly at Bohrer Park to honor community heroes on Memorial Day Weekend in a Flags for Our Heroes event.    Individuals are invited to honor their personal heroes by sponsoring a flag bearing a medallion with their hero’s name.   “I’m glad Rotary held this celebration in Gaithersburg. My son is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. It’s difficult for me, at […]

It’s Farmers Market season! Farmers Markets will be selling fresh seasonal produce, baked goods, and more this spring and summer all over Montgomery County. Bethesda Bethesda Central Farm Market 7600 Arlington Road, Bethesda Sundays, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Contact: debra@centralfarmmarkets.com   Bethesda Farm Women’s Market 7155 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 7 a.m. – 4 […]

Montgomery County’s first pop-up bike lane will make Bike to Work Day a safe and worry-free event on Friday, May 18, in Bethesda.   From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., this protected bike lane will start as the traffic circle at Cheltenham Drive and Tilbury Street, cross Wisconsin Avenue, head south on Woodmont Avenue and end at the entrance to Capital Crescent Trail, according to the Montgomery County government website.  The pop-up […]