Montgomery Community Media

Architectural talents from four design firms came together to create the stunning structure that now stands on the National Mall. The Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith Group chose to create an exterior for the National Museum of African American History & Culture that is neither granite nor stone. Lead designer David Adjaye developed a design for the […]

More than 600 journalists from around the country had the opportunity to view the architectural majesty and moving exhibits of the new National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) on Media Preview Day. Montgomery Community Media was there to capture the remarks of Smithsonian secretary David Skorton, museum founding director Lonnie Bunch and […]

The Long Branch Community Recreation Center welcomes hundreds of people every week from morning to evening. A diverse mix of cultures and languages are represented by the members who treat the center like a home away from home. But the August 10 explosion and fire in Silver Spring tested Director Morris Buster and his staff’s […]

The talent of local Latino artists is on full display in Gaithersburg. This is the second year the city has welcomed an exhibit by the Latino Art League of Greater Washington DC in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The public is invited to meet the artists during a free reception on Thursday, September 15 from 6:30 […]

The Long Branch Community Recreation Center is usually a place where hundreds of Silver Spring residents go to exercise, play board games or socialize with friends. Last month, the center became the emergency shelter for some 159 people left homeless by the August 10 natural gas explosion at Flower Branch Apartments. The center’s director, Morris […]

Montgomery County police want the public’s help to stop some bold thieves stealing electronics from cellular phone stores. Investigators have surveillance video and photographs showing three of the thieves inside an AT&T store. Police are asking for information that can help them identify the suspects believed to be responsible for five incidents of cellular phones […]

Before you make that dinner reservation, call a handyman or shop for jewelry it might be helpful to find out the favorite choices of other people living in Montgomery County. Montgomery Magazine conducted its first “Best of Montgomery County” survey this summer. Publisher Soly Romero says the staff is getting positive responses to the survey. […]

Students at Maryvale Elementary are back to learning after spending Monday making friends, reuniting with former classmates and getting oriented to a new academic year.  The school in Rockville has a new principal and a diverse student population. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong reports the MCPS superintendent stopped by to meet parents and children at the end […]

The first day of the 2015-2016 school year is over for some 650 Maryvale Elementary School students and their parents. Dr. Jack Smith, the superintendent of MCPS, greeted students and parents at the end of the school day in Rockville. It is his first year as the head of Maryland’s largest school district with more […]

Four years from now, as many as 1.4 million jobs will be available for people with the skills needed in the computer technology world. Yet only three percent of the women in the U.S. are on track to fill those positions in computing fields. That is changing with a summer immersion in computer coding offered […]