Articles by Tamika Smith

June 21, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Humane Society Helping Community For 55 Years (Photos)

The Montgomery County Humane Society (MCHS) has been working to secure animals for over 50 years. It provides emergency shelter among other needs including preventive veterinary care, temporary foster care, and evaluating the behavior of shelter animals while keeping them engaged and socialized. b j Altschul serves as the director of external relations. She primarily […]

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June 21, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Helping Ari Get Ready For Annapolis

If you haven’t met Ari Halevy, you need to. He is one of Montgomery Community Media‘s newest interns and a serious go getter, who is currently working on his next assignment. When the idea for needing someone to head to Annapolis and get footage of a tax commission meeting came up, Ari stepped up to […]

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June 20, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Have You Seen the Bear? (Map)

Bear sightings are on the rise in Montgomery County this week. A black bear has been spotted in Gaithersburg and Germantown. Residents started reporting sightings of the bear as early as June 17, according to Department of Natural Resources Manager Ken D’Loughy. Follow MyMCMedia on facebook and Twitter for the latest. In the meantime, check out […]

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June 19, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Small Business Day at MCM (Photo)

Montgomery Community Media (MCM) hosted its first small business day in county and they asked me sit on the panel to discuss multi-platform marketing. The panel I sat on included Neil Burkinshaw from the Gazette,  Namon Jones from Radio One. Kelly Leonard moderated the discussion. The day-long event highlighted many topics from growing a business globally […]

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June 18, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Biz Tip: Know Your Customer (Video)

Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner (D- District 1) and Nancy Floreen (D-At-large) welcomed small businesses to the inaugural Montgomery County Small Business Day in Rockville. The event, held on June 17 at Montgomery Community Media, attracted about 100 small business owners. Organizers Kelly Leonard and Tony Spearman-Leach brought in experts who delved into finding resources […]

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June 16, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Business Owners Say Nightlife Needs a Boost (Video)

As the Nighttime Economy Task Force gets ready to meet on June 17, local residents and business owners share their opinions.

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June 14, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Power 2 Give Launches (Video)

Supporters of local arts organizations joined Suzan Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC), at the Round House Theater on June 12 to officially launch a new fund raising tool called Power 2 Give.org. The goal is to attract new donors who may not have considered giving to […]

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June 14, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Latino Nonprofit Helping Businesses For Over 20 Years

The Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) assisting Latino businesses Montgomery County and Washington, D.C, for a combination of over 20 years

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June 13, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Ike Leggett On Why He Is Running (Video)

The day Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett announced he would run for a third term, MyMCMedia’s Tamika Smith asked him why he decided to run for re-election in 2014.

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June 12, 2013 | Tamika Smith

Wootton High Student Wins Visual Arts Award (Photo)

Meet Gauyun ‘Esther’ Kim. The 18-year-old teen is highly driven in the arts field and was recently awarded by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

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