Montgomery Community Media

In recognition of Active Aging month, forty-two residents at Riderwood Retirement Community in Silver Spring have been hard at work creating original pieces of art that will be displayed in a public art show May 7-9. The art show titled “Feast for the Eyes II,” showcases more than 165 pieces of art which include paintings, […]

The fourth annual “Taste the World in Fenton Village” festival in Silver Spring had a record number of participating restaurants that attracted large crowds of restaurant goers. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Evan Glass, Chair of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, talks about the importance of bringing “feet to the street” in the survival of […]

Taste the World in Fenton Village attracted its largest number of participating restaurants and biggest crowd yet in its fourth year of promoting small businesses in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board member Suzy Zusy talks about the growth of “Taste the World” over the past few years. Related: 

Montgomery County will be joining communities across the nation on May 7 to celebrate the third annual “Bike to School Day” that builds on “Walk to School Day” observed every October. Bike to School Day events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for bicycling and walking and emphasize the importance of increasing […]

For Chevy Chase residents, it’s time to go to the polls. Election Day is May 6 for Town Council members as voters elect three of the five members in the 2014 election to serve for two years. Polls are located in the Town Hall at 4301 Willow Lane in Chevy Chase and will be open from 8 […]

One local elementary school student is on her way to becoming “Google famous” after her creativity gained her national attention from the major search-engine. Shahsi Arnold, a fifth-grader at East Silver Spring Elementary school was named a State finalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition. Her drawing titled “Imagination Transportation” is one of 10 State […]

Northwest High School in Germantown was placed on lockdown this morning following “threats of violence” made in a phone call, according to Montgomery County Police spokeswoman Angela Cruz. The call came in at 10:05 a.m. this morning (May 5) and students were immediately placed on lockdown, Cruz said. After police swept the school and deemed […]

The fourth annual “Taste the World in Fenton Village” festival attracted its biggest crowd yet, bringing hundreds of hungry patrons to more than two-dozen local restaurants in an effort to promote local restaurants in the area. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the event is helping local businesses in Fenton Village. “There’s restaurants […]

It’s not your average restaurant crawl, and organizers at the 4th “Taste the World in Fenton Village” designed it that way.  The annual event, held on May 4 of this year, brings hundreds of residents to Silver Spring to support the local business community and try a taste of the diverse ethnic restaurants that are […]

It’s a busy time of the year for local florists as they prepare for the increase in orders that comes with the spring season. See the preparation behind those Mother’s Day bouquets in this MyMCMedia Extra. Mother’s Day is around the corner and Montgomery County florists are gearing up for the rush. “We buy a […]