Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will be honored with the “Distinguished Service Award” from the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless during the organization’s annual “Home Sweet Home: Celebrating Partnerships” gala at the Bolger Center in Potomac on March 6. “I am honored to be selected for this award, but I am just one […]

Pedestrian safety, economic development and transportation are included on the topics of discussion for the committees of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board which meet on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Silver Spring Civic Building.  The committee meetings are open to the public and deal with topical issues of interest to the Silver Spring […]

The Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations is preparing for their second trip to Annapolis this year, but this trip will be a little different — they’re hoping to show their numbers to lawmakers in Annapolis and demonstrate what they say is a dire need for school construction funding in Montgomery County. “Our hope for this […]

A forum hosted by the African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Young Democrats will bring state and local leaders together to address the “State of Black Montgomery” at the Silver Spring Civic Building on Feb. 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Gov. Martin O’Malley, Congressmen John Delaney, John Sarbanes and Chris Van […]

One in three teens and young adults will experience some form of dating abuse, according to Break the Cycle, a non-profit organization that provides dating abuse prevention programs exclusively to young people. Reducing this statistic is the focus of the fifth annual “Choose Respect Montgomery Teen Dating Conference” on Feb. 23 at the Montgomery College […]

The Boyds School in Montgomery County served as the backdrop for an event that brought political leaders and experts together to discuss the history and future of voting rights in America in honor of Black History Month. The one room building was the only school for African-American children in the area from 1895 to 1936. During […]

A group of Silver Spring seniors have been piecing together a patchwork project in order to pay tribute to Black History Month. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the African-American History Club and the Quilt Club at the Riderwood Retirement community came together to present their first African-American Quilt Show featuring more than […]

“Protecting voting rights in our time” is the theme of a panel discussion hosted by Congressman John Delaney at the Historic Boyds School in Montgomery County on Feb. 17.  The event brings together local leaders and experts for a discussion on voting rights in honor of Black History Month. “The right to vote is absolutely […]

Does Silver Spring need a central park? Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer told the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board during their February meeting that he’s working on a solution to what he says is a lack of community green space in the downtown area. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story on the discussion surrounding the […]

A group of seniors at a retirement community in Silver Spring decided to take a unique approach this year to honoring African American History. The Riderwood African-American History Club and the Riderwood Quilt Club, two resident-led groups at the Riderwood nursing community held their first quilt show to commemorate Black History Month. Find a gallery […]