Montgomery Community Media

It’s the year of the horse, and the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center is celebrating with its 15th annual event at Lake Forest Mall in Gaithersburg.  Performances, displays and workshops to educate the community about the “Lunar New Year,” also called the “Chinese New Year,” will take place on Feb. 1, 2, 8 and […]

Do you think a Trayvon Martin-type incident could occur in Montgomery County? That’s the question an upcoming event hosted by the Montgomery County and City of Rockville Human Rights Commissions will explore during a discussion on the topics of racial, ethnic and community relations on Feb. 1. “We thought that it is important that the community […]

Grammy-award winning musician and Silver Spring resident Daryl Davis plays in a band for a living. But his passion is finding the answer to a question that burned his conscience for years. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how Davis set out to become the first black man to interview members of the Ku […]

Hundreds of employees with AOL’s hyperlocal news site Patch were laid-off in a major restructuring that will bring the number of sites nationally from more than 900 down to about 250, according to multiple reports. Patch has 11 news sites in Montgomery County run by three editors. As of Wednesday, all of the sites are […]

Haregewoyan Azalew moved from Ethiopia more than 10 years to start a new life in the United States. She decided to use her skills as a business owner in her home country to open a market in Silver Spring. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how Azalew, her family and the Wesenyelesh International Market have […]

Montgomery County wants more green businesses in the area and is creating a program to make that happen.  The William James Foundation (WJF), Bethesda Green, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) and Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC) are partnering to support the growth of local green businesses.  The newly launched Mentor Capital Network program will work to accelerate entrepreneurial growth […]

One local retirement community in Silver Spring is hosting a unique event in honor of African-American history that utilizes the talents of their residents to educate the public. The Riderwood African-American History Club and the Riderwood Quilt Club, two resident-led groups, have partnered to create a community event that showcases fifteen quilts to commemorate Black […]

The County is looking to local residents for advice on what data they’d like to see available at their fingertips.  After the first Open Data Town Hall in December, officials decided to expand the program, hosting the second event at the Upcounty Regional Services Center in Germantown on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. “The Open […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Valerie Bonk asks Congressman Chris Van Hollen about his endorsement of Ike Leggett for the Montgomery County Executive race.

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk asks Congressman John Delaney about rumors that he may enter the Maryland governor’s race. Take a look at his response at the Women’s Legislative Briefing in Rockville: