Montgomery Community Media

The African-American Democratic Club of Montgomery County will host its annual, “State of Black Montgomery” event in Silver Spring on Saturday, February 6. The forum will focus on key issues surrounding Montgomery County’s African-American community. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will give opening remarks and host a “TED talk” style dialogue about civic engagement, economic empowerment, education […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will host and entrepreneur on February 10 in Germantown. The breakfast is part of a series events aimed at local entrepreneurs. The key note speaker will be the co-founder of Breezio, Shahab Kaviani, who will speak on the theme, “Choosing the Right Partners,” Kaviani’s remarks will be followed by […]

Montgomery Parks will celebrate Black History Month with free educational events that highlight the stories, struggles and successes of African Americans. The events will take place on February 27 and 28 at Josiah Henson Park and will include free guided tours, a screening of a PBS documentary about the park and a spoken word poetry […]

Across Montgomery County, commuters have had trouble accessing sidewalks and bus stops. Under county law, property owners must remove snow from sidewalks within 24 hours of snowfall. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Carolyn Biggins, Division Chief of Montgomery County’s Division of Transit Services discusses safety tips for commuters. Sidewalk snow removal efforts ramping up. Some […]

After record snow falls across the region forced many commuter services to close, daily commutes are starting to return to normal. Bike riders in Montgomery County can now return to the streets once again. Capital Bikeshare announced on Wednesday that it would start to re-open bike stations in Montgomery County. Stations in the County will […]

Things are slowly but surely returning to normal in Montgomery County after a record blizzard last weekend. Ride On, the County’s bus service started normal operations on Thursday, but some commuters have had problems accessing bus stops. There are nearly 5,300 bus stops across the County and removing snow from all stops is a big […]

As things begin to return to normal around Montgomery County after last weekends record blizzard, commuters are hitting the roads and sidewalks to head back to work. Delays and traffic jams are common place around the County but for some, mounds of snow are impeding their commutes. A bus stop at the intersection of Colesville […]

As federal and local governments across the region reopened for business, commuters hit the streets to head out to work after spending days stuck at home. If reported gas shortages on Friday weren’t enough, some local stations were out of gas for Wednesday’s rush hour as well. George Ransford is the manager of the Exxon […]

Montgomery County experienced record snow fall totals thanks to the Blizzard of 2016. Many residents may recall the storms of 2010 and 2011 when hundreds of thousands in the region lost power for days. This year, things were a bit different with only a few thousands residents losing power during the storm. PEPCO Communications Director […]

Across Montgomery County residents continue to dig out of a historic blizzard that dumped nearly 40 inches of snow in some areas. Those who were able to get out, found empty shelves at some Montgomery County grocery stores, which made picking up essentials a difficult task. Grocers are working hard this week to replenish store […]