Montgomery Community Media

Safe Silver Spring will host its annual legislative forum on Thursday, January 7th. The meeting will take place in the spring room at the Silver Spring Civic Center which is located at 1 Veterans Plaza. The major focus of the meeting will be gun safety legislative proposals that deal with domestic violence, police body cameras […]

When the Montgomery County Board of Education meets next Tuesday they will have one more thing to consider. Members of the Chinmaya Mission in Silver Spring and the Hindu American Foundation are petitioning the Board to recognize Diwali as a holiday for the 2017-2018 school year. Diwali is one of the most important holidays in Hinduism […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Acting Secretary of Education Dr. John King Jr. answers questions after a visit with teachers and students at Joann Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring. For more information about the U.S. Department of Education, visit their website here. Excited to be at Joann Leleck Elementary School reading books […]

Get ready to taste some delicious seafood and desserts in Potomac. O’Donnell’s Market will open a dine-in counter on Tuesday, Jan. 5, starting at 11 a.m. O’Donnell’s Market will be serving up oysters, soup, sandwiches, beer, wine and, of course, those famous crab cakes and rum buns for customers during regular market hours which are […]

The Bethesda Circulator will have a new route starting Jan. 4th. According to executives with the Bethesda Urban Partnership, the new route will extend bus service north to Battery Lane and south to Bradley Boulevard. Three buses will be on the route at all times and a bus will arrive at each of the 20 stops […]

The City of Rockville is asking for your help to keep those in need warm this winter. You can help by donating new or gently used coats during Rockville’s 9th Annual Coat Drive from Monday, December 28th through Wednesday, January 6th.  Drop off locations are listed below: Lincoln Park Community Center, 357 Frederick Avenue Rockville City […]

Members of the community turned out for a blood drive in honor of Officer Noah Leotta on Wednesday at the Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, in Gaithersburg. According to Red Cross officials, all 111 appointments filled within hours after the Montgomery County Police Department announced that the blood drive would take place in […]

Maryland Secretary of State John Wobensmith is reminding residents to beware of misleading practices this holiday season. “The holiday season inspires a spirit of generosity to help those in need, but unfortunately, scam artists are also stepping up their efforts to take advantage of that generosity. It is important for all Marylanders to be vigilant […]

Looking for a bite to eat this Christmas? I’ve got you covered. For the first post of “Take a Bite,” I put together a list of local restaurants open on Christmas Day to get your holiday munchies fix after watching A Christmas Story on repeat all day. Below are a few places you can check […]

Montgomery County Police detectives are investigating a death that was discovered Tuesday night in Silver Spring. According to police, at 11:10 p.m. on December 22 detectives from the Major Crimes Division were in the area of the Northwest Branch Trail near the inner-loop of I-495, when they located a deceased person in the creek along the […]