Montgomery Community Media

This month we feature Sareana Kimia who is currently the Asian American Pacific Island Maryland Deputy Director of Youth Outreach for the Democratic National Committee, the elected student member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, and the Chief of Staff for Young Democrats of America High School Caucus. As an advocate for other youth […]

Seven on Seven football has become a spring rite of passage for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in playing varsity in the fall. The 2014-2015 sports calendar for high school students ends with the last pitch of the varsity baseball state championship, which coincides with Memorial Day weekend.  The following week prospective […]

Or – Why Teleconferencing Will Never Be The Answer We hear a lot about teleconferencing, telepresence and telework.  And there’s nothing wrong with any of it.  I just hosted a webinar, I Skype with colleagues all over the world and my company could not survive without telework.  So I’m as connected as anyone.  But to […]

Dear Montgomery County Board of Education Members: Abuse thrives in secrecy – in 2012 the Maryland State Board of Ed directed you to take concrete steps to protect children in schools. Your response was silence. In September of 2014, MCPS, under the direction of Dr. Joshua Starr, began to respond to media attention to “isolated” […]

Visit SOAR   Senior Outdoor Adventures in Recreation   Cricket Anyone? We are looking for interested folks. Call 240.777.4932 to let us know.   June 1: Junior Varsity and Varsity High School Summer League begins at various high school facilities. Call 240.777.6870 for more information.   June 1: Origami, the Art of Paper Folding at Margaret […]

After the opera, the company loses its sense of purpose for a short period and needs to find its way, its new path. The students try to revert to previous behaviors and “old ways” until they realize that they are changed forever. They can’t go back. Then, they determine the route for a new journey […]

Self-care is important for all people. However, many parents become so focused on their children’s needs that they neglect to take adequate care of themselves. Trying to find time is probably the biggest reason why, while financial, guilt about not spending enough time with children, or other reasons sometimes also contribute to limited self-care. Here […]

One of the joys of working in a senior living community is seeing the bonds that are often created between generations.  Here is one such story from Riderwood retirement community in Silver Spring: When residents of Riderwood want to enjoy Broadway-style theater, they have a connection right on its 120-acre campus. They just ask Lori […]

Everyone is caught off guard by mixed emotions the day after the opera. Realizing that the culminating event for which we have been preparing all year has now passed is depressing and disappointing. The process of striking the set and taking everything down that we have spent months creating illicits a host of feelings that […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held its 12th Annual Wine Tasting on Thursday, May 21 at the Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg. Over one hundred area business leaders were in attendance. “Not only is this a great networking event, but it is always a way to sample some of our top restaurants paired with some […]