Montgomery Community Media

The blossoms are set to burst any day now, so I’m sending these photos to all of you in hopes you’ll make the trip to Washington, D.C. and share in this spectacular sight. I promise you, there is no description in the world that will equal the experience of walking through showers of petals, or […]

We finally made it through the B x W of winter to the beginning of the burst of color that Spring brings. Windows open, out comes the clothes that don’t make us look blown up like we are a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The cameras come out to capture the bright and vibrant colors of […]

UPDATED There was a great turnout for the spring break Backpack Journalism screening party at Montgomery Community Media (MCM) on April 10. For one week, the seven teens in the Backpack Journalism program learned about story composition, shooting and editing. As part of the spring break project, the young journalists interviewed seniors at Ingleside at […]

These “April showers” are certainly living up to their reputation. So far, the spring is warm, but not so much yet that our farmer’s markets are open and bursting with vibrant produce. The conventional grocery stores into which I’ve stepped lately feature piles of pineapple and citrus. Give me some veggies, too, please! During conversations […]

When you drop a stone in the pond, concentric circles spread out and expand their reach beyond a point where the eye can see. They seem to dissipate as the water calms and the stone sinks. But where do the ripples really go? Like the stone, we cast ourselves into a pool with every action […]

In just two weeks, Montgomery Community Media will celebrate a “Day in the Life of Montgomery County.” Our celebration takes place on April 22nd – that’s Earth Day – and we are promoting the event in order to inspire and encourage others to join us as we try to capture the diversity of our county […]

Diana: Editors E. Charles Nelson and David J. Elliott have compiled a book about a man I’d never heard of: Mark Catesby. One of the earliest naturalists, as well as an author and illustrator, Catesby studied the fauna and flora of North America over a seven-year period. He influenced Audubon, Darwin, and the explorers Lewis and Clark. […]

Yesterday was Palm Sunday, a holiday that many Americans overlook. But in churches around the world, people gathered, prayed, and used palm fronds during the mass to commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. Among Italian-Americans this day is a whole lot more. I remember my father making us go to a second church service if the […]

  Recently I met some people from this organization. It seemed like an interesting thing they do and during our conversation was asked if we could do a video  or cover one of their practice sessions. I thought why not, so I found out where they were practicing and went there to get get some pictures […]

  There is a saying: “ Seeing is believing.” But is it really? Is that picture you are looking at really true to life? Models are air brushed for magazines, pictures can be manipulated to make you believe what you see is real, people may be in a group picture but were never actually there. […]