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February 2, 2015 | Jeff Getek

Riderwood Appoints Christopher Leinauer as Associate Executive Director

Riderwood, the Erickson Living retirement community, appointed Christopher Leinauer as Associate Executive Director. Mr. Leinauer brings over eleven years of experience in the senior living industry to Riderwood, primarily under the umbrella of Brookdale Senior Living. He served as the Director of Finance and Executive Director for the Richmond Place Retirement Community in Lexington, Kentucky. […]

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February 2, 2015 | Phil Fabrizio

Teams On Fire – MCPS Divisionals (PHOTOS)

This past weekend after covering an emotional schoolboy hardwood battle between Georgetown Prep and Landon Friday night I picked my cameras back up on Saturday and headed out to Germantown. Weekends such as this are fun for parents and their student athletes.  It all comes to a fine dénouement – for end of season events […]

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January 31, 2015 | Sonya Burke

A Recap of Our January MCOL Video Reports

The first month of the new year is already in the books and it’s been a busy start of the year for the web team at MyMCMedia. We produced 14 Montgomery Channel on Location (MCOL) video segments for Montgomery Channel 21. Our most watched video online was produced by Krista Brick and it spotlighted three […]

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January 30, 2015 | Lindsey Seegers

You Say Potato, I Say Patata

I’ve shared before how much our clients value our Cooking Matter at the Store grocery store tours. We’ve reached over 500 participants in this wonderful program, and at least once a month a client calls to share: “I really never knew that it was cheaper to buy in bulk! I’m saving on my grocery bill […]

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January 26, 2015 | Laura Rowles

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Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber’s GROWTH: Brand, Sales & Marketing Seminar

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our GROWTH: Brand, Sales & Marketing Seminar on Tuesday, March 24 at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9640 Gudelsky Drive in Rockville. This year’s seminar features: Sonya Burke of Montgomery Community Media who will speak on: “Using the Press to Tell Your Story More Effectively & Attract Your […]

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January 23, 2015 | Lindsey Seegers

Three Tips to a Healthy New Year

At Manna, I post recipes in our lobby and send out health tips in all of our closed food boxes. While I create them for clients, I’m especially tickled when volunteers and visiting donors take a recipe and tell me what a hit it was with their families. As Manna’s Nutrition Educator, I like to […]

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January 23, 2015 | Laura Rowles

GGCC Conducts Ribbon Cutting for Auxilium Technology

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a “Ribbon Cutting” Ceremony for Auxilium Technology, located at 9841 Washingtonian Boulevard, Suite 200 in Gaithersburg. The ceremony was conducted on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Auxilium Technology provides clients with world class solutions across software/hardware engineering, product development, IT technology consulting, IT support, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, web design […]

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January 22, 2015 | Mary Ruth McGinn

Perfection, In Hands and Voices (VIDEO)

Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company experienced a musical awakening. Pianist, Henry Dehlinger, opera singer, Danielle Talamantes and US Army Chorus member, Kerry Wilkerson opened our ears, eyes and souls to the power of music. Playing and singing songs from the operas, The Magic Flute and Porgy and Bess, they collaborated beautifully to share their […]

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January 21, 2015 | Laura Rowles

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2015 Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber Legislative Agenda Released

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will advocate to elected leaders in the State of Maryland for policies that will create a vibrant economy. In that spirit, the Chamber will evaluate legislation based on the 5 elements of a vibrant economy: The 5 elements of a vibrant economy: A competitive business climate A place to do […]

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January 20, 2015 | Mary Ruth McGinn

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Boom! Crash! Yes! A Strike! (VIDEO)

In order to create a realistic story and bring it to life, it is imperative that we research the setting of our opera . . . a bowling alley.  Thanks to Bowl America in Germantown, Maryland, we were able to do just that.  Half of the company had never been bowling.  What we learned from […]

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