Montgomery Community Media

School starts up again in less than a month for students in Montgomery County Public Schools, and within about a month for most other students as well. Over the summer it is very easy to put off addressing issues that may have arisen during the previous school year, and perhaps hoping that things will resolve […]

UPDATED Montgomery Community Media (MCM) has learned it is a 2014 national finalist in two, National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (NATOA) government programming award categories. The categories are for the “Use of Social Media” for MyMCMedia.org and “Event/Program Promotion (Operating Budget over $300,000)” for the My Favorite Teacher spot. “I’m proud of our award-winning […]

I had the pleasure all this week to photograph the youth soccer championships put on by the US Youth Soccer organization. I was covering for the non-profit Cal South Soccer out of Fullerton, Ca. Cal South had 21 teams advance to the #RoadtoMD playoffs – where 6 of their teams advanced as champions. Here are […]

With College Application Essays on My Mind! As July slips away, I can’t help thinking how this has been an unusual summer in the Washington area. Usually we have the same forecast all summer long: hot and humid. This summer has been different. Sure, we’ve had those kinds of days, but we’ve also had days […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will honor Upcounty Police Officers, Special Operations Teams, Firefighters and Paramedics at their 19th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast. The event will be held on Friday, August 8 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Harvest Building, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg. This year we will honor 57 of the […]

Many companies encourage their employees to participate in health and wellness activities, especially in the summer months, and Erickson Living, the management company of Riderwood retirement community, is no exception. On July 12, employees from six of the retirement communities in Erickson Living’s national network competed in the annual employee softball tournament in Savage, Md.  […]

I find that I read more books in the summertime than any other time of the year. I recently asked one of my favorite authors, Sarah Pekkanen, who is a Montgomery County resident, to share her summer book list. Sonya: What are you reading right now? Sarah: “I just picked up Brene Brown‘s THE GIFTS […]

Operating a large-scale senior living community such as Riderwood in Silver Spring is like running a small city.  Daily services for 2,500 residents must be carefully planned and executed, just as a city manager coordinates services for citizens. At Riderwood, those types of services in the General Services Department include infrastructure maintenance, transportation and security. […]

Lebron James is the best basketball player in the world right now and will probably stay the best until the end of his career. King James has two NBA Finals MVP Awards, five NBA Finals appearances and two championship rings. Most of his success is found in South Beach playing for the Miami Heat but […]

Not so long ago, the HR department was all-powerful. They were the deciders on hiring and firing, the people who had the ear of the CEO, and the final arbiters on what development activities you could and couldn’t do for your staff. That picture is changing quickly today, as the business line takes back control […]