Montgomery Community Media

Now that we have achieved our ultimate goal of creating and performing an original opera, where do we go from here? What do we do? These are questions the students ask as they enter the classroom “the day after” the final performance. After striking the set, depression sets in. All of this intense work . […]

Yesterday I checked out this great video webinar called Good Food Rules: Nudging people towards healthier eating. In it, Dr. Mike Evans mentioned his four initial good health recommendations to patients: 1. Eat Well 2. Sleep Well 3. Get Out and Mingle 4. Walk Often The piece of advice about mingling might be the most […]

As I closed the classroom door in frustration, a mirror fell and shattered into a thousand pieces. My students quickly came to my aid, offering comfort and consolation. They understand that a teacher is human and experiences the same emotions as they do. We all feel frustration and must learn how to manage it. My […]

The announcement this week of the proposed takeover of DirecTV by AT&T reminded me of one of the great ‘increasing the size of the pie’ business lessons I once learned… not in a classroom, but in a high-rise overlooking LAX. When I worked at PBS, one of my main responsibilities was working with the direct […]

Sometimes, you just never know what the day will bring. When Debra Vinh, Communications Specialist at Riderwood retirement community, signed for a large delivery of flowers May 13, the mystery had just begun. The notecard on the delivery read “To the Residents of Riderwood: Wishing you a bountiful and beautiful spring! –Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs […]

Teleconferencing, virtual meetings, and online learning – what’s not to love? As it turns out, plenty. There are many good reasons to want to believe that online meetings and online training are just as valuable as face-to-face sessions. For one thing, online options are usually much cheaper and faster – no travel time, no meals, […]

More and more, Manna Food Center is known not just as the group that gives out food from the back of our ever-present trucks. We are also an organization committed to supporting healthy lifestyles for all members of our community. Manna offers Nutrition Education in many forms  throughout Montgomery County, including this blog. Last weekend, it may have seemed out […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) is pleased to announce that one of its members –The Comfort Inn Gaithersburg at Shady Grove– is the recipient of the 2014 Montgomery County Department of Economic Development’s  (DED)”Hospitality Company of the Year” Small Business Award. The hotel has received many honors and recognitions including 16 Gold Awards and […]

After the opera premiere, the company reflected in writing. The members of Lightning Strike Kids Opera Company reached the summit of the mountain and wanted to convey their innermost thoughts about feelings about their accomplishments.

Over 50 Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Member & Guests gathered at Smokey Glen Farm last week to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Chamber’s Young Professionals Group (YPG). The Chamber’s YPG is packed with lots of enthusiasm and high aspirations from happy hours, to lunch and learns to committee meetings. The mission of the […]