Montgomery Community Media

Several weeks ago a new little 3’4″ angel joined her “Wizard of Oz” cronies in heaven.  Her name was Margaret Pellegrini (featured in the image with the Ferguson family) and she played the flowerpot girl (see below) along with several other roles in the original “Wizard of Oz” movie with Judy Garland. And through an interesting series of events, […]

In order to become true mathematicians and critical thinkers, we must first understand that not every problem has only one correct answer and there are multiple ways to arrive at a solution. In the process of creating an original opera, students encounter daily opportunities to apply their math thinking in authentic contexts. The first day […]

The media landscape is changing SO fast, it’s hard for legacy organizations to keep up. Newspapers have been feeling the brunt of these changes, as they have been cutting back and even shutting down in unprecedented numbers… and it remains to be seen if Amazon’s Jeff Bezos can resuscitate the once proud Washington Post. But […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) heads to China in little over a week, the African community celebrates unity for the month of September, and the Asian American Pageant loses a candidate. Check out the top stories in diversity and events to put on your calendar: Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) heads to China in September. The […]

School is back in session, and football season opens tonight! Excitement fills the air! I live close enough to Quince Orchard High School to hear the band practicing in mid-afternoon. Tonight avid members of the QO community will flaunt their Spirit Wear at the opening game, at home, against Clarksburg. The community support QO receives […]

I’m back from a short hiatus. I went to Bermuda. I knew I was going to Bermuda when I wrote my last post. I did not mention it because you are not supposed to tell the whole Internet world you are going on a 5 day cruise to Bermuda. That just opens you up for […]

Many parents find themselves saying some version of “stop it or I will turn this car around” to their children when driving due to their children’s negative behavior in the car.  Siblings fighting, children yelling, and other negative behaviors are annoying/distracting for the driver, and pose a safety concern for everyone in the car. Here […]

You will not find his picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated nor even Rolling Stone, but Ian Desmond is a rock star. He is a rock, one of the most solid players on the Washington Nationals roster and he is emerging as a star who deserves to be recognized as such. Ian Desmond’s WAR […]

This year’s Power Conference “Women Doing Business” was a huge success.  I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to my group of ladies who varied from an author to a school owner. Many of the women understood the need for media attention but struggled on the ways they could do it on a consistent basis. Each one of […]

The award-winning Burgundy & Gold Magazine is back for the 2013 Washington Redskins season. The show hosted by Mike Richman, premiered its season’s preview on Aug. 29 on Montgomery Channel 21. If you missed the show on TV, you can watch it here: We also have posted some extras from the show’s taping at Branded […]