Montgomery Community Media

After listening to a recent story about diversity in publishing houses on National Public Radio, I was shocked by the numbers. A study by the University of Wisconsin reported that in 2012, about 5,000 books were published; out of the 3600 received by UWM, only 271 had a main character that was diverse, according to the study. […]

I have been covering the county’s initiative on boosting the nighttime economy for the past two months. To get a feel for what the issue was about, I decided to spend a few hours in downtown Silver Spring on a Friday night with my family. It’s something I enjoy doing on a regular basis. I have noticed a large increase […]

My editor and I were talking about the best way to cover the Supreme Court prior to its decision on same-sex marriage. Afterwards,  my videographer and I were out the door (including our intern) and headed to Rockville Town Square to cover reaction to the news. I was able to get a few people talking […]

The Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage, safety and transportation lead in nightlife discussion, Maryland fuel tax increase and tips to beat the heat at AT&T National. Trending stories in video this week: The Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage on June 26 gained reaction from across the nation. Here is what Montgomery County residents had to […]

Business owners want the nightlife boosted, Power 2 Give launches crowd-funding tool for non-profits and over 100 small business owners attend Montgomery County Small Business Day. Trending stories in video this week: A black bear spent less than an hour eating breakfast in a Gaithersburg neighborhood on June 20. The inaugural Montgomery County Small Business […]

The Montgomery County Humane Society (MCHS) has been working to secure animals for over 50 years. It provides emergency shelter among other needs including preventive veterinary care, temporary foster care, and evaluating the behavior of shelter animals while keeping them engaged and socialized. b j Altschul serves as the director of external relations. She primarily […]

If you haven’t met Ari Halevy, you need to. He is one of Montgomery Community Media‘s newest interns and a serious go getter, who is currently working on his next assignment. When the idea for needing someone to head to Annapolis and get footage of a tax commission meeting came up, Ari stepped up to […]

Montgomery Community Media (MCM) hosted its first small business day in county and they asked me sit on the panel to discuss multi-platform marketing. The panel I sat on included Neil Burkinshaw from the Gazette,  Namon Jones from Radio One. Kelly Leonard moderated the discussion. The day-long event highlighted many topics from growing a business globally […]

The Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) assisting Latino businesses Montgomery County and Washington, D.C, for a combination of over 20 years

Downtown Wheaton gets a new Korean/Japanese restaurant, a cancer fundraiser is close to their $85,000 and Montgomery County wants residents to hack towards civic improvement. Catch up on weekly news you missed in the community.