Montgomery Community Media

I’m often amazed by the commitment of seniors to their daily exercise routines.  One resident of a retirement community told me this year “if you’re movin’, you’re livin’!” As the holidays approach chock full of home-cooked dinners and sweet treats, staying in shape is a seasonal challenge that leads to many new year’s resolutions. This year, […]

According to a recent report by The U.S. Department of Justice, the majority of non-fatal domestic violence is committed against females (76 percent) compared to males (24 percent). Find out more about this growing problem, on this episode of Connecting Our Community. Host Karen Allyn speaks with Katie Gleeson.  Having been a victim and escaping domestic […]

Montgomery Week in Review host Don Mooers and the panel discuss the immigration policy, the Montgomery County Agricultural Preserve, scams to avoid during the holidays and registration of new voters. Montgomery Week in Review airs on Montgomery Channel 21 Thursdays at noon and 8 p.m.; Sundays at noon and Mondays at 1 p.m. Guests: Mariana […]

A Silver Spring teacher talks about her passion for music. Producer: Leslie G. Shah

During an emotional discussion following a challenge attempted three times by Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company, Rayn stated, “We didn’t fail, we just didn’t finish.” If we could all adopt this philosophy concerning failure and making mistakes, our world would be different. In determining the theme for the opera, we must ascertain what students […]

A story about Mateus Bhat, a local skateboarder Producer: Doug Greene

Starring Maya and Bugs Producer: Dennis Shats

The stores may be ringing with holiday tunes, but throughout the country high school seniors are wringing out whatever they can grab on to with stress over applying to colleges. The most daunting task for most students is writing their college application essays. Of course when they’ve completed them, they think they can take a […]

Don’t shout it from the rooftops, but most managers and most employees in a workplace have good intentions. Really. And one of the commonest good intentions of bosses is to do what they can for employee wellbeing. So why does it so often go wrong? Why do good intentions end up as eye-rolling “teambuilding” sessions, […]

The sign Help Wanted . . . Apply Within hung on the classroom door the day students made their final selections for opera jobs.  Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company labored through the arduous application and interview process.   Now, each company member has been hired in a job for which he or she is well […]