Montgomery Community Media

A vivid mural featuring multicultural dancers will be displayed outside the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s headquarters on Reedie Drive in Wheaton. It is expected to debut in July. The winning mural was selected by an online community vote in March in which 11,703 votes were cast for three different mural designs, according to […]

Since the start of the coronavirus closures in March 2020, Councilmember Will Jawando has been live streaming videos of himself and guests reading children’s books. “Virtual Storytime with Councilmember Jawando” launched in March 2020 after schools were abruptly closed and families were adjusting to virtual learning. One year into the pandemic, Jawando has filmed more […]

ArcLight Cinemas is permanently closing all locations after shutting its doors more than a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with locations in Boston, Chicago and California, there was one ArcLight theater in Maryland — at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. It first opened its doors in 2014. Theaters in Montgomery County were […]

Workers are installing 25-foot tall flowers as part of downtown Silver Spring’s $10 million redevelopment project. The installation is located at the busy intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in the parking lot for Panera Bread and Red Lobster. The Blumen Lumen art installation contains multiple 18 to 25-foot folded stainless-steel flowers that respond […]

April 16 marks the 9th annual Bethesda Film Fest, a documentary film festival featuring the works of local filmmakers, uncovering stories of the DMV and beyond. First on the lineup is Isabelle Carbonell’s “A Mirror of the Earth.” Carbonell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from Rockville. Her film’s subject is a small mining town in […]

A medida que más personas reciben la vacuna contra el coronavirus, la vida comienza a parecerse a una “nueva normalidad”: los niños regresan a las aulas, la gente come afuera y los centros de recreación permiten que algunos clientes usen sus instalaciones. En vista de que se cesan las restricciones para los establecimientos, los edificios […]

As more people get the coronavirus vaccine, life is beginning to resemble a “new normal” — children are returning to classrooms, people are eating outside, and recreation centers have reopened to a limited amount of patrons. Although restrictions are loosening, library buildings in Montgomery County remain mostly closed and it’s unclear when the facilities will reopen. […]

Montgomery County’s three Regal Theater locations are set to open in May. Regal Theaters announced last week that they will be reopening select theaters around the country beginning April 2 with additional theaters to open in the weeks following. Regal Germantown is to open on May 7; Regal Rockville Center and Silver Spring Regal Majestic […]

The Germantown library branch is closing at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 for a refresh project. The branch will remain closed for approximately four months. County officials say the library is expected to reopen in late summer or early fall. “Physical construction for the refresh project at Germantown will begin in May; we are […]

The Asian Pacific American Student Achievement Action Group (APASAAG) is hosting a poster contest for Montgomery County Public Schools students. Students are asked to demonstrate the courage of the AAPI community through their artwork and may include notable historical or current events and stories around them. The contest comes shortly before the month of May, […]