Montgomery Community Media

All remediation work at the Silver Spring Transit Center will be completed by the end of the week and the project will be handed over to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by mid-July, the project manager told MyMCMedia Tuesday. According to David Dise, the county’s director of General Services, the project is in its final […]

The fast casual pizza company, &pizza, will open its fourth Montgomery County location on Friday, June 12th, in North Bethesda. The new location, at the Pike & Rose community, is the brand’s 13th location in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. “Maryland has been incredibly supportive of &pizza and we are excited to be apart of […]

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR) and the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have reported that Montgomery County’s unemployment rate in April was 3.7 percent, marking the first time it has been below 4 percent since December 2008. The last time the rate was at 3.7 percent was in October […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett helped kick off the 50+ Employment Expo at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel this week. The event was organized by the Jewish Council for the Aging and its objective is to create age friendly work places. Older adults are becoming an increasingly important labor source. The Bureau of Labor statistics […]

No Chompie this year, but Discovery Communications wants to know your favorite shark to take over the Discovery building during the 2015 Shark Week, which returns on July 5. Anyone can vote in their favorite design to be displayed on the exterior of the organization’s building. The mural will replace Chompie- the 446-foot long inflatable […]

By next spring the vacant building once helping to anchor Kentlands Market Square called Star Diner will be home to Vasilis Mediterranean Grill. The popular Greek restaurant is more than tripling its size going from its 353 Main Street location to 705 Center Point Way. “When we moved to neighborhood my dad always looked at […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China’s top science and technology research and educational organization. Signed on June 2nd by UMD President Wallace D. Loh and CAS President Bai Chunli at […]

It’s National Donut Day! At the Krispy Kreme in Fallsgrove, people were lined up in the Rockville shop and at the drive thru to get their free donut today. At Dunkin’ Donuts locations, patrons could get a free donut with the purchase of a beverage. Local police and fire officials were even tweeting about this […]

Looking for a job? Not Your Average Joe’s, a New England-based restaurant, is currently hiring more than 100 employees for its new Bethesda location. The restaurant is slated to open on July 5th in the Georgetown Square Shopping Center, 10400 Old Georgetown Road. According to a news release, the restaurant is seeking energetic, professional and […]

There’s a new EYA townhome community going up in Bethesda near the Montgomery Mall. It’s called Montgomery Row and the sales office opens on Saturday. The 168-residence community, located on ten acres along Fernwood Road between Rock Spring and Rockledge drives, offers walkability to shopping and dining spots, as well as convenient access for Montgomery […]