Montgomery Community Media

Comptroller Peter Franchot is scheduled to present the third of this year’s William Donald Schaefer Helping People Awards tonight to Tamara C. Darvish, who has devoted much of her life serving those in need in Montgomery County, according to a release from the comptroller’s office. Darvish, who is executive vice president at Pentagon Federal Credit […]

The day starts early for many in Montgomery County. Here are some early morning photos of life across Montgomery County on April 22nd before the sun even came up. Send your photos to pix@mymcmedia.org or Tweet them @MyMCMedia #DITL #MoCo. You can see what everyone is sending here.

County Executive Isiah Leggett is putting the wheels in motion to move Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development into a non-governmental agency. “He thinks the work of attracting investment and jobs obviously is something public officials have to be involved in, but the machinery to do it is a little more flexible and easier to […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Heather Bruskin, manager of Montgomery County Food Council, said Montgomery County has “beautiful farms and “amazing food is developed here.” The challenge is connecting consumers to the produce available in the county, Bruskin said.    

The Darby Store in Beallsville has a long history in the community and now Montgomery County is hoping it has just as long a future. The Montgomery County Department of Parks is accepting requests for proposals to occupy the historical store located on Darnestown Road. The county is hoping a new tenant will bring new life to […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video,  Melissa Sherrod, vice president of corporate affairs for Exelon, talks about utility’s commitment to expanding renewables.   Related:

Montgomery and Prince George’s County business community and officials from both counties met in Silver Spring on April 20 to launch a final 30 day “Purple Countdown Action Plan.” Alexander Metcalf, CEO and president of TEMS, Inc., presented a summary of his findings on the economic impact of the Purple Line. According to Metcalf’s conclusion, the […]

President and Founder of the Millennial Solution, Gabrielle Jackson is the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Small Business Series event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning. Jacson’s topic of discussion is “Keeping the Millennial Employee Engaged.” Watch Jackson’s presentation here: Gabrielle Jackson is the President and Founder of the Millennial Solution, a next-generation […]

The Montgomery County Council celebrated World Creativity and Innovation Week at a special ceremony on April 14. In the photo at the right, Chief Innovation Officer Dan Hoffman talks about the importance of adopting new programs and technologies to help government and residents. Among those at the ceremonies in Rockville were, left to right: Sara […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner says “predatory towing” is the number one consumer complaint in the county. Today, Berliner introduced Bill 17-15, legislation that he has sponsored to reform private towing practices in the county. Following the introduction, he released this statement about the issue: “Today, I am pleased to introduce legislation that definitively address […]