Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker hosted a meeting at the University of Maryland to gather support for the Purple Line from the business community. Lorna Virgili has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Equity One, developers of the new Westwood project, presented the company’s latest plans for the Westbard area of  Bethesda which call for new retail and residential units on the  property. The concept is for about 250,000 square feet of new retail–including a grocer, restaurants, services and shops–and 500-700 new residential units, depending on unit size. About 75 […]

Poolesville-headquartered IT companies Corporate Network Services (CNS) and Anvil Dataworks announced a merger this week, becoming MainSpring, Inc. The IT strategy and consulting firm works directly with businesses, nonprofits and federal government partners, many of which reside in Montgomery County. “Our promise to organizations is to help them grow, and that’s hard to do when […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Wayne Pacelle, the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, testified at a recent public hearing in support of Bill 50-14 which would ban retail pet stores that sell dogs and cats. You can watch his testimony here: Fore more coverage of this issue, see below: […]

Kohl’s Department Stores Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program will award nearly $400,000 in scholarships and prizes to more than 2,500 students who have made a positive impact on their communities. Nominations for kids ages six to 18 will be accepted January 30 – March 13 at kohlskids.com. “Children around the country are doing inspiring work in […]

Montgomery County residents love their animals. That was certainly evident at a Jan. 27 public hearing about proposed Bill 50-14 that would ban retail pet stores that sell dogs and cats in Montgomery County. Dozens of residents packed the Council’s chamber, many of them wearing stickers or buttons that read “Animal Lover” or “Stop Puppy […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters say an electrical fire sparked a blaze at Glen Echo Park around 3 a.m. on Friday. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there was heavy smoke showing when the first units arrived on scene overnight. According to Piringer, sprinklers controlled the fire in an art studio, classroom and jewelry […]

The Montgomery County Council is holding a public hearing tonight at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a ban on retail pet stores that sell dogs or cats in the county. Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal is the chief sponsor of the bill and he said the idea behind it is to ban pet stores from […]

The Montgomery County Commission for Women hosted the 35th Women’s Legislative Briefing on Jan. 25 at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville. Hundreds of women attended the all day event where a variety of issues were discussed. Among the topics equal pay, domestic violence, paid sick leave, human trafficking, encouraging woman to run for […]

James G. Davis Constructions Corporation (DAVIS) announced 36 company-wide promotions and 26 new employees. Some of DAVIS’ key leadership promotions include Jon Hancher, who was named Vice President – Healthcare. Jon joined DAVIS in 2012 as Director of Healthcare. With 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Jon has played an integral role in […]