Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Devala Janardan, vice-chair of the Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, gives an overview of the organization’s upcoming June 14 walking tour and how the public can get involved in the redevelopment of downtown Wheaton: Find more information through the Wheaton Urban District website here. Related: 

Thousands of people hit the streets of downtown Wheaton for the 19th annual festival that brings local restaurants out to show off their menus. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of this year’s “Taste of Wheaton” event: Related:

Governor Martin O’Malley and The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development announced today that Cellphire, a Rockville biotechnology company, has received a $1 million investment through the State’s InvestMaryland program. Cellphire is developing stabilized cellular products, including freeze-dried platelets that can be stored for years, for use in a range of advanced therapeutic and […]

The 19th annual “Taste of Wheaton” brought thousands to downtown Wheaton Sunday (June 8) to try new food in an event that organizers hoped would boost customers to local restaurants. “The ‘taste’ highlights some of the great local restaurants in downtown Wheaton,” said Sidney Cooper, manager of marketing  and events for the Wheaton Urban District. […]

The demand for natural and organic products is growing by leaps and bounds. Here in Montgomery County the market is expanding to more than just grownups. A Bethesda woman is capitalizing on the organic movement by offering homemade organic baby food. Adria Kinnier launched babySLOP, with SLOP standing for Seasonal Local Organic Puree. Susan Kenedy […]

Downtown Crown Wine and Beer will hold a grand opening from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at the shop located at 303 Copley Place in Gaithersburg. Visitors can enjoy craft beer and wine tastings from the shop’s extensive collections and receive beer and wine glass giveaways. There will be discounts and plenty […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has announced a collaborative effort between the Montgomery County Police, the Office of Consumer Protection, the State’s Attorney’s Office, the Maryland Home Improvement Commission, the Department of Natural Resources and the police departments of neighboring jurisdictions to crack down on unlicensed home improvement contractors. Law enforcement agencies in the region […]

This week Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett kicked off the 2014 CyberMontgomery Conference. This first annual conference brought together cyber technology professionals from government, academia and the private sector to share information about the current and future state of the cyber market and it features presentations from regional and national leaders in the cyber industry. […]

The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) is helping local farmers access new markets by organizing agricultural tours for chefs, caterers and buyers. The first of the three scheduled farm tours took place on May 19 when food industry professionals visited the following farms: From the Earth Foods in Boyds, Rocklands Farm and Chocolates […]

The Maryland Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (MACCE) named Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) President Marilyn Balcombe its 2014 Chamber Executive of the Year during a luncheon on May 29 at Ripken Stadium. Balcombe has been with the GGCC for almost nine years and under her leadership, the organization has grown in number of […]