Montgomery Community Media

A new business in Silver Spring is catching attention for its urban twist on the classic butcher shop, and is hoping to draw customers in with its unique “nose to tail” dining.   There are three elements to the new business which brings a butcher shop, bar, and coffee shop under one roof. “We have […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded Dave Posin, Owner of Soldierfit, as the recipient of the 7th Annual Small Business of the Year Award (SBY) Dec. 5 as a part of their Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by the previous year’s winner Vishal Soni of Authxperts LLC. The Small Business of […]

Pepco announced the appointment of Marc Battle as the new vice president, Pepco Region, for the District of Columbia Dec. 12. Most recently, Battle was associate general counsel for Pepco Holdings Inc., where he represented Pepco before the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia in a wide variety of matters including general rate […]

The difference between a town square and a plaza was up to debate Wednesday as dozens of residents attended a meeting at Wheaton High School where developers gave an update on the plans for redeveloping Wheaton Triangle. While many citizens in the crowd were happy with a newly added interactive waterspout design, others disagreed that […]

MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm, and Johns Hopkins University today (Dec. 11) announced they have entered into a five-year, $6.5 million research collaboration. This is a broad-scale, long-term industry-academic collaboration for Johns Hopkins. MedImmune and Johns Hopkins will each contribute funding, personnel and materials to address important scientific questions and exchange knowledge […]

The County is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11, to give residents an update on the Wheaton Redevelopment Program. Representatives from Stonebridge Carras/Bozzuto Development, the selected developer for the project, will lead a presentation on the current status of the proposed development plan along with details on the scope of the project and […]

A pre-launch opening party was held at Urban Butcher, 8226 Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring (just two blocks south of the Silver Spring Metro stop on the Red Line) on Dec. 10. According to its website, “Urban Butcher is a bohemian gathering place that celebrates the butcher’s art and brings the fruits of the old […]

Pepco crews restored power to thousands of customers who lost service during the Dec. 8 winter storm. The vast majority of customers were expected to have service restored by the evening of Dec. 9. New outages were occurring throughout the day as weakened trees and limbs are causing additional interruptions. According to a news release, […]

Small businesses already face tough competition from major retailers, and after the Montgomery County Council voted to approve an increase in the minimum wage, some local business owners and officials are concerned. “I will probably be raising prices and wages in order to maintain a high quality standard and that’s what I need to do […]

Emily Ting is the producer of “A Year and Change,” a new independent film on location in Maryland right now. In this MyMCMedia extra, Ting shares the crew’s experience and reception in Montgomery County and her review is simply glowing. Take a look: You can find out more about the movie on its Facebook page: […]