Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery program is hosting a virtual town hall meeting at noon on Friday to discuss a new, county-sponsored initiative that will offer legal advice to local businesses amid the pandemic. At the event, the county small business navigator Judy Stephenson and the Latino Economic Development Center’s executive director and […]

Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) and Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will host a variety of virtual informative webinars from Feb. 28 to March 6 for National Consumer Protection Week. The free webinars aim to help community members understand their consumer rights and decide how to make well-informed decisions regarding their money.  The […]

The Patuxent River (MD) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is accepting nominations for their Sheroes of Montgomery County Award. Candidates must be female and Montgomery County residents who are business leaders in the private, public and non-profit industries. They must also be involved in activities “promoting economic empowerHERment in the community.” Awardees will participate in the […]

The Glenstone Museum is set to reopen its grounds and outdoor dining on March 4, according to the museum’s official website. The museum, which closed back in November, will only feature an outdoor experience. This experience includes the Patio, which is their outdoor dining service as well as different outdoor sculptures found throughout the grounds. […]

El Condado de Montgomery, en asociación con Visit Montgomery, comenzará la Segunda Ronda del Programa de Subvenciones de Alivio a Hoteles en el Condado, el lunes 1 de marzo, según el comunicado del gobierno local. El programa está diseñado para ayudar a los hoteles que se han visto significativamente afectados por la crisis de salud […]

Los beneficios de desempleo en Maryland se distribuirán mediante depósito directo, a partir de abril, en lugar de tarjetas de débito enviadas a través del servicio postal, anunció el martes la secretaria de Trabajo, Tiffany P. Robinson. Esta nueva opción se debe a que el estado cambió su contrato de seguro de desempleo de Bank […]

Unemployment benefits in Maryland will be distributed via direct deposit starting in April instead of by debit cards sent through the postal service, Labor Secretary Tiffany P. Robinson announced Tuesday. This new option is due to the state switching its unemployment insurance contract from Bank of America to Wells Fargo. “The transition to direct deposit […]

The Dominique Dawes Gymnastics and Ninja Academy in Clarksburg has been open for seven months. The Olympic gold medalist and Silver Spring native said she loves that her gym is a place where children are loved, appreciated and empowered. MyMCM spoke with Dawes about how classes are going. She said many COVID-19 precautions are in place […]

Initial claims for unemployment filed by Montgomery County residents continued to fall. During the week that ended Feb. 20, 1,410 county residents filed initial claims. During the week that ended Feb. 13, 2.899 residents filed initial claims. The prior week, 3,033 residents had filed initial claims, according to the Maryland Department of Labor (DOL). During the week, […]

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation announced the establishment of a $20 million endowment at Howard University in memory of its former CEO, the late Arne M. Sorenson, who was president and CEO of Marriott International and a Chevy Chase resident. Sorenson died Feb. 15. The endowment will be used to create the […]