Montgomery Community Media

Over 200 workers in in Montgomery County for Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, and Outback Steakhouse are part of a 60 days notice of possible layoffs or reduced hours because of the impact of the coronavirus closures. The three restaurants are owned by Bloomin’ Brands. On Monday, Bloomin’ Brands filed a  mass layoff Work Adjustment […]

Montgomery County had 5,615 unemployment insurance claims last week, ending on April 25.  This was about a 19 percent decrease from the week before ending on April 18, when Montgomery County had 6,938. Maryland overall saw 37,225 claims last week, a decrease of about 22 percent from the week before, which saw 47,545 claims, according […]

Topgolf laid off many of its employees around the country over a Zoom call Tuesday. A source who was on the Zoom call told MyMCMedia that between 15 to 20 of those employees were fulltime managers at Germantown’s TopGolf. Kara Berry, the head of communications at Topgolf, said in an email she could not confirm […]

Montgomery County is home to numerous farmers markets that are considered essential businesses during the current coronavirus public health emergency. Just like grocery stores, farmers markets must meet a few requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The market staff must wear face coverings. The market must control the number of shoppers at any given […]

For the past 75 years, Rankin Upholstery in Gaithersburg has been creating upholstery for boats, cars and airplanes. But due to the pandemic, “We have completely stopped that,” said owner Daniel Simon. About two months ago, the company in Montgomery Air Park reinvented itself and now is making masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment […]

Many restaurants have modified their hours and services in response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s ban on dine-in service at all Maryland restaurants and bars. One resource to determine the status of restaurants in Bethesda is the MoCo Eats To-Go Guide by Visit Montgomery which may be found here. Montgomery Community Media’s Carolyn Raskauskas contacted many […]

Restaurants in the Upcounty area of Montgomery County will be open every Tuesday for “Eat Up: Upcounty Take Out Tuesdays” as they cannot use their dining rooms during the COVID-19 health crisis. Although restaurants in Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Montgomery Village and Poolesville are keeping various hours during the health crisis, many are joining the […]

El impacto económico provocado por la pandemia COVID-19 ha afectado a gran escala los negocios locales como restaurantes familiares que operan en el condado de Montgomery. La mayoría de los restaurantes, como La Casita Pupusería y Cocina, han tenido que transformar su modo de operación. Con venta de comida sólo para recoger o llevar a […]

A través de un comunicado de prensa, el condado de Montgomery advirtió que El Programa de Becas de Emergencia de Salud Pública (PHEG, por sus siglas en inglés), el cual fue creado para ayudar a las empresas que han demostrado pérdidas significativas debido a la crisis de salud de COVID-19, dejará de aceptar solicitudes a […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a press conference Friday at 3 p.m where he will discuss the steps that must be taken for the state to recover from the pandemic. Hogan tweeted, “I will introduce our Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.” The news conference will be live-streamed on Hogan’s Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. Today […]