Montgomery Community Media

Right now most food waste from large restaurants, grocery stores and produce distributors goes to landfill. And that’s because there’s no other option. But all that will change in Maryland starting in January of 2023. In compliance with a new state law, producers of large amounts of food waste will be required to redirect it. […]

BioNTech, the German-based company responsible for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, will expand its operations to Montgomery County and acquire a Gaithersburg manufacturing facility and cell therapy R&D platform from Kite, a unit of Gilead Sciences. This expansion will support the development of BioNTech’s expanding pipeline of novel cell therapies. The company recently rose to international […]

La nueva instalación artística de Wheaton, Connection as a Cornerstone to a Strong Community, está ubicada en la esquina de la University Boulevard y Veirs Mill Road. La instalación, que incluye cuatro carteles  y tres murales originales, se extiende por más de 500 pies de largo y seis pies de alto. Tres artistas de murales: […]

Wheaton’s new art installation, Connection as a Cornerstone to a Strong Community, is located at the corner of University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road. The installation, which includes four original banners and three original murals, spans more than 500 feet long and six feet high. Three mural artists — Aundrae Williams, Lelia Quri, and Sandra Perez-Ramos — interpreted the […]

Subsidios para organizaciones sin fines de lucro locales, expanden el plazo de solicitud hasta el 23 de julio. ¿Usted o alguien que conoce trabajando con una organización sin fines de lucro del condado de Montgomery que prioriza uno o más de los siguientes: Mujeres y emprendimiento de minorías; Educación STEM; Desarrollo de Investigación e Innovación; […]

Una tienda de cerveza y vino en Germantown vendió un boleto de lotería con un premio de $ 1 millón el 5 de julio, según un comunicado de prensa de la Lotería de Maryland. Los números ganadores aparecieron en el sorteo del 5 de julio, pero a partir del 13 de julio, el premio permanece […]

The Angry Jerk, an authentic Caribbean restaurant, is hosting a soft opening Wednesday. The restaurant is located at 8223 Georgia Ave. in downtown Silver Spring, the previous home of The Big Greek Café. Takoma Park native Jason Miskiri, the owner of The Angry Jerk, told MyMCM, “I love Silver Spring, I grew up in Takoma […]

A beer and wine store in Germantown sold a lottery ticket with a prize of $1 million on July 5, according to a press release by Maryland Lottery. The winning numbers came up on the July 5 drawing, but as of July 13, the prize remains unclaimed. The winner is the fourth player to hit […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) won five 2021 National Association of Counties (NACo) achievement awards. ABS is the alcohol wholesaler of beer, wine, and spirits for Montgomery County. Over 1,000 businesses have their alcohol licensing, enforcement and education managed by ABS. They also run 26 retail stores throughout the county. Since they […]

The Minority, Female, and Disabled-Owned Businesses (MFD) Program aims to provide thousands of local businesses with county contracting opportunities. “These are the types of local small businesses that are the backbone of our economy and who have suffered from lack of contracting diversity in the past,” said County Council President Tom Hucker during his virtual media […]