Montgomery Community Media

Mounds of dishes, pots and pans, toys, blankets and cleaning products piled high on the driveway and parking area of Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington await sorting by volunteers from all over the country For the past two weeks, after a simple request on a neighborhood list serve, area residents and others from as […]

The fall issue of the Montgomery County Guide for Recreation and Parks is now available and registration for programs and classes is underway. The Fall Guide offers a wide variety of classes and programs designed to help participants stay active and have fun. Among the many offerings are aquatics, art classes, sports, therapeutic recreation services, […]

A Montgomery County program that prohibits vehicular traffic on designated streets so bikers, diners and pedestrians could find safe outdoor spaces during the pandemic will continue until at least Nov. 28. The Shared Streets program, managed by the county’s Department of Transportation, allows residents to have take out food delivered right to them. This originally […]

The 13th annual Park Potomac Ice Cream Social for Charity featured a parade with police cars, fire engines, vintage cars, pom pon girls and former Washington Football Team great Dexter Manley as the event’s grand marshal. The goal of the event: to donate thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies for schoolchildren. Grand marshall Dexter Manley, former […]

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair wrapped on Saturday. If you didn’t have a chance to attend, we’ll take you there through the lens of photographer Julia Nikhinson.

En el libro Sinfonía Blanca, la periodista y autora Lorna Virgilí cuenta gran parte de la vida de su padre, un artista cubano-americano quien al perder la vida dejó unos manuscritos, diarios, fotografías, audios y elementos que le dieron vida a este libro escrito por su propia hija. Puede conocer más de su obra en […]

Veteran’s Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring Sunday was a Carnival Nation. Colorful clothing, aromatic food smells, face painting and lots of dancing occurred Sunday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Constant music from live bands or disc jockeys filled the plaza as people enjoyed feasting on jerk chicken, macaronie pie, curry goat or chicken, fried […]

Alrededor de 3,000 personas, la gran mayoría describiéndose a sí mismos como padres o tutores, firmaron una petición en línea instando a las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS, por sus siglas en inglés) a establecer una nueva norma durante la hora de almuerzos que permita a los estudiantes comer al aire libre. El […]

Nearly 3,000 people, the vast majority describing themselves as parents or guardians, signed an on-line petition urging Montgomery County Public Schools to mandate a new detailed lunch policy that would enable students to eat outdoors. In its Aug. 13 recovery guide, MCPS stated it will “[e]ncourage the use of outdoor spaces for unmasked educational and […]

Inclusion is the mission of Camp JCC at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville. About 20% of campers have differing intellectual or developmental abilities. In June, the center introduced a new climbing tower that children with all abilities can use. Camp counselor Carlos Perez said his brother, who has special needs, attended […]