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Nonprofit Village’s Executive Director Kim Jones talks with Leon Seemann, the executive director of Adventure Theatre, whose mission is to educate and inspire new generations of artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences. Seemann talks about the 70 year history of Adventure Theatre and the merger with Musical Theatre Company which took place about 15 […]

Thoa Bui is the featured guest on this episode of Studio 501c3 with host Kim Jones. Bui is the executive director of The Association of Vietnamese Americans (AVA), a Silver Spring nonprofit that works to advance the Vietnamese community in the D.C. Metro area through direct services, advocacy, and education. Jones and Bui talk about […]

Montgomery County leaders urge the need for more infrastructure spending. Council President Tom Hucker says there are decades worth of aging and at-risk infrastructure not only locally but throughout the state and beyond. “It’s an issue that affects the entire nation. We’ve seen in the last few days just how devastating the consequences can be,” […]

Por tercera vez este mes, los funcionarios del condado de Montgomery izaron una bandera el domingo en celebración del Mes del Orgullo LGBTQ + (Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Transgénero y Queer). El ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich, el oficial de salud Dr. Travis Gayles, el concejal Will Jawando, la alcaldesa de Takoma Park Kate Stewart y […]

En el mes de julio, las Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery estarán ofreciendo talleres virtuales gratuitos y sesiones individuales para asesorar a personas que buscan empleo. Para participar en estas sesiones virtuales se requiere que las personas interesadas tengan una conexión de Internet y un dispositivo electrónico para poder conectarse. Durante lo largo y […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: Long-serving Montgomery County States Attorney John McCarthy has two challengers in the upcoming primary election ( 18:46 ) With 6,000 county renters seeking rent assistance, what will happen after Aug. 15 when the moratorium on evictions […]

For the third time this month, a Pride flag was raised Sunday by Montgomery County officials. County Executive Marc Elrich, Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, Councilmember Will Jawando, Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart and Maryland Delegate Lorig Charkoudian joined other officials to raise a pride flag at Veterans Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring. Kicking off […]

The Montgomery County Black Collective hosted a virtual forum Thursday evening to address priorities voiced by residents, such as equitable distribution of funding, access to resources, and inclusion in policy development. During ‘The Black Agenda 2021 – Event 3: We Are Here!’ – local elected officials, including members from the County Council and Board of Education, […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

So far this year, there have been 16 homicides in Montgomery County. During 2020, there were 19 and in 2019 there were 15, according to Montgomery County Police Department records. “On average, the department records 18 homicides a year (based on the 10-year trend),” it notes in the department’s 2020 annual report. That means during […]