Montgomery Community Media

Since 1945, the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair in Gaithersburg has etched itself as a a great local tradition and a must-do summer activity. Residents can’t get enough of the farm animals, monster trucks, carnival rides, and fun food. After a year off due to the pandemic, the fair reopened on Friday, Aug. 13 and will […]

The City of Gaithersburg is now the third largest city in Maryland with a population increase of 59,933 in 2010 to 69,657 in 2020, or 16%, according to recently released 2020 Census data. On August 12, the US Census Bureau released redistricting data to the states and the public through its website at a virtual […]

Studio 501c3 host Kim Jones talks with Shane Rock, the CEO for the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA), about the programs and services the nonprofit provides to support older adults and their families. More information is available on the Jewish Council for the Aging website. Studio 501c3 focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery […]

Gaithersburg City County unanimously approved its Lakeforest Master Plan, paving the way for the 100-acre property to be the catalyst of what councilmembers believe will be the revival of the east part of town. “This is a master plan, kind of a vision. It is not a development plan. That’s for owners to do,” explained […]

Después de un cierre de 14 meses, el puente peatonal que conecta la estación de metro de Rockville con Rockville Town Center reabrió el lunes 16 de agosto. Según un comunicado de prensa de la ciudad de Rockville, el puente, que permite a los peatones cruzar la carretera Rockville Pike, se sometió recientemente a cinco […]

After a 14 month closure, the pedestrian bridge connecting the Rockville Metro station to Rockville Town Center will reopen Monday, Aug. 16. According to a press release from the City of Rockville, the bridge, which allows pedestrians to cross over Rockville Pike, recently underwent five months of repair work. The pedestrian bridge linking Rockville Town […]

Paula Moore is the founder and director of the Interplay Orchestra, a unique group of musicians that rehearse and perform at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Md. The orchestra is 25 years old and includes over 60 talented musicians with and without cognitive and physical disabilities. Moore and Studio 501c3 host Kim […]

On Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. there will be a Ceremony of Remembrance and a candlelight vigil at Memorial Plaza in Rockville to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. The public is invited to attend. The event was created by the county in partnership with the Circut Court’s Adult Drug Court, the City of Rockville, the […]

El 12 de agosto, la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos publicó los datos de redistribución de distritos a los estados y al público, a través de su página web y en una conferencia de prensa virtual. Los estados pueden utilizar estos datos para volver a trazar los límites de los distritos locales, legislativos y […]

During a severe thunderstorm on Aug. 10, lightning struck an apartment building off of Cloppers Mill Drive near Great Seneca Highway at around 5 p.m., causing a fire that rendered it uninhabitable. According to tweets from Pete Piringer, the chief spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, the fire caused approximately $2.5 million […]