Five Things to Know for July 13 in Montgomery County

It’s Monday, July 13, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.

1. County Council Happenings:  The council will interview applicants to serve on the new Policing Advisory Commission at 4:30 p.m. today. Two committees meet virtually today and may be viewed live on YouTube or Facebook. The Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. The Education and Culture Committee meets at 1:30 p.m.

2. Silver Spring Restaurants:  The Silver Spring Regional Service Center shared these resources for finding a restaurant:

• Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District
• Takoma Park
• Montgomery Hills
• Four Corners
• Takoma Langley
• Long Branch
• Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce

3. Municipal Monday: Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council meet for a work session at 7:30 p.m. Here’s the agenda and virtual meeting information may be found here. The Kensington Town Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m.  Here’s the agenda and the information to join the zoom meeting.

4. Bill Nye on Face Masks:  The Science Guy took to the video sharing social networking service TikTok to demonstrate why face masks are important in combating the spread of COVID-19.

@billnye

#WearAMask #LearnOnTikTok #TikTokPartner

♬ original sound – Bill Nye

5. MCM Youth Summer Camp: Montgomery Community Media (MCM) will offer four one-week virtual camps for youth ages 12 and up. The Podcasting Camp will be offered the week of July 13th and the week of July 27. The Smartphone Video Production Camp will be offered the week of July 20 and the week of August 3. Find the camp flyer here and more information about the virtual experience here.

Do you know a kid who could be the next big podcaster? Have them sign up for one week-long virtual youth podcasting camps:

🎙️ MCM Virtual Youth Camp: Podcasting (Starts July 13)
🎙️ MCM Virtual Youth Camp: Podcasting (Starts July 27)

Sign up here: https://t.co/Pxz89ph9Qd pic.twitter.com/Y0spJL8S40

— Montgomery Community Media (@mymcmedia) July 9, 2020

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