Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for his weekly briefing earlier today, April 20th. The first topic he wanted to talk about was the Purple Line. Other topics discussed included the Silver Spring Transit Center, free range parenting and more. Watch the briefing in its entirety here:

Safe Silver Spring, a community civic group, is scheduled to host a meeting on April. 20, 7 p.m. at the Long Branch Community Center at 8700 Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring. According to the organization’s newsletter, the purpose of this meeting is to discuss current job opportunities and training programs for teens, especially minority […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 20, in Montgomery County: 1. Flood Watch & Heavy Rains: You are going to need your umbrella. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Montgomery County until 10 a.m. and thunderstorms are forecast for later today. […]

Wet weather is moving into our area today. In fact, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for Montgomery County from now thru 10 a.m. on Monday morning. According to the NWS advisory, heavy rain will move into the area Sunday and Monday. Rainfall totals are expected around 1.5 inches. Residents may […]

UPDATED April 20, 2015 Police report the teen has been safely located. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Germantown teen. Police said Mervin Rivas-Chang, age 16, of the 13000 block of Millhaven Place in Germantown, was last seen at 6:45 a.m. on April 16th when he […]

Happy Easter! Here are five things to know today, April 20, in Montgomery County: 1. Easter Egg Hunt attracts hundreds to Silver Spring. 2. Local runners ready for the Boston Marathon. 3. If you missed the County Executive Candidates Forum last week at the Rockville Library, you can now watch the forum in its entirety […]

Please consider participating in the second annual “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County” event on Tuesday, April 22. Show us your Montgomery County as we collectively create a collage of photos and short videos from all across the county. Email a photo or short video clip to pix@mymcmedia.org OR tweet @mymcmedia use hashtag ditl. […]

Author Sarah Pekkanen, a Chevy Chase resident, discussed her third novel, “The Best of Us,” at Politics & Prose Bookstore at 6 p.m. on April 20. The novel follows four college friends reuniting for a week in Jamaica. Pekkanen, who is often referred to as the patron saint of the Gaithersburg Book Festival,  is also […]

The Quince Orchard High School(QOHS) Theatre Department presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students with ID and $8 for seniors and children. A portion of this weekend’s proceeds will go towards the Sierra Leone Project. Shows are at 7 p.m. on April 19 and 20 and 2 […]

The Bethesda Big Train has announced the Second Annual Big Train Celebrity Softball Classic presented by Avenue Wealth, a charitable venture that will take place on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at Shirley Povich Field. One team will be constructed of local professional and college athletes, while the other will consist of the media […]