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Officials with the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County say there’s more development to come, and it will offer affordable housing and more resources for the local community. The new Elizabeth Square located on Fenwick Lane in Silver Spring will include the newly renovated Alexander House and future South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center. […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Indoor Pool in Silver Spring will close for mechanical work on May 20. During the closure, the pool filters will be upgraded in the facilities. According to a press release from the county, MLK Indoor will “reopen in early September.” Robin Riley, the director for Montgomery County Recreation, released a statement […]

UPDATED 6.8.16 In light of a tragic car accident late last night that killed three Clarksburg High School students, Montgomery County officials have announced that the Community Forum for the North County Aquatic and Recreation Center and Senior Center scheduled for this evening is postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date. The @MoCoRec […]

The deep water well at the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center is now open for deep water recreation on select weekday evenings. “Several patrons of the Aquatic Center asked us to consider opening the well so they could use it for recreational and therapeutic purposes,” said Aquatic Superintendent Jen Mogus. “We were happy to explore a way […]

The Gaithersburg Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 2 Teachers Way next to Gaithersburg Middle School, is closed from now through Monday, September 7. The pool will reopen for regular operations at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8. According to a Gaithersburg city news release, the annual maintenance includes draining and refilling of the pool, gutter […]

Gables Residential has received Preliminary Plan and Site Plan approval from the Montgomery County Planning Board for Gables Pike District, a mixed-use development at Old Georgetown Road and Executive Boulevard. The approval is for 521,000 square feet of new development comprised of up to 476 apartment homes and 31,000 square feet of retail. According to a news […]

UPDATED The City of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department (MCRD) have completed interior improvements to the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center swimming pool complex, located at 2 Teachers Way, and the facility will reopen at 5:15 p.m. on July 21. Facility enhancements include new lockers, new pool plaster and […]

Team USA Olympic diver Cassidy Krug and teammate Christina Loukas were on the boards in the Aug. 4 semi-finals in London.  Krug spoke with MyMcMedia’s Sonya Burke about her training routine while practicing at the Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver Aquatic Center last month. Take a look. Krug and Loukas will both dive in the […]

The U.S. Olympic Dive Team was training at the Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver Aquatic Center for four days -July 12 – July 15 – before the eleven athletes boarded a plane on Sunday (July 15) to London for the summer games. The team is comprised of Katie Bell, David Boudia, Kelci Bryant, Chris Colwill, […]