Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery Avenue between Wisconsin Avenue and Waverly Street in Bethesda will be closed for two months beginning on Wednesday. The roads will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays as construction continues on Avocet Tower which will serve as a 370,000 square feet luxury office building with a large outdoor plaza. One […]

A partir del miércoles 10 de Junio, el Departamento de Transporte del Condado de Montgomery (MCDOT) cerrará algunas calles al tráfico vehicular en el Centro de Bethesda para permitir que los restaurantes y tiendas utilicen las calles para servicios de compras, comida y bebida al aire libre, según el comunicado del gobierno del condado. El […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Wednesday, June 10. 1. Bethesda Streetery:  Several streets in Downtown Bethesda will be closed to traffic starting today for the “Bethesda Streetery,” an outdoor seating and curbside retail initiative. 2. Microenterprise Stabilization Program: The county’s Microenterprise Stabilization Program will begin taking applications today. It’s meant […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is conducting a summer project that will resurface 4.6 miles of southbound I-270 (Eisenhower Highway) between MD 189 (Falls Road) in Rockville and Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda. As a result, many lanes will experience overnight closures. Drivers are encouraged to plan their commutes in advance.  […]

When a video of the Bethesda bicyclist who assaulted three young adults went viral, social media lit up with incriminating and vicious comments about former Montgomery County Police Captain John Damskey. Some tweets pointed to Damskey without any proof, another accused the entire MCPD of protecting the retired Damskey. But Damskey was not involved at […]

Un año y medio después de que Rosa Gutiérrez López comenzó a vivir en la Iglesia Universalista Unitaria Cedar Lane en Bethesda, en lugar de aceptar la deportación a su natal El Salvador, dio sus primeros pasos fuera de la propiedad de la iglesia. El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados […]

A year and a half after Rosa Gutierrez Lopez began living at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in Bethesda rather than accept deportation to her native El Salvador, she took her first steps off the church property. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement granted her on June 1 a 60-day stay of removal during which […]

Downtown Bethesda is taking advantage of the warm weather and is opening a “streetery” which will create added outdoor seating for restaurants. The “Streetery” will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily starting on Wednesday, June 10th, and will cause temporary street closures. “Bethesda Streetery not only gives the community a safe dining […]

Maryland-National Capital Park Police announced on Twitter they have arrested and charged a man in connection to the June 1 assault at the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda. Police have identified the man as 60-year-old Anthony Brennan of Kensington. Brennan faces three counts of second-degree assault. Second degree assault is punishable by a maximum of […]

Severals protests are scheduled this weekend in Montgomery County as nationwide protests calling for racial equality and justice for George Floyd continue to emerge nationwide. On Friday, Montgomery County residents took to Twitter, sharing flyers and tweets to spread awareness about upcoming protests. Mocoprotest, a county-based protest group has compiled a public document that lists […]