Montgomery Community Media

Students, staff and parents at Montgomery Knolls and Pinecrest elementary schools in Silver Spring recently celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month. The celebration featured a book fair, dance performances, fashions and food demonstrations. Find out more in this report from MCPS-TV, below:

After swimming the fastest split in the preliminary round with a time of 1:45.73, Rockville native Jack Conger was set to compete in the men’s 4x200m relay final race on Tuesday, but men’s U.S. Olympic swimming head coach, Bob Bowman changed the roster late in the day adding in Michael Phelps instead. Phelps along with the rest […]

UPDATE August 1, 2016 Local Olympian Katie Ledecky thanked Rockville Town Square on Facebook for hosting a flip flop signing event. Rockville Townsquare along with Montgomery Recreation and Reach for the Wall have two giant flip flops on display for residents to sign, so they can wish Ledecky and Jack Conger luck at the Rio Olympics. […]

O.A.R, the band that was founded in Rockville, is paying tribute to this year’s Olympians competing in team sports. The rock band has partnered with NBC and their song “Follow Me, Follow You” is featured in the video compilation celebrating athletes, below. We’re honored to partner w @NBCOlympics to pay tribute to this year’s Olympians […]

Five Washington Spirit Players are headed to Rio, Brazil for this year’s Olympics in August. Forward Crystal Dun and defender Ali Krieger will represent the United States Women’s National Team. Midfielder Diana Matheson, defender Shelina Zadorsky and goal keeper Stephanie Labbe will play for the Canadian Women’s National Team. According to a news release, this will […]

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has released the 2016 season schedule. The Washington Spirit will play ten home games, all at 7 p.m. at Maureen Hendricks Field at the Maryland SoccerPlex. The Spirit will play each team twice, with the exception of Sky Blue FC which it will play four times. The 2016 NWSL […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters Monday, July 27, for a news briefing which he discussed the budget savings plan, the Purple Line, development in White Flint, the Silver Spring Transit Center, his upcoming vacation and more. He began by reading a list of all the accomplishments of the Council this year. Take […]

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. This month has a special meaning among Latin American countries. Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Brazil all celebrate their independence day in September. So the nation’s largest minority group and fastest growing population come together to commemorate its Latinidad. “It […]

The weather was in the 90’s and the sun was beating down on Rockville Town Square, but that didn’t stop a large crowd from hanging out in front of a giant screen Tuesday to cheer on team USA in the World Cup. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has more: There were sighs, and there were cheers. But […]

On a trade mission to Brazil, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Brace Pharmaceuticals, an investment company created by EMS S/A, Brazil’s largest domestic pharmaceutical company, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Montgomery County and plans to invest $200 million into the new operation. The company, which is located in the Rockville Innovation Center, […]