Montgomery Community Media

What’s in a street name?   Rockville residents selecting a new street name came up with a long and varied list that includes references to Rockville’s past and famous citizens. Now the City of Rockville Planning Commission has the task of combing through dozens of names suggested for the one-block street that cuts in front of the new Cambria Suites Hotel, from […]

Montgomery County officials say they are finalizing the punch list and will soon be ready to transfer responsibility of the new Paul S. Sarbanes Transit hub to WMATA.   An official opening date has not been set.  That’s not good news for commuters who are increasingly anxious for the new center to open.  MyMCMedia’s Cindy Peña […]

Katie Ledecky has done it again, smashing her own world record for the 1500 freestyle at FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.  The 18 year old Bethesda native had a time of 15 minutes 27.71 seconds on Monday morning which bested her former world-record time of 15:28.26 that she set at the 2014 Pan Pacific […]

The City of Gaithersburg have new park regulations starting August 3.  Smoking (including e-cigarettes) is now prohibited within a 25 foot radius of playgrounds.  Additionally, the Dog Exercise Area at Green Park will only be available to city residents with licensed dogs.  Fines for violating new regulations are $100. The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council adopted new regulations affecting […]

A new speed monitoring system on N. Horners Lane in Rockville kicks in August 3rd.  Drivers exceeding the 25 mph speed limit by 12 mph will be cited. The Rockville City Police Department deployed a speed monitoring system in the 500 block of N. Horners Lane to reduce the number of speeding vehicles in the city […]

The annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival celebrated Montgomery County’s Salvadoran community on Aug. 2 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Wheaton. The festival, in its sixth year, featured Salvadoran food, vendors, local dance groups and musical entertainment. More than 7,000 people, according to officials, danced at the sound of cumbia, salsa, merengue, Rock in Spanish, and reggaeton. […]

The 6th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival will celebrate Montgomery County and the Metro region’s Salvadoran community Sunday, August 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wheaton Triangle, at the corner of Reedie Drive and Grandview Avenue, one block north of the Wheaton Metro Station. The festival will feature Salvadoran food, local craft vendors from […]

This week, MyMCMedia’s Cindy Pena spoke with County Executive Ike Leggett about the vandalism of the Confederate soldier statue in Rockville. Watch the interview in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Related:

The 6th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wheaton Triangle, at the corner of Reedie Drive and Grandview Avenue, one block north of the Wheaton Metro Station. The festival will celebrate the Montgomery County and the Metro region’s Salvadoran community. County […]

Montgomery County police held a news conference on Tuesday where they asked the public for help in solving the murder of 60-year-old Bradley Colmes who was brutally attacked outside his home in the 10300 block of Ridgeline Drive in Montgomery Village on June 12. Take a look: Colmes, who was gay and living with his […]