Montgomery Community Media

Mike Knapp, a former Montgomery County Councilmember, recently told MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke that he has not ruled out a run for the office of County Executive. Take a look. Knapp was a panelist at a March 2 Leadership Montgomery election workshop. For more on that event: https://archive.mymcmedia.org/campaign-workshop-video/ Also, to see photos of the event visit: […]

Maryland Juice founder David Moon is predicting there will be a lot of turnover in  the 2014 election. Take a look. Moon recently served as a panelist at a March 2 Leadership Montgomery workshop entitled, “How to Run for Elected Office.” For more on that event: https://archive.mymcmedia.org/campaign-workshop-video/ You can visit his popular politics blog at […]

David Moon is the founder of Maryland Juice, a local politics blog. In this video extra, he shares some thoughts about the 2014 Montgomery County Executive race. Take a look. You can visit the Maryland Juice blog at www.marylandjuice.com. Moon was a panelist at a March 2 Leadership Montgomery election workshop. For more on that […]

The Montgomery County Council today approved Bill 36-12 that will provide increased funding to promote the County as a good place for business travelers, for tourists to stay while they enjoy the Capital Region and for visitors and residents to enjoy the many exciting events and amenities the County has to offer. Bill 36-12 will […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved Bill 33-12 that will establish a ban on smoking on most County owned or leased property. Bill 33-12, whose chief sponsor was Council member Nancy Floreen and which was co-sponsored by Council members Phil Andrews, Marc Elrich, George Leventhal, Nancy Navarro, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer, will prohibit […]

A select group of middle school students recently visited with the Montgomery County Council. Take a look at their day with local leaders. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Two significant events in American history were recognized on Feb. 4 as the Montgomery County Council saluted Black History Month. This year’s theme of “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington,” celebrates the respective 150th- and 50th-year anniversaries of these events that changed the course of the […]

The Montgomery County Council on Feb. 5 unanimously approved Bill 31-12 that changes and clarifies rules allowing owners of single-family homes to create accessory apartments for renters. Under many circumstances, the average application process will be reduced from approximately six months to three. The bill maintains the rights of neighbors to express concerns about applications […]

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday, Feb. 5, is scheduled to take action on legislation that will establish a county hiring priority for people with disabilities, changes and clarifies regulations on establishing accessory apartments in homes and would require an assessment of the potential of adding affordable housing to future County capital building projects. The […]

BREAKING NEWS! There is absolutely NO “breaking news” in this article. As someone who has spent my whole life around the news and media business – dating back to my first editor’s job on the junior high school newspaper staff – I have always loved the notion of “breaking news.” I was that 12-year-old geek […]