Montgomery Community Media

Two years ago, County Executive Ike Leggett and the County Council accepted President Obama’s challenge to help close opportunity gaps for young men of color. Nearly $20,000 is now being spent to help black and Latino youth through a new mentoring program operated by the YMCA’s Youth & Family Services Branch. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong met […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett signed a bill that will improve landlord and tenant relations. The bill would require more inspections and the publication of certain information related to rental property. “Tenants are not going to have to rely on their willingness to complain because the more inspections you get, the less it becomes you […]

Residents are invited to join Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, County Councilmember Marc Elrich and Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart for an event entitled, “Cuba Conversation,” this month. That conversation will take place on Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Takoma Park Community Center starting at 4:30 p.m. Miguel Fraga, the First Secretary for the Cuban […]

The Montgomery County Council passed Bill 19-15 early Tuesday, which revises the Landlord-Tenant Law aimed at improving the quality of rental housing through increased inspections. The bill was sponsored by County Councilmember Marc Elrich and co-sponsored by Councilmember Nancy Navarro.   Bill 19-15, as introduced, would:  Provide for annual inspection of certain residential rental properties […]

The Montgomery County Council is expected to take action on Bill 19-25 , which would revise the Landlord-Tenant Law, according to a press release. The amendments made by the Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee fit into three categories: leases and landlord-tenant obligations; licensing and data collection, including inspections; and rent adjustments. The […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett stopped by White Oak Community Center today to help Nourish Now distribute Thanksgiving meals to residents. According to Art Brodsky, board member of Nourish Now, Leggett assisted with preparing parts of the meals along with Nourish Now Founder and CEO Brett Meyers.

Montgomery County has maintained its Triple-A bond rating for 2016 from three Wall Street bond rating agencies, according to Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. “What is remarkable about this is that Montgomery County has continued to receive a Triple-A bond rating from all three bond rating agencies even during these past few years when other […]

Hundreds of residents came together for the first Chinese American Community Town Hall Meeting at Hoover Middle School in Potomac Saturday evening. The event was organized by the Chinese American Parent Association of Montgomery County (CAPA-MC) in an effort to get the community more civically engaged. “We would like to get to know our government […]

With the recent increase in complaints related to aircraft noise from planes departing from and arriving to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Montgomery County Council Vice President Roger Berliner says he is working to address this issue at a recent T and E Committee worksession, according to a statement released on Wednesday. “The purpose of […]

The Maryland Women’s Business Center and Rockville Economic Development, Inc. cosponsored the annual Women’s Power Conference August 25th. Rock 11’s Willie James Inman has the report. Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more of its programming.