Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Nov. 16 for his weekly briefing and he was joined by Council Vice President Nancy Floreen. Leventhal began the briefing with a report about his recent trip to El Salvador. He also previewed tomorrow’s scheduled Council discussion about the cost drivers of government. But it […]

Eight Montgomery County Councilmembers wrote a letter to State Senator Nancy King, chair of Montgomery’s State Senate Delegation, and to chair of the County’s State House Delegation Shane Robinson,  regarding their position on possible liquor control changes. According to a news release, Council President George Leventhal, Vice President Nancy Floreen, and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Tom […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) is scheduled to host the eighth annual Maryland Statewide Alcohol Beverage Forum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday at 201 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg. The event, funded by the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA), brings together alcohol license administrators and alcohol enforcement from Maryland […]

You are almost to the weekend! Here are five things to know today, June 19th, in Montgomery County: 1. Ordering Alcohol: The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control is scheduled to meet today with the county’s ad hoc committee on liquor control to talk about plans to update and improve the department’s inventory and ordering systems. […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control is scheduled to meet this morning for the sixth time to study of the County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC). Today, the committee will review an option to the current system that would allow the private wholesale distribution of special order beer and wine to stores […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week: https://youtu.be/Tnw3–fJWMU

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control met on March 27. Here’s a quick look at some of the discussion:

Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker met with about two dozen people involved in the liquor industry Wednesday in an effort to hear their opinions on the review of the County’s Department of Liquor Control. Since February, the Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control has been holding worksessions to look at five options presented in […]

An Ad Hoc Committee on liquor control looking at issues within the Department of Liquor Control including product delivery and inventory control, is scheduled to talk to bar and restaurant owners and other licensees March 20. The Ad Hoc Committee includes Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer, who serves as its chairman;  Council President George Leventhal, chair of the Council’s […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) has partnered with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MVA) Highway Safety Office to develop and print 2015 identification (ID) checking calendars for distribution to every establishment in the County with a liquor license to help ensure that underage patrons cannot buy alcohol. The ID checking calendar is part […]