Montgomery Community Media

The 1950s was known for its “boom” across the nation but especially in Montgomery County, according to experts from Montgomery History. “You had not only this atomic era of the Cold War where people were worried about bomb shelters and that kind of boom, but we also had the ‘baby boom’ going on,” Montgomery History’s […]

A new study by the AAA Foundation found that infotainment systems in newer cars take drivers’ attention off the road for potentially dangerous periods of time. Drivers using in-vehicle technologies like voice-based and touch screen features were visually and mentally distracted for more than 40 seconds when completing tasks like programming navigation or sending a […]

For the fifth year in a row, Montgomery County has been recognized for its data-driven management and reporting efforts with a Certificate of Excellence in Performance Management by the International City/Council Management Association (ICMA), according to a news release. “I am proud that the hardworking employees of our County Government continue to be recognized for […]

In an effort to connect youth and older adults by a creative outlet, Ingleside at King Farm Retirement Community and Link Generations are partnering up this summer for a storytelling series for high school students and older adults, according to a news release. The summer storytelling series is an inter-generational activity that is centered around […]

Krista Bradley, the executive director of the BlackRock Center for the Arts, has resigned to take a new job. “It is with mixed emotions that I share that I will be leaving BlackRock Center for the Arts to be the Director of Programs and Resources for the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), our national […]

In an effort to help small-scale food entrepreneurs expand their business, the Takoma Park Silver Spring (TPSS) Community Kitchen was launched back in 2012. Five years later, renovations are complete, a final inspection by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services has passed, and they’re set to open for business this summer. The […]

Takoma Park’s Annual Crossroads Farmers Market is set to open for the season on May 31st from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. on the intersection of Anne Street and University Boulevard East. This year marks the 11th season and for the first time since the farmers market started, residents will be able to shop for locally […]

UPDATED Senior residents at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg are changing the stigma on what it means to age. “We do a lot of rollerblading, we do a lot of biking, we walk quite a bit, we hike, we swim and we both do yoga,” said resident Pam Parmer. Parmer and her husband Ron Stevenson […]

Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg has received national recognition for its trees by Morton Arboretum’s ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. “We are the first accredited arboretum in Maryland, especially for senior living communities and we’re really excited,” Rob Liebreich, executive director for Asbury said. Accreditation from ArbNet is based on the number of species of trees, […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett joined local nonprofits at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring early Tuesday to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed to help eligible residents in the County become U.S. Citizens. To help foster the path towards citizenship program locally, the County joined the Cities for Citizenship campaign, a national initiative […]