Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is preparing for extRa, a faster transit option for Md. 355. extRa focuses on Md. 355, with higher speed service and 12 stops — between the Lakeforest Transit Center in Gaithersburg and Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda. Starting in October, the extRa buses will travel the distance in […]

Northwest High is known for winning state championships but did you know the Jags are also known for their good sportsmanship? This week, Northwest High School brought home Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) third place overall sportsmanship award. The honor includes a cash prize for the sports department. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Athletic Director […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for a news briefing on July 27. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Leventhal talks about upcoming topics when the county council gets back from vacation. Take a look:

The 6th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival is today at the Wheaton Triangle. In this County Report This Week video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett said there are more than 60,000 El Salvadorans living in Montgomery County. “They’ve made enormous contributions to our county,” Leggett said.

In this MyMCMedia extra, Reemberto Rodriguez, director of the Silver Spring Regional Center, invites the community to the fifth annual Taste the World in Fenton Village. More than two-dozen local restaurants are participating and festival goers can taste some of the diverse ethnic restaurants that are part of downtown Silver Spring. The event is scheduled […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Heather Bruskin, manager of Montgomery County Food Council, said Montgomery County has “beautiful farms and “amazing food is developed here.” The challenge is connecting consumers to the produce available in the county, Bruskin said.    

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Captain Joe Bell explains how firefighters practice an ice rescue from a frozen pond in Potomac. Take a look: The message from firefighters: “stay off the ice.”

In this MyMCMedia extra, Pepco’s Emergency Preparedness Manager Pete Pedersen tells us how the utility prioritizes restoration during a power outage.  Pedersen says severe weather is not the only cause of power outages. For example, he said a downed tree or a limb on a wire, wild animals, equipment failure and car accidents can result […]

Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal was one of the thousands at the Silver Spring Jazz Festival last weekend. In this MyMCMedia extra, he tells us how extraordinary this event is for our area.

The award-winning Burgundy & Gold Magazine is back for the 2013 Washington Redskins season. The show hosted by Mike Richman, premiered its season’s preview on Aug. 29 on Montgomery Channel 21. If you missed the show on TV, you can watch it here: We also have posted some extras from the show’s taping at Branded […]