Montgomery Community Media

Did you know 2016 is the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese lunar calendar? Celebrations have kicked off for many Montgomery County residents. Crystal Park attended this year’s celebration at Lakeforest Mall, complete with dragon dances, special performances and guest speakers. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County public schools are opening on time on Monday morning, according to the district’s website. That’s big news because MCPS students have not been in school for over a week now because of weather and road conditions. 2. WSSC crews are […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is preparing to go to Cuba in February. Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield said the trip will take place from Feb. 20-25, and it  “represents a regional opening to Cuba – D.C.” According to Lacefield, the trip is being organized by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He said officials from Washington, […]

The Rockville Historic District Commission (HDC) has approved, by a 3-1 vote and with some conditions, to move the Confederate Soldier monument to the alternate location (next to the library) at Beall Dawson Historic Park on West Middle Lane, according to City Spokesperson Mary Lou Berg. HDC Chair Rob Achtmeyer voted against the location at […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which includes reports about Black History Month, streamlining the development application process and a preview of an upcoming APFO meeting at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

It’s a record cold day in Montgomery County and here are some scenes from Great Falls on Feb. 20 to illustrate how frozen much of our landscape is this week. PHOTOS | MICHAEL WALSH

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee will be discussing a bill today that would ban the sale of cats and dogs at retail pet stores in the county. A public hearing was held on the bill just last week. 2. […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) have an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out and learned that some authors have more than one book on the local list. For the month of […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with the media on Feb. 10 to discuss a variety of topics, including school bus cameras, MCPS’ operating budget, cyber security, Ten Mile Creek and several bills being introduced in Annapolis. Rice said the Council’s number one priority remains getting more state funding for school construction. You can […]

Brookside Gardens will hold its annual Green Matters Symposium on Feb. 28 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Find out more in this report: For more information or to register visit BrooksideGardens.org. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.