Montgomery Community Media

It is Tuesday, March 9, and today is a holiday that Marylanders might be the best at celebrating… it’s National Crab Meat Day! Go all out with your crab meat, Marylanders, and in the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county […]

Montgomery Parks is highlighting five parks across the county to honor Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8. Each of the parks are named after local female leaders, scientists, farmers and educators. The five parks include Caroline Freeland Urban Park in Bethesda, Edith Throckmorton Neighborhood Park in Kensington, Lois Y. Green Conservation […]

Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievement of women. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at eight testing sites today. 2. Council Media Briefing: Council President Tom Hucker and Vice President Gabe Albornoz will hold a media […]

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 24 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Weekly County COVID-19 Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and […]

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 23 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at nine testing sites today. 2. Council in Virtual Session: The Montgomery County Council meets at 9 a.m. and here’s a look at the agenda for the meeting. The meeting will […]

Celebrity chef Guy Fieri has opened more than 100 delivery-only, pop-up restaurants in over 20 states and the District of Columbia, including one in Gaithersburg. The “Flavortown Kitchen” restaurants feature a variety of Americana cuisine including their signature Bourbon Brown Sugar BBQ Wings and the Mac N’ Cheese Burger according to the company website. The […]

There is a winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today, Monday, Feb. 22. and here are five more things to know in Montgomery County: 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at five testing sites today. 2. Council Media Briefing: Council President Tom Hucker and Vice President Gabe Albornoz will hold […]

Altimmune, Inc. announced Wednesday that it was approved by the FDA to begin Phase 1 clinical trials for AdCOVID, its single-dose nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Gaithersburg, expects to begin volunteer enrollment in the trials in the coming week, according to a statement from the company. “We believe […]

Vigene Biosciences, a Maryland-based biotechnological company whose projects include a potential COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine, is looking to expand in Montgomery County with a new facility in Rockville. The new facility, which will be located at 14200 Shady Grove Road, will encompass 52,000 square feet of manufacturing space for its 125 current employees and hopes […]

Cuatro ciudades del condado de Montgomery figuraron entre las 10 ciudades con mayor diversidad étnica del país, según un informe de WalletHub publicado esta semana. El estudio clasificó a Gaithersburg como la segunda ciudad más diversa, seguida de Germantown y Silver Spring en tercer y quinto lugar respectivamente, junto con Rockville en séptimo lugar. El […]