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On Monday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) investigated smoke inside of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located between Spring Street and Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for MCFRS, said the investigation caused Colesville Road, between Fenton Street and Spring Street to temporarily close. Piringer said many other […]

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 27. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Education Budget Meeting: There will be an education budget meeting tonight at E. Brooke Lee Middle School in Silver Spring from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting is hosted by Montgomery County Council Education Committee Chair Craig Rice, Montgomery County Public Schools […]

Jazz lovers from around the country attended the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival at the Rockville Hilton on Feb. 12-14. The main stage performances featured such artists as trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Poncho Sanchez and Latin Jazz his band, guitarist Dave Stryker, saxophonist Paul Carr, pianist Joey Calderazzo and his Trio, singer Kurt Elling, and singer Janine Gilbert Carter to name just a […]

Thousands of jazz lovers from across the country attended the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival at the Rockville Hilton on Feb. 13-16. Concert goers were treated to performances by such artists as Chad Carter, Ellis Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Allan Harris, Warren Wolf, Graig Handy, Patrice Rushen, Tierney Sutton, Marcus Strickland and James Carter to name just […]

Election day results will be updated starting at 9:20 p.m., according to Montgomery County Board of Elections. Here’s where some Montgomery County candidates will watch the results come in on election: Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice, and Councilmembers Roger Berliner, and Nancy Floreen will be catching the results at […]

In honor of Memorial Day, MyMCMedia.org invited residents to participate in our Memorial Day Photo contest by sending in photos showing how they commemorate the holiday. The winning photo was submitted by Sgt. Amber Knickman. This is a photo of my conducting “flags in” in Arlington National Cemetery yesterday. We placed a flag at every […]