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Nilimma Devi was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the County Executive’s Awards Oct. 21. The extraordinary career of Lifetime Achievement winner Nilimma Devi has been one of groundbreaking accomplishments and discoveries, all poignantly documented within the stunning beauty of her artistry. As Founder and Director of the Silver Spring based Sutradhar Institute Dance and […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin, who represents District 5 that includes the eastern part of the county from Howard County to the District of Columbia, and Gabe Albornoz, director of the Montgomery County Recreation Department, are partnering with IMPACT Silver Spring and Pyramid Atlantic to host the third annual Audacity of Hoops Silver Spring 3-on-3 […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Catherine Leggett hosted the 12th annual County Executive’s Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Award Program at the Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus this week. The Leggetts presented awards to several extraordinary individuals and organizations that are making a difference in Montgomery County through […]

The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, County Executive Ike Leggett, and Catherine Leggett presided over an evening of performance, celebration and honors during the 12th annual Montgomery County Executive’s Awards ceremony, held Oct. 21 at the Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring. Highlights of the evening included the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will help kick off the second annual Innovation 2 Commercialization (I2C) Conference at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 at the Universities at Shady Grove. Conceived and presented via a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer, the full-day conference […]

County Executive Ike Leggett has announced a tripling of the County’s investment in the “Small Business Plus!” program to over $35 million. “Small Business Plus!” is a unique collaboration between Montgomery County and community banks headquartered in the County.Established in June 2012 with an initial $10 to promote job growth through small business lending, the […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, County Councilmember Phil Andrews and Fire Chief Steven E. Lohr today paid tribute to a group of “everyday heroes” – ordinary people who took extraordinary actions to save lives and help others.  In a ceremony in Rockville, five individuals were recognized for their roles in three different incidents. “I am […]

The County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities will be presented Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center, Takoma Park. The awards announced by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) are the most prestigious honors conferred by Montgomery County on individual artists, scholars, organizations and […]

Glen Echo Park lost more than $300,000 in revenue during to the federal government shutdown and a few days before the shutdown was resolved, County Executive Ike Leggett called on the National Park Service to reopen the park.  Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The day after action by the Congress to reopen the federal government after a 16-day shutdown, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett travels to New York with Council President Nancy Navarro and key County officials on Oct. 17 to brief Wall Street bond houses on the County’s economic recovery and Leggett’s success on putting the county’s […]