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UPDATED Former Montgomery Council Councilmember Valerie Ervin notified supporters this morning in an email and on her Facebook page that she is not running for the open 8th district seat congressional seat in 2016. “It was a hard decision that kept me up many nights. Like many women of all backgrounds across our district who […]

Over thirty percent of students in the county schools receive free or reduced meals during the academic year. The Lunch and Learn summer program in Takoma Park has served over 100 students this summer with classes, sports and a healthy lunch. Related posts:

In this MyMCMedia extra, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin addresses the community during the opening of the new Silver Spring Library. “This is the most beautiful library in the world,” Raskin said. The building has five floors, but the library only takes up the top three floors. With approximately 100,000 books, Hamilton called the place […]

Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin formally kicked off his bid for Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s 8th Congressional district seat on April 19th. “I am running because America needs effective progressive leadership to renew the momentum of popular democracy in America,” Raskin, a Democrat, said in a message posted on his Facebook page. “I have a […]

Safe Silver Spring, a community civic group, hosted a conversation on Jan. 12 at the Silver Spring Civic Building about legislative priorities to ensure public safety in Montgomery County. Body cameras on police officers, what happens after police confiscates assets, wiretapping laws, independent prosecutors when there is police involved in a shooting, and sex crime […]

Safe Silver Spring, a community civic group, is scheduled to host a meeting tonight to discuss police body cameras, what happens after police confiscates assets, wiretapping laws, sex crime reporting, among others. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger, Montgomery County Councilmembers Tom Hucker and Marc Elrich, and State Senator Jamie Raskin are scheduled to speak […]

The Crossroads Farmers market in Takoma Park has moved to Anne Street at University Boulevard and it’s open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Takoma Park TV has more. Visit Takoma Park City TV to see more Takoma Park City Television.

It was standing room only at the first annual State of Black Montgomery forum in Silver Spring where community engagement was the topic surrounding discussions on political, economic and social justice issues close to the African American community. As residents, activists and politicians came together, the message was clear – they said there’s still a lot […]

All eight of the Montgomery County’s senators and a majority of the delegates have signed onto a letter circulated by Raise Maryland in support of a higher State minimum wage. The letter calls for legislation to raise Maryland’s minimum wage in three steps from to $10.10 by 2016, index the minimum wage to the cost […]

In November 2008, the Silver Spring and Takoma Park communities were shocked by the murder of Tai Lam, a Montgomery Blair High School freshman gunned down on a bus by a gang. But from tragedy came hope. Fernando Moreno, Lam’s chess teacher, and Sen. Jamie Raskin, who’s son was a friend of Lam’s, launched a […]