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After almost two years of construction, Kemp Mill Urban Park in Silver Spring is available to the public and officials from the Montgomery County Parks Department are inviting residents to attend a special re-opening celebration on July 12. The park was closed entirely in 2016 for renovations to improve the park amenities. “The park had […]

The winners of the first Montgomery County Planning Department’s Design Excellence Award were honored by the Montgomery County Council on July 12 for their projects in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design. At the ceremony in Rockville were, left to right: Ernie Lunsford and Greg Ossont of the Department of General Services for representing for […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 12, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett is calling for an immediate investigation into the cause of an outage at the County’s Alternate Emergency Communications Center (AECC) located in Rockville. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education will swear in Student Member of the Board Eric […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the American flag to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers on July 7 in Dallas, Texas. According to the President’s proclamation, flags should fly at half staff from now until sunset on July 12. As a matter of protocol the Maryland […]

The room was packed for Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen’s weekly briefing with reporters on June 20. Floreen began by talking about the bill she will introduce on Tuesday, June 21, that would amend procedures for solving an impasse in collective bargaining with County employees and for making the process more transparent. Some union employees […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar. Friday, July 11 Celebrate 7-Eleven Day with a free small Slurpee at participating stores Friday until 7 p.m. Enjoy an evening at Glen Echo Park exploring studios and galleries at the Art Walk in the Park from 6 to 8 p.m. Meet the artists […]

Volunteers will be cleaning up Little Falls Parkway and Little Falls Branch, July 12 from 10 a.m. to noon. Park at the gravel parking lot located at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Little Falls Parkway. Visit Little Falls Watershed Alliance website to learn more.