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Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, July 29:  Liza Albright and Band perform at the Bethesda Metro Station Plaza from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Night Live Concert Series at Rockville Town Square features Rock’n’Roll by 49 Cents Dress at 6:30 p.m. Free. Wrap the work week up with […]

Come out to BlackRock Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 16 for a free outdoor concert on the lawn. Enjoy the music of The Quebe Sisters at 7 p.m.

Here are your five things to know today, July 30, in Montgomery County: 1. CyberMontgomery: A networking event about cybersecurity takes place today at the Universities at Shady Grove. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates from the event. 2. Planning Board Meets: The Montgomery County Planning Board meets today and the agenda is packed. Some […]

There’s a chill in the air this morning and you may need a jacket when you leave the house. Here are five other things to know today, July 30, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council has approved the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The county council is now on summer recess until […]

The latest Council in Brief video hosted by CCM’s Susan Kenedy:

The Montgomery County Council held a public hearing on July 30 about the proposed Glenmont Sector Plan that addresses redevelopment of that part of northern Silver Spring. More than two dozen speakers testified before the Council, which will hold work sessions on the sector plan in the fall. Among the speakers: William Kirwin of the […]

The Montgomery County Council meets for its weekly session on July 30 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. At approximately 10 a.m., the Council is scheduled to take action on the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan. Prior to voting on […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee, at 2:15 p.m. on July 30, will continue its extensive review of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. At the worksession, among the items to be discussed are a proposed reduction in the number of parking spaces required […]

The County Council is on August recess now but before the elected leaders left, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke asked Council President Roger Berliner to give us a preview of the Council’s fall agenda. Take a look.

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner began his July 30 press conference by calling a recent transportation meeting with Fairfax a “total success.” He then mentioned a recent report by Forbes magazine identifying Bethesda (the district he represents) one of the coolest places to live in the country. Berliner then fielded questions on a wide […]