Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, June 9, in Montgomery County: 1. It was EPIC: MCM celebrated all forms of community media Thursday night at a gala at the Fillmore in Silver Spring. Read about it in our blog. 2.  Peddling pedaling: Capital Bikeshare holds its Start of Summer event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 […]

The Silver Spring Blues Festival kicks off Sunday, June 11 at El Golfo Restaurant, continues Monday through Friday with nightly performances at Veterans Plaza, and culminates in a day of entertainment on two-stages Saturday, June 17. Here are some of our picks for arts and entertainment this weekend: Art: Strathmore Mansion hosts two new exhibits […]

An Olympic Gold Medalist, an ESPN sportscaster and the chairman of the Special Olympics are among the speakers who will address the graduating class of 2017 this year. And several schools will be holding ceremonies at the Xfinity Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, saving families the trek into the District to see […]

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce has named County Council President Nancy Floreen as Legislator of the Year. Floreen was honored at the Chamber’s dinner celebration at the Bethesda North Marriott on June 9th. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: Council President @NancyFloreen honored as legislator of year @MCCCMD dinner. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/Lf2OFfc3b6 […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire at Nordstrom Rack in the 15780 Shady Grove Road Thursday evening. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire originated in a dumpster and trash compactor. According to Piringer, the building’s sprinklers activated and there was considerable smoke and water damage […]

Here are five things to know today, June 9, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s graduation day for the Class of 2016 at Northwood, Watkins Mill high schools and the Rock Terrace School. 2. The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold a work session today and on the agenda; the Bethesda Downtown Plan. 3. The Montgomery County Chamber […]

Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger (second from left) and his leadership team met with the Montgomery County Council on June 9 to talk about the policies and plans Montgomery Police follow in hopes of avoiding incidents that have happened in jurisdictions around the nation over the past year. Manger said his department’s operations are […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal announces upcoming meetings on policing. Leventhal said the Council will hold a discussion on the pilot program for body worn cameras on May 11 with Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger. Leventhal also announced that police relations will be the topic of a June […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing on June 9 where he talked about his priorities for the coming months and fielded questions from reporters and Montgomery County resident Judy Koenick. Some of the topics discussed included his endorsement of District 5 County Council candidate Christopher Barclay, the upcoming election and expected […]

John McCarthy, State’s Attorney for Montgomery County, announced today (June 9), that Daniel Mendoza, 52, of Rockville, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. According to a statement from the state’s attorney office, Mendoza was found guilty of one count of solicitation to commit first degree murder in February of this year. “Today’s sentence reflects […]