Montgomery Community Media

In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, more than 30 ESOL students from Sherwood High School were part of a project called Migrating Lives: Migrating Stories of Our Youth- a community outreach program offered at the Sandy Spring Museum. On Oct. 7, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Montgomery County Public Libraries Director Parker Hamilton joined these students to […]

The Montgomery County Council celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a conversation with Latino leaders on Sept. 29 to talk about social justice issues that still affects the community. Each year Americans observe Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Latino leaders talked about inclusion, diversity in the workforce, the use of minority-owned […]

Latino leaders in the county, whose work on social justice issues have helped shape the community, talked about inclusion, diversity in the workforce, the use minority-owned contractors, civic engagement for Latino families, parental engagement, and more at the “The Current State of the Latino Community in Montgomery County” event in Rockville. The meeting was hosted by […]

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Montgomery County Council is scheduled to host a special event on “The Current State of the Latino Community in Montgomery County” on Sept 29 in Rockville. The event is expected to include Latino leaders in the county whose work on social justice issues have helped shape the community. There will […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro praised awardees at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Navarro says the community’s young demographic is “our most precious jewels.” Take a look: Seventy-seven Maryland students were the recipients of the 2015 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at […]

Yannick Diouf, a Rockville resident and business student at the University of Maryland College Park, shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and says the Republican presidential candidate is misinformed when it comes to the immigrant community. Take a look at this MyMCMedia Extra: Diouf was one of the awardees at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic […]

Seventy-seven Maryland students were the recipients of the 2015 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. It was a night of celebration where students received a one-time $2,000 scholarship award. One by one, they crossed the stage to accept this scholarship that […]

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease launched a new Spanish-language website to provide information free information to the Latino population. The launching coincided with National Hispanic Heritage Month and will offer health information on conditions of the bones, joints, muscles and skin. “Many diseases in our scientific portfolio, including lupus, arthritis […]

The 6th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wheaton Triangle, at the corner of Reedie Drive and Grandview Avenue, one block north of the Wheaton Metro Station. The festival will celebrate the Montgomery County and the Metro region’s Salvadoran community. County […]

There is a new truck in town: The Fajita Sub Factory. Milvia Calvit, a Venezuelan with Italian blood, created the combination of Latino flavors and freshly made Italian pasta. She opened a food truck in Silver Spring, located at the Gulf gas station on Colesville and Georgia Avenue, where she serves Latino food and soon […]