Montgomery Community Media

The great American road trip is back, and local highways and byways are expected to be busy as local residents kick off their summer with a holiday getaway. AAA projects that more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend, an increase of nearly two percent compared to last year’s holiday. This year’s […]

Some lucky Gaithersburg residents got a sneak peek at this year’s 4th of July fireworks show on Wednesday night. That’s when a fireworks company tested seven shells from Bohrer Park, which is the new setting for this year’s holiday show. There were screams of “whoa” and “holy moly” as the fireworks illuminated up the sky. […]

There’s a new addition to the city of Gaithersburg’s Art in Public Places program. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and City Councilmembers have dedicated a sculpture that depicts former Mayor W. Edward Bohrer, Jr.. The late mayor’s family joined city officials for the ceremony at Bohrer Park on Monday evening. Created by Montgomery County artist and […]

Local businesses in Montgomery County are taking part in the Green Business Certification Program. Lorna Virgili has more in this video. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. More information on B Corporations and the Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program is available online.

The City of Rockville will host its annual Hometown Holidays festival from May 28 to May 30. Rockville 11’s Kathy Dantzler has more in this video. Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more of its programming.

Quince Orchard (QO) pushed 3 runs across in the 4th inning and held on in their 4A West regional playoff  winner-take-all match against Bethesda Chevy-Chase (BCC).  QO hosted the Barons on a bright sunny Friday afternoon as the game was moved up to a 2 p.m. start time to accommodate the Cougars on their prom […]

Book lovers take note. The 7th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival returns to the grounds of City Hall on May 21. Here’s a preview:   A schedule of the author talks and signings, workshops and more are available on the Gaithersburg Book Festival website.  

Taste of Rockville is set to take place on Memorial Day weekend during the City’s annual Hometown Holidays festival. Local restaurants will be offering up everything from jallab juice, jambalaya, hot dogs, hummus and more.  The event will feature 23 local restaurants with a range of choices from their menus. Participating restaurants include, American Tap Room, […]

Hundreds of residents turned out for a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) meeting held to discuss the relocation of 100 school buses to Rockville on May 11. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. Residents packed the multipurpose room at College Gardens Elementary School and voiced their concerns and frustrations about plans to relocate buses from the Shady Grove Bus […]

WalletHub recently released a study that has ranked three Montgomery County cities as most diverse in the Country. The finance website placed Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, and Germantown in its top ten “2016’s Most Diverse Cities in America” list. Gaithersburg topped the list outranking New York and Los Angeles. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman said, “I’ve always regarded the […]