Montgomery Community Media

Free outdoor summer concerts return to downtown Bethesda Thursday evenings during May and June. The concerts, sponsored by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, offer a diverse range of music including rock, funk, blues, folk, and reggae. The free concerts begin in May and take place on Thursday evenings, from 6 – 8 p.m. in Veterans Park, […]

More than 10,000 Montgomery County Public Schools students will receive high school diplomas in commencement ceremonies this year. The high school commencement season is set to begin Friday, May 24, and will end Thursday, June 13.  Sixteen graduation ceremonies will be held at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. Those ceremonies can be viewed live on […]

Adoption fees are waived at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center to celebrate National Pet Week. The no-cost adoptions are available from Saturday, May 4 through Saturday, May 11, and is sponsored by Montgomery County Partners for Animal Well-being (MCPAW). All species of animals at the adoption center qualify: cats, dogs, livestock and […]

You can now check out thermal imaging cameras to monitor energy use in your home. The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP) made the cameras available to Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) cardholders. The cameras are easy to use and create visual heat maps to show hot and cold spots where users may be […]

Talk about lucky. A Clarksburg man has won the same lottery game twice in less than two years, according to information posted on the Maryland Lottery website. The man, identifying himself as “Mohamed Hussein” won over $32,000 last year, and this month he won an additional $27,815 playing the Racetrax game. The 63-year-old, who is […]

The Montgomery County Commission for Women (CFW) announced winners for the third annual Girl Power Writing Contest. All county residents were encouraged to submit a short story, poem, or drawing that addresses the following question: “If you had a super power, how would you use that power to help girls and women?” “Congratulations to the […]

According to National Day Calendar, April 26 was first declared National Pretzel Day by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell in 2003 to mark the importance of the pretzel to Pennsylvania’s history and economy. More than 80% of the nation’s pretzels are made in Pennsylvania. Here are four opportunities to enjoy a pretzel with a discount.   […]

Today is an exciting day for us at Montgomery Community Media. We celebrate the opening of our second location in downtown Silver Spring with a ribbon cutting. Join us on social media. We will be streaming the ribbon cutting live on Facebook. Please use #MCMSilverSpring on Twitter. Our Silver Spring Media Lab brings a new […]

Manna Food and Federal Realty are joining forces to combat hunger in Montgomery County. Federal Realty announces a partnership with Manna Food to support the Community Food Rescue (CFR) program. Select restaurants located in Pike & Rose and Bethesda Row will donate unsold food to the CFR network of agencies that feed those experiencing hunger. […]

Ride On bus passengers can help needy families and receive a free bus ride by donating canned or nonperishable food during Ride On’s 32nd annual food drive. The drive, started by a group of bus drivers over 30 years ago, runs from Sunday, April 28, through Saturday, May 4. During the week, food collection bags […]