Montgomery Community Media

Registration for Montgomery County Recreation’s summer camps and programs opens on Tuesday, Jan. 22. To help families choose summer camps that would best suit their children, the Montgomery County Recreation Department is hosting a summer camp fair on Saturday, Jan. 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center, […]

Federal researchers reported Monday that America’s teens recorded a dramatic increase in the use of vaping devices over the last year. The 2018 Monitoring the Future survey says 37.3 percent of 12th-graders used a vaping device in the past 12 months, compared with 27.8 percent in 2017. The survey goes to a representative sample of […]

Rosa Gutierrez Lopez remains at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in Bethesda, finding sanctuary from federal agents who want to deport her to her native El Salvador. “We are approaching it both as an act of faith and as an act of faithful resistance,” said the Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, senior minister at the church. […]

Ben Carter and Malcolm Ethridge co-host the Manage Your Damn Money (MYDM) show with conversations about money management. The show includes stories to help viewers gain more confidence in what they know or should know about personal finances. Following a major life event,  MYDM is back with two new episodes. The show has been on break for maternity […]

Looking for unique, hand-made holiday gifts? We’ve found two seasonal arts and crafts shows, but guess there are more in the county. First, the Sandy Spring Museum’s Holiday Show includes works by their 11 artist residents and many local community artists. The show is open daily, find the details, here. A second option is the […]

Keeping Up with Katie: The latest news and information about Olympic champion swimmer and Montgomery County’s own Katie Ledecky. After her final race at the USA Swimming Winter National Championships, Katie Ledecky won three National titles. The Winter Nationals were held in Greensboro, North Carolina last week from Nov. 28 through Dec. 1. The Winter Nationals […]

Kick off the holiday season with live ice sculpting and holiday performances at the annual Bethesda’s Annual Winter Wonderland Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. The celebration takes place in Bethesda’s Veterans Park. Looking for unique, hand-made holiday gifts? We’ve found two. First, the Sandy Spring Museum’s Holiday Show includes works by their 11 […]

The Garden of Lights returns to Brookside Gardens for its 20th season. This walk-through holiday light display features more than one million dazzling colorful lights shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. In addition to the lights, train enthusiasts will enjoy the G-Scale model trains that wind through a […]

Maryland is ranked the fourth most charitable state according to finance website WalletHub. The state of Minnesota ranked number one. WalletHub compared the 50 states across two broad descriptions or dimensions using 18 metrics. The two dimensions include “Volunteering & Service” and “Charitable Giving.” Maryland ranked eighth for “Volunteering & Service” and sixth for “Charitable Giving”. […]

Here’s a look at what’s open and what’s not on Thanksgiving Day in Montgomery County: County Offices – closed. Libraries – closed. County Liquor stores – closed. Recreation – all programs and facilities are closed. Montgomery Parks – For holiday operating schedule on Parks’ facilities, including Brookside Gardens, ice rinks, tennis centers, trains and carousels, […]