Montgomery Community Media

Ride On will make schedule changes to 18 bus routes beginning Sunday, May 13, according to a news release. Ride On regularly assesses the need for service improvements and makes those changes every year in January, May and September. Changes include new Route 129 Service along Route 29, temporary rerouting of Route 2 during reconstruction […]

Data Montgomery — the county’s website that publishes information about food inspections, 311 requests and employee salaries — has gone to the dogs. And the cats. And the turtles. And just about every other adoptable creature. The website now includes a database of all the creatures, great and small, the Montgomery County Animal Services and […]

As predicted, the air quality in the Washington region has fallen this week, marking the first “Code Orange” days of 2018. Ozone levels exceeded EPA air quality standards Wednesday, and Thursday is expected to be a “Code Orange” day as well, according to data from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and Clean Air […]

According to a study by Wallet Hub, three of the top 10 most diverse cities in the country are in Montgomery County, outranking Boston and Los Angeles. Wallet Hub recently released a final study in their diversity study series that ranked three Montgomery County cities as most diverse in the Country. The finance website placed Silver […]

Runny eyes? Sneezing? It’s pollen season. The Washington, D.C., area registered as the fourth highest pollen “hot spot” in the country Wednesday, according to The Weather Channel Dr. Rachel Schreiber, an allergist in Rockville, has what you need to know about fending off allergies during this pollen season. Here’s our interview:

The Sherwood Girls lacrosse team took it into sudden death overtime to beat Whitman Vikes 11-10 in Ashton on Tuesday evening, May 1.  Both MoCo teams came into the contest undefeated and are looking to improve their seedings for upcoming MPSSAA 4A playoffs.  Whitman, coming out of the MD 4A West division might just face […]

Magruder High School Monday April 30th 2018 The night began with a celebration of Magruder Senior Lacrosse players as they played host to the Northwest Jaguars.  The Magruder senior night celebration stalled as the Jaguars of Northwest to a 6 – 4 lead into half time.  During the first five minutes of the second half […]

GreenFest, a May 5 event at Jesup Blair Local Park in Silver Spring, will provide Montgomery County residents a chance to learn how they can go green in the coming year, according to Susan Kornacki, with the county’s Department of Environmental Protection. “We will have all kinds of hands-on learning opportunities,” Kornacki said. Workshops include […]

Updated: Flowers, art, music and more, here’s a list of some activities this spring: Kenwood Cherry Blossoms and Spring Flowers, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 10 at the Shops at Sumner Place, 4611 Sangamore Road in Bethesda.  Residents have the chance to view cherry blossoms and spring flowers on  the streets through the Kenwood neighborhood. There […]

Cover your outdoor plants! The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for Montgomery County, effective from midnight to 9 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the NWS warning, temperatures will be in the lower 30 degrees tonight with lows in the upper 20s Tuesday night. A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly […]