Montgomery Community Media

Today is Wednesday, May 1. It’s the Jewish holiday Yom Ha’Shoah, which translates in English to Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Takoma Park City Council Meeting: Takoma Park’s City Council meets tonight from &:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Takoma Park Community Center. For more information, check out […]

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 […]

The city of Rockville is in the process of modernizing and expanding the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center’s locker room and lobby. The project will increase the size of the locker rooms and the lobby area. Between May and September the front entrance and parking lot will be closed. All visitors will enter through the […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with reporters on Monday morning for his weekly briefing about local issues and the Council’s upcoming agenda. “Today is the first day of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it is the month of May, and tomorrow we will be having a special session that really recognizes how […]

Here are five things to know today, May 1, in Montgomery County: 1. County government: Council President Roger Berliner has his regular news briefing at 11:30 a.m. And the Montgomery College budget gets scrutinized by the County Council’s Education Committee at 2 p.m. as part of the council’s review of County Executive Ike Leggett’s fiscal […]

UPDATED Montgomery County officials and Westfield Montgomery Mall leaders are celebrating the new Westfield Montgomery Mall Transit Center. The relocated center opened on May 1st and provides additional customer amenities and better traffic circulation. “The County is proud to manage a transit center that connects riders to seven bus lines, eight Metrorail stations and a signed […]

Here are five things to know today, May 1, in Montgomery County: 1. The city of Rockville kicks off Bike Month today at 10 a.m. at City Hall. 2. You are invited to a baby shower from noon to 3 p.m. today. The Second Chance Wildlife Center is hosting the baby shower for the hundreds […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, April 29 The 4th Annual Washington Writers Conference kicks off today at 5 p.m. in Bethesda. Registration is required and is available online here. Enjoy an evening of R&B as Secret Society performs at AMP by Strathmore at 8 p.m. in North Bethesda. The Montgomery […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on the future of the county’s Department of Economic Development and an update on the county’s truancy program. There are also reports from Montgomery County Public Schools, the City of Rockville, Montgomery College and more. You can watch the […]

Here are five things to know today, May 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Record rainfall in Montgomery County has flooded local streams and roadways leading to some closures. A list of the road closures as of 6 a.m. on May 1 is posted here. Firefighters were busy on April 30, rescuing 10 people in 16 different […]