Montgomery Community Media

A tunnel running 5.3-miles long between Montgomery and Prince Georges County is ensuring that residents of the growing area will have running water in the future. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has a tour of the Bi-County Water Tunnel and the story on how it’ll help local residents. It’s more than 160 feet under the ground and […]

The teachers walked through the audience at the beginning of the opera and took their seats at the back of the room, leaving the third grade students at Stedwick Elementary School in Montgomery Village to put on the premiere of their show on their own. This was the end of a year-long learning process in […]

The Montgomery County Council hosted a Town Hall meeting in Clarksburg on Feb. 26. The hour-long meeting covered an array of topics, but for some, it wasn’t long enough to discuss the key issues for Clarksburg’s future. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk reports. “We didn’t get a chance to talk about the issues in depth that most […]

It was standing room only at the first annual State of Black Montgomery forum in Silver Spring where community engagement was the topic surrounding discussions on political, economic and social justice issues close to the African American community. As residents, activists and politicians came together, the message was clear – they said there’s still a lot […]

The Germantown Indoor Swim Center was the site for the 2014 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships. There were over 50 teams participating, private and public schools, and there was an Olympic Gold medalist who even set a couple of new records in the pool. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. There were seven Metro records set […]

Here’a a love story you won’t soon forget. Gaithersburg resident Duane McKenna has been painting homemade valentines for his wife, Elizabeth, since before they wed in 1950, and she has saved every one of them. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.    

The Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity in Montgomery County is helping non-native English speakers find employment through a workshop catered to learning the skills needed to apply and interview for positions in the career fields they’re interested in. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk looks at how the program is assisting local residents secure jobs. Related posts:

There’s a new movie shooting on location in Montgomery County and around the state of Maryland this month. It’s called, “A Year and Change.” MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports from one of the locations in Rockville: Related posts:

There was a big turnout for the  Executive’s Ball on Nov. 24 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s theme: “Party Arty: A Night for Creativity and Fun.” By the Numbers: Over 90 individual and corporate organizational sponsors. 950 attendees (last year there were approximately 850). Over $300,000 will be distributed […]

After six months of studying ways to improve the county’s nightlife, the Nighttime Economy Task Force has forwarded its recommendations to the County Executive. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can review the recommendations online: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/nighttimeeconomy/recommend.html