Montgomery Community Media

According to the Small Business Administration, more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. every year. The IRS marked the Small Business Association’s National Small Business Week (May 4-8) by featuring some of its most popular […]

Alan Gross, a Potomac resident who was held captive in Cuba for five years before his release on Dec. 17, met with members of the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett on May 7 “as part of his tour to thank all of those who supported me during that time.” Gross talked about […]

Representatives of area Chambers of Commerce and small business groups came to Rockville on May 5 to join in the County Council’s recognition of National Small Business Week. Councilmember Roger Berliner presented a proclamation to the groups on behalf of the Council.   CM @RogerBerliner presents #smallbusinessweek proclamation, salutes small business owners. #shoplocal #eatlocal pic.twitter.com/8tpkjBGbAu […]

UPDATE Rockville resident Namita Acharya will be at the Rockville Town Center fundraising to help Nepal earthquake victims on May 7, 8 and 9 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Acharya, along with other volunteers, was there on April 30 and May 1 and the group so far raised $1,066. “After each night of fundraising we provide an […]

This morning the Montgomery County Council is expected to get a look at what is called the “reconciliation list” of programs and projects not funded in the County Executive’s proposed fiscal year 2016 but listed as priority items by the council’s committees. According to that status report from Council Administrator Stephen Farber, the report lists […]

It’s the last day of April and it looks like there are some showers headed our way. Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 30, in Montgomery County: 1. Azalea Festival: The Landon School Azalea Festival starts tomorrow through the weekend. Find out how to make your plans […]

As projects fight for fiscal 2016 funding during a tight budget year, the Montgomery County Council is keeping it annual “reconciliation list” of line items waiting in the wings for a shot at some cash. As of Wednesday afternoon, a partial list of operating budget tracking by committee shows a total of $21 million on that […]

By a vote of 8-1 the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved a nearly $32 million project to renovate the Council Office Building in Rockville. There was no discussion on the project before the vote Tuesday after it was introduced by Councilmember Nancy Navarro, whose Government Operations Committee recommended the project be inserted into the […]

It was cold and costly. The total costs for snow removal operations this winter cost Montgomery County over $32 million, according to County Executive Isiah Leggett. “During the winter of 2014-2015, Montgomery County experienced 27 snow/ice events with total accumulation of approximately 46.6 inches,” wrote Leggett in an April 24 memo to Council President George […]

The Montgomery County Council is set to decide today whether to launch a major renovation project for the the Council Office Building in Rockville. The project would involve an interior renovation of the council office building at 100 Maryland Ave., renovation of the first floor auditorium, new HVAC system and windows and improvements to make the […]