Montgomery Community Media

New developers are hoping to turn around the Burtonsville Crossing shopping center and the adjacent park-and-ride lot. EDENS, a retail development company with offices in Bethesda, along with Montgomery County announced plans for redeveloping the shopping center that has been empty since 2010. “We are excited that EDENS has crossed the first milestone for this redevelopment. This […]

The first day of school is Aug. 31, and Montgomery County officials want to get off on the right foot. On Monday, at 10:30 a.m., a news conference to talk about strategic priorities for the upcoming year, school improvements, increasing on student enrollment, and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) needs for Montgomery County Public Schools, is scheduled to […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and the Hispanic Gala Steering Committee have announced 60 students to receive a one-time $2,000 scholarship at the annual Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala (MCEHG) scheduled for Sept. 10 at the Fillmore in Silver Spring. “This year the scholarship opportunity opened to all qualifying students from our diverse communities throughout […]

Business owners, federal, state and county officials gathered at the annual CyberMontgomery Forum on July 30 at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville. The forum was a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the Federal Business Council, federal and county officials. MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros reports:

Business owners, federal, state and county leaders gathered at the annual CyberMontgomery Forum on July 30 at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville. The forum is a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the Federal Business Council, Federal and county officials. “What we see taking place is really a transfer of […]

Residents are invited to participate in a live online discussion with County Executive Isiah Leggett from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. on Feb. 24. You can find out more here.

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett talks about the dashboard cam video of an encounter involving him and the Park Police on the evening of Election Day at a recreation center in Silver Spring. “We haven’t seen all of it,” he said. Leggett talked about this incident on Good Hope Road in detail […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett takes the Oath of Office, with his wife, Catherine, at his side, during the Inaugural Ceremony at Richard Montgomery High School on Dec. 1. Judge Roger Titus administered the oath. Take a look: During his inaugural address, Leggett unveiled a six point economic plan that, […]

County Executive Leggett announced the introduction of pay equity legislation that addresses pay secrecy issues. This bill will require all contractors doing business with the county to file data showing how they compensate employees.

County Executive Ike Leggett delivered the opening remarks at the Federal Laboratories Consortium’s National Meeting last week. The FLC is a national network of Federal Labs and this was the first time the national meeting was held in Montgomery County. Take a look: