Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council awarded the Mihran Mesrobian house in Chevy Chase with an historic designation. Washington-area architect Mihran Mesrobian, who was born in 1889 and died in 1975, designed the house in 1941 as his family’s personal residence. The home is on Connecticut Avenue and was designed in the Art Moderne style. The home is […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Jan. 9. 1. Planning Board Meets: The Planning Board meets at 9:30 a.m. at their Silver Spring headquarters. The meeting agenda may be found, here. Watch the meeting live, here. 2. Live Discussion with County Executive Marc Elrich: This online forum from 1 to 2 p.m. […]

It’s Thursday, Oct. 24. The Nationals take a 2-0 lead in the World Series with their win last night against the Astros. Go Nats! And, here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Planning Meeting: The Planning Board’s day starts with an agritourism study tour in the Agricultural Reserve. After the tour they […]

Here are five things to know today, Thursday, March 15 in Montgomery County: 1. County FY 19 Operating Budget: County Executive Ike Leggett unveils his recommended Fiscal Year 2019 operating budget at noon. Watch online at Ch6 (Comcast & RCN), Ch 30 (Verizon) or on the MyMCMedia website. Join the conversation on Twitter, use #mocobudget19. […]

Here are five things to know for Thursday, Dec. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Grand Opening: The Chick-fil-A at Olney opens today. The new fast food restaurant specializing in chicken sandwiches is located at 18115 Georgia Avenue, just north of the intersection with Maryland Route 108. 2. Planning Meeting: The Planning Board meets today and […]

Parking Day is an annual event that provides residents, businesses and organizations an opportunity to transform metered parking spaces into fun park-like spots to stimulate conversations about our urban landscape. This year’s event also focused on the County’s Bicycle Master Plan. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 13, in Montgomery County: 1. County Executive Ike Leggett along with federal and local housing officials will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Bonifant, a mixed-income apartment building for seniors today. 2. Five Washington Spirit players are headed to the Olympics; Crystal Dunn, Ali Krieger, Diana Matheson, Shelina […]

The owner of the Montgomery Village Shopping Center is planning to file applications to create a mixed use development of approximately 300 dwelling units and 147,600 square feet of commercial development on the 19+ acres of land at that site, according to attorney Jody Kline. In a letter to neighbors earlier this month, Kline said […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board has approved a revised working draft of the Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan at a meeting held on Thursday, December 17. The Greater Lyttonsville area will be one of future locations of the Purple Line and is located in western Silver Spring. The working draft focuses on the issues of commercial […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department is scheduled to hold a community meeting to discuss the White Flint 2 Sector Plan on Nov. 18 from 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at the Rocking Horse Road Center at 4910 Macon Road in Rockville. County planners will discuss transportation issues within White Flint 2 and the surrounding area. The White Flint 2 […]