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Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) was awarded the 2020 National Best Practices Consumer Education Program Award by Stateways for its virtual education seminars. ABS is the alcohol wholesaler for Montgomery County. In 2015, Stateways established the Best Practices Awards in eight categories that distinguished alcohol control agencies in the United States and Canada that provide […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that all 24 Maryland jurisdictions have state-approved plans to bring at least some students back into school buildings this fall.  On Aug. 27 Hogan said eight school systems did not include any in-person learning in their fall semester plans, which he said was not acceptable. “It is essential that we […]

Montgomery Community Media (MCM) launched “Hola Montgomery” last year to better serve and to start a dialogue with Montgomery County’s Spanish-speaking community. Recently, the Facebook group that bears the same name hit the 1,000 member milestone. Introduced in May 2019 by MCM, a non-profit organization, Hola Montgomery content can be found on all of MCM’s platforms: […]

It is a beautiful day in Silver Spring for a ribbon cutting!      

Today is an exciting day for us at Montgomery Community Media. We celebrate the opening of our second location in downtown Silver Spring with a ribbon cutting. Join us on social media. We will be streaming the ribbon cutting live on Facebook. Please use #MCMSilverSpring on Twitter. Our Silver Spring Media Lab brings a new […]

As they say on Twitter, “Some personal news…” We here at Montgomery Community Media are excited to announce that we’re opening a new production studio and media lab in Silver Spring this summer. We are calling our second location the “Silver Spring Media Lab.” This location is bringing a new television and video production studio […]

North Potomac, MD: Tuesday, April 9 The Bullis Boys lacrosse, ranked #3 in the DMV, came to Quince Orchard on a beautiful spring afternoon and displayed why they deserve that ranking.  They defeated the Cougars 19-1.  They used both their potent offense and stingy defense to stymie Quince Orchard all afternoon. For those readers who […]

Rev. Josiah Henson was born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland around 1789. He was sold to his mother’s owner, Isaac Riley, who had a 3,500 acre plantation in what is now North Bethesda. Henson lived on the Riley plantation from 1795 until 1830. While enslaved on the Riley plantation, Henson married, had children and […]

It’s Friday, Jan. 4, and here are five things you need to know: 1. Bethesda’s Jaleo responds to shutdown: Chef José Andrés has pledged to feed furloughed federal workers at his six D.C. area restaurants, including Jaleo in Bethesda, until the government shutdown ends. 2. We Love Weekends:  Not sure what to do this weekend? Check […]

It’s Thursday, Jan. 3, and here are five things you need to know: 1. Know Before You Go: Check out this guide to what’s open and what’s not during the partial federal government shutdown. 2. Student Board Member Nominations: Any student enrolled in a Montgomery County public school in grades 6 through 12 may nominate a sophomore […]