Montgomery Community Media

UPDATE Danielle and Alexander Meitiv let their kids, ages 6 and 10, walk unaccompanied a mile from a playground to the family’s Silver Spring home. Now, the parents are being investigated by Montgomery County Child Protective Services (CPS) for child neglect after two separate callers, one in October and another in November, alerted law enforcement […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Dennis of Bethesda, performs at the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at the Strathmore. Montgomery County celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday with a special tribute at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda with music presentations and remarks from Montgomery County elected officials. If you missed the live […]

A light blanket of snow fell on Montgomery County on Wednesday afternoon. We turned to social media to ask residents around the county to share their #MoCo #snow photos via email at pix@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @MyMCMedia. Here is a look at some of the photos we have received, so far:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Joshua P. Starr, Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, said county students have opportunities to interact with students from other countries and learn about different cultures, but added that “You can always do more.” Watch 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 […]

It was a day of service to honor Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros has the story on how Montgomery County residents spent MLK Day giving back to the community. Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, U.S. Congressman John Delaney talks State of the Union address, and adds “It’s clear that we need to make investments in our children.”  

Montgomery County officials, Montgomery Sister Cities board members, and county residents attended the first meeting that brought together people representing each of the county’s sister cities. The event took place at the Rockville Memorial Library on Jan. 13, where people had the chance to share accomplished projects as a result of each partnership and plans for […]

Kin Da Thai and Sushi Restaurant, a place where owner Byron Levy said it will have a mix of of spicy, sweet and sour, fresh sushi and herbs of Thailand, is scheduled to open in Takoma Park by the end of February at the space formerly occupied by Takoma Bistro. Levy explained that Kin Da is unique since people can visit and […]

Safe Silver Spring, a community civic group, hosted a conversation on Jan. 12 at the Silver Spring Civic Building about legislative priorities to ensure public safety in Montgomery County. Body cameras on police officers, what happens after police confiscates assets, wiretapping laws, independent prosecutors when there is police involved in a shooting, and sex crime […]