Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Executive’s 2015 Ball celebrated the arts last night at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The theme of this year’s event was “One Enchanted Evening,” and funds raised go to arts education programs. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Fun at the County Executive Arts Ball. Nice job […]

The Montgomery County Council on Dec. 8 joined the worldwide celebration of Human Rights Day. The United Nations approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 1948. At the ceremonies in Rockville were, left to right: James Stowe, director of the Office of Human Rights; Commissioner Alejandro Becerra; Okianer Christian Dark, the associate […]

In a news conference on Monday, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen stated that one-third of the county’s residents were born outside the United States. Floreen cited a report compiled by the CountyStat office that uses U.S. Census data from 2013. “We had a diversity briefing last week. Our CountyStat people have been looking at […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen held her first weekly briefing with reporters on Dec. 7 at the Council Office Building in Rockville. Floreen discussed a variety of topics including: falling revenue projections, school funding, marijuana dispensaries, vaping and electronic cigarettes, the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system, radon testing and more. You can watch the […]

Here are five things to know today, Dec. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Drive carefully. The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. today and visibility may be reduced. 2. The Maryland State Police Department has a reminder for residents: “see something, say something.” 3. MCPS Interim Superintendent […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about the election of County Council officers, a one-on-one interview with County Executive Ike Leggett, a tour of Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring, an interview with Damascus star running back Jake Funk and more. Visit our PEG partner County […]

This week, Montgomery County Councilmembers elected new officers. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmembers have elected Nancy Floreen as the new Council President and Roger Berliner as Council Vice President. Councilmember Craig Rice nominated Floreen as President and Councilmember Tom Hucker nominated Berliner at the Council’s Dec. 1st meeting. Bother Floreen and Berliner will serve a one-year term. Floreen said economic development, closing the achievement gap […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal’s term as Council President ends on Dec. 1. At his weekly briefing on Nov. 30, Leventhal recapped some of the highlights of the past year. He also fielded questions from reporters about the Department of Liquor Control, Montgomery County Public Schools, homeless vets, Syrian refugees and his future plans. […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Nov. 16 for his weekly briefing and he was joined by Council Vice President Nancy Floreen. Leventhal began the briefing with a report about his recent trip to El Salvador. He also previewed tomorrow’s scheduled Council discussion about the cost drivers of government. But it […]