Montgomery Community Media

A ceremony was held on Jan. 25 renaming the Ken Gar Community Center in Kensington in honor of the late Leonard D. Jackson, a longtime resident and community activist in the Ken Gar community. The remodeled Leonard D. Jackson Ken Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center is located at 4111 Plyers Mill Rd. Jackson was a founding […]

The Montgomery County Council has returned from its winter recess to a full agenda of business with the first in a series of worksessions on proposed development in the Ten Mile Creek watershed in Clarksburg. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC), which was created three years ago by the County Council, this week announced it will receive a grant award from the Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Maryland program for a first of its kind, business-led training program for healthcare workers. MBDC’s proposed Healthcare Workers: Rx for Employability initiative will […]

The controversial Long Branch Sector Plan to guide revitalization of Silver Spring was approved today by the Montgomery County Council in an 8-1 vote. Councilmember Marc Elrich voted against the plan, saying that he was thankful that it “adequately protects the apartments that so many people there call home,” but that he was disappointed that they […]

The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, which today anchors the revitalization of downtown Silver Spring, was saluted on Nov. 12 by County Executive Ike Leggett and the County Council. The restoration of noted architect John Eberson’s historic 1938 Silver Theatre now is home to two stadium theatres, office and meeting space and reception and […]

As a direct result of the County’s recent China mission trip, some business executives from China recently toured Montgomery County and met with local leaders about potential investment opportunities. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

A group of Chinese business executives recently visited Montgomery County to learn firsthand about investment opportunities in the form of public-private partnership projects.  MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. The theme for this visit was connecting the large market for healthcare needs in China with the world’s most advanced medical technologies in Montgomery County. The Select USA […]

Since it opened in 2006, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard in Dickerson has continually emerged at the top of lists of best wines produced both in the Washington area and in national competitions. On Nov. 5, vineyard co-owner Jim McKenna, a retired judge, amused the Montgomery County Council in telling some of the adventures that transformed a […]

Councilmember Nancy Floreen will host an informational forum for the leaders of homeowner associations and condominium owner organizations on October 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Rockville . A pre-meeting reception will begin at 7 p.m. The forum will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Avenue […]

The Montgomery County Council on Oct. 15 declared October ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ in the County. At the ceremonies in Rockville, Councilmember Nancy Floreen—who is a breast cancer survivor—and Councilmembers Craig Rice, Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer—who have all been personally impacted by breast cancer in their families—were joined by members of the Montgomery County […]