Montgomery Community Media

If you drive past Takoma Park’s Ward Sinclair Plaza at the intersection of Laurel and Carroll Avenues, don’t be surprised by the 17-foot-long octopus attacking the downtown clock tower. The city of Takoma Park recently commissioned fiber artist Stacy Cantrell to crochet the huge octopus in the city’s colors of orange, yellow, green, and blue. With […]

UPDATE: Montgomery County police identified the pedestrian as Channea Sreng, 37, of the 11500 block of Taber Street in Silver Spring. Original Post: A woman, whom Montgomery County police have not yet publicly identified, died about 11 p.m. Thursday crossing New Hampshire Avenue, a police statement said. Police said a 2005 Ford Mustang, driven by […]

Inside the beltway on Maryland’s State Route 650 is a road known to many as the “Gateway to Heaven” also known as New Hampshire Avenue. And notably so. There are dozens of religious organizations located on this one corridor and experts believe this one street reveals something special about the county. “It is one street […]

A 79-year-old Takoma Park man was killed Wednesday night crossing Larch Avenue, a Montgomery County police statement said. The death came just hours after County Executive Ike Leggett unveiled his Vision Zero plan to eliminate pedestrian and traffic fatalities by 2030. The man, James Sexton Byrne of Lockney Avenue, was taken to a local hospital […]

A 65-year-old Silver Spring man faces drunken driving charges after he struck a police car and injured an officer stopped to help motorists involved in a collision, police said. Morris Moody of Deer Valley Terrace consented to a breath test that indicated a blood-alcohol content of 0.17 percent, a Montgomery County police statement said.  Maryland’s […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating a series of commercial burglaries that have happened throughout the county. Investigators believe that the same suspect is responsible for all of the burglaries. According to a news release, police have determined that the suspect forces entry into a business and once inside, the suspect disables any surveillance cameras and/or alarm […]

Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are scheduled to begin resurfacing four miles of Capital Beltway between New Hampshire Avenue (ND 650) and Baltimore Avenue (US 1) tonight. The work is officially slated to start at 9 p.m.. According to a news release, crews will patch the roadway, remove the top layer of asphalt, apply new asphalt […]

Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are slated to begin resurfacing University Boulevard between Williamsburg Drive and Franklin Avenue in Silver Spring this week. The work is officially scheduled to begin on July 6, and motorists should prepare for overnight road closures and detours. According to a news release, construction crews are planning to grind […]

Route 29 could soon have a new bus rapid transit system. MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh spoke with Montgomery al Dia’s Lorna Virgili about the departments future plans and summer transportation tips for families. Lorna Virgili reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

There is a new community mural on Holton Lane in Takoma Park. It’s a collaboration between the city of Takoma Park and the Takoma-Langley Crossroads Development Authority, along with local residents. Find out more in this report: Visit Takoma Park City TV to see more Takoma Park City Television.