Montgomery Community Media

A summer hot spot is being transformed into a cool ice rink in the heart of Rockville Town Square. The Rockville Ice Rink at 131 Gibbs Street is scheduled to open on Oct. 20th, and it is billed as the largest outdoor ice skating rink between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Check out our photo gallery, […]

Jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti comes to North Bethesda with one performance at the Music Center at Strathmore next month. The Grammy winner and his band present an evening exploring many genres including R&B, rock, and funk. The performance is Thursday, October 20 at 8 p.m. Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane in […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 20, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) has restored early voting centers in Bethesda and Burtonsville and the BOE is asking the state of Maryland for a tenth site in Potomac. #earlyvoting 2. You can pay off your library fines with […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to receive a report today from the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) that describes school funding and allocation patterns within Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The report, titled Resources and Staffing Among MCPS Schools, compares differences in class size, staff tenure, per pupil expenditures and teacher salary costs between […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with reporters on Oct. 20 and the first topic he wanted to talk about was Ebola. Other issues discussed at the briefing included the Department of Liquor Control, the procurement process, early voting, the transportation lockbox amendment and more. You can watch the briefing in […]

You probably don’t want to leave the house without a jacket today. Here are five more things to know today, Oct. 20, in Montgomery County: 1. The County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities will be handed out tonight at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center. 2. The county’s flu vaccination clinics […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, the founder of the Kids International Discovery Kid Museum, Cara Lesser, tells us why you don’t want to miss the Parade of Cultures at the upcoming World of Montgomery Festival in Wheaton on Oct. 20. Find out more by visiting the Festival’s website at http://worldofmontgomery.com./

Montgomery County hosts the World of Montgomery street festival on Oct. 20 from noon to 5 p.m. at Westfield Wheaton Plaza Mall parking lot. The free festival is a celebration of the rich cultural heritages of Montgomery County. Westfield Wheaton Mall has free parking and is a short walk from the Wheaton Metro station. The […]