Montgomery Community Media

The sounds of jazz will fill Veterans Plaza on Saturday, September 8 as the Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns for the 15th year. Dianne Reeves, five-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters award headlines the Festival. Additional performances by Akua Allrich and the Tribe, Marcus Johnson, and more. Below […]

It’s going to be another hot and humid day in Montgomery County and a hyperthermia alert has been issued for Thursday afternoon from noon to 6 p.m. The good news is we should expect much cooler temperatures in the region by Friday. The Office of Emergency Management issues a Hyperthermia Alert whenever the National Weather Service forecasts […]

Here are five things you need to know for Wednesday, Sept. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. Murder Trial Continues: Tyler Tessier, accused of killing his girlfriend Laura Wallen, will face his second day of court. 2. Emergency Preparedness Fair: The community is invited to attend the fourth annual emergency preparedness fair at the Johns Hopkins […]

Here are five things you need to know for Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Back to School: Motorists take care this morning. Children will be returning to classrooms so there will be more little folks on sidewalks, more buses on the road and more parents delivering their children to school. 2. Back in […]

Montgomery County government has posted the following holiday schedule for the Labor Day holiday,  Monday, Sept. 3: County Offices – closed. Libraries – closed on September 2 and 4. County Liquor stores – all County liquor stores will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Recreation – Bethesda, Germantown, Western County, Wheaton/Glenmont and MLK outdoor […]

Glen Echo Park is the place to be this weekend with the 48th Annual Labor Day Art Show, Saturday’s open house featuring free classes and demonstrations, and Monday’s showcase of Irish music and dance. The popular Kentlands/Lakelands 5K race takes place Saturday. Kensington celebrates the Labor Day holiday weekend with their annual art show and […]

Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 29, in Montgomery County: 1. Another Hot Day:  The National Weather Service expects the heat index to hit above 100 degrees today. Montgomery County officials have issued a hyperthermia alert effective until 8 p.m. 2. Free Vaccinations: There’s still time to obtain free Tdap and MCV4 […]

Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Hyperthermia Alert:  The National Weather Service expects the heat index to hit 100 degrees today. Stay cool! 2. Stormwater Discussion: Audubon Naturalist Society Director of Conservation, Eliza Cava, will join activists from the Potomac Conservancy and Friends of Sligo Park to discuss […]

Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 27, in Montgomery County: 1. Seven Things to Do Before Summer Ends: Montgomery Parks list of things to do before summer ends is a great way to spend the last week of summer vacation. 2. NIH Children’s Inn Update: A structural crack in the Inn’s roof […]

Happy Friday! Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Tyler Tessier Case: The man accused of shooting his pregnant girlfriend, Laura Wallen, and burying her in a shallow grave outside Damascus appears in court today. 2. Maryland’s Got Talent:  Maryland has the highest concentration of STEM workers in […]