Montgomery Community Media

It’s Tuesday, Dec. 4, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Newly Elected Council In Session: Today is the first day the new County Council will convene in session. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. Read the agenda for the meeting here. 2. Chanukah Fire Truck Events: It’s the third day of Chanukah […]

Here is your daily look at what people are talking about today, Nov. 30, in Montgomery County: 1. Caution: The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for the region until 7 a.m. Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for much of the region through 7am Wednesday morning. Visibility could reach one-quarter mile. […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department’s Historic Preservation Office is working to raise awareness for mid-century modern architecture in Montgomery County. Recently, the department organized a bus tour of some examples of residential and public mid-century architecture, locally. Find out more in this report, below: Find out more about Modern Montgomery, here.

Members of the Montgomery County Planning Board recently toured the King Farm community in Rockville, and the Crown community in Gaithersburg.  Find out more in this report, below:

Dozens of Bethesda residents protested outside the Council Office Building one week before the County Council scheduled a vote on the Westbard Sector Plan. The residents displayed signs that read, “Save Our Neigborhood,” and “Beautify not Densify,” as they took turns at the microphone sharing their thoughts on the current Westbard Sector Plan. They were […]

UPDATED On a rainy and cold Saturday morning, dozens of Bethesda residents held umbrellas and protest signs as they marched along Westbard Avenue. It was the second day in a row that many of them took to the streets to protest the Westbard Sector Plan. “Hey-hey, ho-ho! Density has got to go,” they chanted. “We […]

Jennifer Toole headlined the Planning Department’s Winter Speaker Series this month. Bridget Schwiesow has a recap. The next Speaker Series event takes place on Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Planning Department’s auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring. Transportation planner Jeffrey Tumlin, principal and director of strategy for San Francisco-based Nelson/Nygaard, will […]

The White Flint 2 Sector Plan team met with residents and property owners last night at Luxmanor Elementary School to get input about the future of the White Flint area, and planners said they heard a lot of concerns about how to balance school capacity with more development from residents at the meeting. Take a […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts this special edition of County Report This Week, which recaps some of the stories that defined 2015 in Montgomery County. Take a look:

The Montgomery County Planning Department is inviting interested residents and business owners of the greater Lyttonsville community to a meeting  on Nov. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center at 2450 Lyttonsville Road in Silver Spring to discuss the Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan Working Draft. Planners will provide clarifications and address concerns […]