Montgomery Community Media

A new Ambassadors Program is providing resources and educational materials regarding reopening phases to local businesses. Montgomery County leaders say the business community is a critical component in ensuring the safety and well-being of its employees and county residents during the COVID-19 health crisis. All businesses, as a condition of reopening, are required to abide by specific […]

Montgomery County has not seen an increase in COVID-19 cases due to large-scale Black Lives Matter protests, said County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles. “What we have observed here is since that started within the county, we have not seen an uptick in cases,” he said at a county council meeting Tuesday. He emphasized that […]

Montgomery County announced that Phase 2 of reopening will begin this Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m. This next step includes indoor retail services and restaurant seating, and childcare services with restrictions. The following will be allowed:  Retail: Curbside, one person per 200 sq. ft indoors Restaurants: Outdoor seating, and 50 percent indoor capacity if […]

Indoor dining can resume at 50 percent capacity in Maryland beginning this Friday, June 12 at 5 p.m., Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday.  Outdoor graduation ceremonies and amusements like rides and miniature golf can also start again. Outdoor pools can increase capacity to 50 percent. All of these additional Phase 2 […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a news conference Wednesday at 5 p.m. to update residents on reopening Maryland’s economy and Stage 2 of the state’s coronavirus recovery plan. The news conference will be live streamed on Hogan’s Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. Today at 5 p.m., I will hold a press conference to provide an update on the […]

Glenstone Museum in Potomac reopened their outdoor exhibits on Thursday. Here are some photos of the museum’s outdoor trails from early Thursday morning: Visitors must reserve tickets in advance on the museum’s website. Tickets are free and will be made available Monday mornings at 10 a.m. beginning June 8. Previous post: Glenstone Museum to Reopen […]

  Stage 2 of Maryland’s reopening begins Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m., Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday.  Hogan is leaving it up to counties to decide whether to follow his plan or reopen more slowly. Montgomery County began Stage 1 of reopening on Monday, while most other counties began on […]

Taco Bar, a family-owned business in Olney, Gaithersburg, and Frederick, is one of the many small food businesses in Montgomery County hurting from the coronavirus. Now that Montgomery County is in phase 1 of the coronavirus reopening plan, Raul Valdivia, the owner, is feeling hopeful about having patrons dining patrons outside. Valdivia spoke to MyMCMedia at […]

Phase One of reopening Montgomery County went into effect Monday morning. This allows restaurants to offer outdoor seating with restrictions, including maintaining social distancing between patrons. Bassett’s Restaurant in Poolesville has opened outdoor dining in their parking lot and a Silver Diner in Rio Lakefront has expanded seating into a space that usually belongs to […]

During a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced community pools can reopen in Maryland at 25% capacity starting Friday. However, Hogan’s announcement does not apply in Montgomery County. In phase 1 of Montgomery County’s COVID-19 recovery plan, which Marc Elrich announced Thursday, swimming pools (both private and public) are to remain closed. On Friday, […]