Montgomery Community Media

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, August 28 Downtown Live outdoor concert featuring music by Gringo Jingo- The Ultimate Santana Tribute Band at Fountain Plaza in Silver Spring. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. On the Dawson’s Market Stage: The Sandra Dean Band featuring Daryl Davis at Rockville Town Square at 6:30 […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot visited Launch Workplaces, a coworking office space in Gaithersburg, as part of his Montgomery County tour on July 22. Franchot and Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman visited the commercial office and had a conversation with current tenants about their experience on this new office approach. Ashman said the city is glad to have Launch […]

Commuters should note that Rio Boulevard will be closed between Fields Road and Washingtonian Boulevard for road work during the day on May 12th. According to a city of Gaithersburg construction notice, the Department of Public Works will be resurfacing the road. Message boards will be in place to remind motorists of the planned closures […]

The City of Gaithersburg Department of Public Works will be constructing a multi-use path along the north side of Rio Boulevard from Washingtonian Boulevard to Fields Road. The work will consist of the construction of the path and the milling, resurfacing and re-striping of Rio Boulevard. The construction is scheduled to begin on or about […]

A group of volunteers from the Gaithersburg Book Festival  (GBF) will be giving out free books as part of World Book Night on April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Washingtonian Rio (in front of Uncle Julio’s). The idea is to spread the love of reading, person to person. The volunteers will also be handing out GBF […]

The City of Gaithersburg, in partnership with the Harp and Shamrock Society of Gaithersburg and The Peterson Companies and Washingtonian Center, will host the 14th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade from 10 a.m. – noon on Saturday, March 15  at Washingtonian Center (I-370 and Washingtonian Boulevard). Dozens of units will march in the parade, including […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the report of a fire on the balcony at an apartment complex today (Jan. 29) at 9934 Shelburne Terrace in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services (MCFRS) spokesperson Beth Anne Nesselt, units arrived on the scene and confirmed fire conditions and heavy smoke. Nesselt said the fire was […]

A sure sign of spring: the Washingtonian Paddle Boats (WPB) company has launched its vessels onto the water at the Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg. Alexis Frager of WPB tells us that the spring-like weather is good for business. She said the swans tend to be the most popular vessels and there are also assorted colored […]

  Gaithersburg Book Festival volunteers passed out hundreds of free books on April 23 at the Washingtonian/Rio to passersby as part of World Book Night. Some of the volunteers included Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brandt and Media Specialist Jennifer Nicholson (seen here). For more information, visit World Book Night.