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At a press conference on Oct. 15, Montgomery County Council member Roger Berliner calls for the reopening of Glen Echo Park and said if the federal government does not reopen the historic park, the county will reopen it. Take a look: For the latest on Glen Echo Park, visit its website at www.glenechopark.org. Related Stories

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett called on the National Park Service (NPS) on Oct. 15 to reopen Glen Echo Park, which remains closed despite the fact that its arts and cultural programs receive no federal funds. At the event, Leggett reiterated the County’s offer to take responsibility for grounds maintenance and security, the functions that […]

  Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner on Oct. 14 wrote to Sally Jewell, secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, asking for an immediate reopening of Glen Echo Park. The park has been closed as part of the federal government shutdown.   The complete text of Councilmember Berliner’s letter: Ms. Sally Jewell, Secretary United […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold the second of five planned work sessions on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan at 9:30 a.m. on Oct 14 in the third floor hearing room of the Council Office Building. The proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would be […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show features stories on the Bell Times Report, Walk to School Day, Bus Rapid Transit, President Obama’s Visit to Rockville, the Bethesda Green Gala, Fire Prevention Week, Panhandling Efforts and more. You can watch it here.

Bethesda Green recently celebrated its fifth anniversary of promoting sustainable living with a gala at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. Take a look: The 2013 Bethesda Magazine Award Winners: Farm to Freezer: www.farmtofreezer.wordpress.com ABT Associates: www.abtassociates.com Founding Farmers: www.wearefoundingfarmers.com Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy: www.mjbha.org Brian Detwiler also was honored for actively promoting […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, you will learn from some local officials and others (who attended the Bethesda Green Gala) about how Bethesda Green has influenced their efforts to protect the environment at home and at work. We hope you will watch the video and then tell us: “how green are you?” You can find out […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, who chairs the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, made the following statement on October 7, prior to the committee’s first work session on the draft Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan. Statement of Councilmember Berliner: “This morning, our Committee begins its review of the Draft Countywide Transit Corridors […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Valerie Ervin wrote a letter to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Sept. 30 concerning a settlement that the Executive reached with Columbia Country Club on the alignment of the future Purple Line. You can read the letter below:

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and other officials celebrated the grand opening of the County’s Bikeshare Network on Sept. 27 in downtown Rockville. The launch (14 stations) includes the first installment of 51 Bikeshare stations and 450 bikes in Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Rockville, Shady Grove and the Life Sciences Center area. […]