Montgomery Community Media

The Then & Wow family festival at Glen Echo Park takes place Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. This annual event revisits the history of Glen Echo when it was an amusement park and celebrates its revitalization as an arts center. The event features kiddie rides, arcade games, videos and an exhibition on the Park’s history. The […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. This episode includes reports on: Police and the Department of Liquor Control relaunch the “We Take it Personally” DUI Enforcement Campaign; The Office of Procurement hosts the third annual Procurement Forum; An educational and outreach pedestrian safety campaign […]

Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, Sept. 28  in Montgomery County: 1. World Rabies Day: According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rabies is the deadliest disease in the world. Here is more information from the CDC. https://youtu.be/oU45jV16MA8 2. Culture Fest: Westfield Montgomery hosts a cultural arts exhibit from now through Oct. […]

Update Sept. 28 at 4 p.m.:  MCM’s Friday Night Football Game of the Week for Sept. 28 is Kennedy at Quince Orchard. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Original post: MCM’s Friday Night Football Game of the Week for Sept. 28 is Good Counsel at Northwest. Continuing this Friday, MCM will bring you coverage of Montgomery […]

Two Potomac Teens Named Davidson Fellows Two Potomac teens, David Wu and Garyk Brixi, are among 20 students recognized nationally as Davidson Fellows for 2018. The Davidson Institute for Talent Development annually awards students, 18 or younger, with $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 college scholarships. Students enter a completed project that has the potential to benefit […]

Actor Bill Murray presents his New Worlds concert at the Music Center at Strathmore in the fall. Murray will perform the works of great American and European creatives with New Worlds co-creator and cellist Jan Vogler, as well as violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez. The show is scheduled for Sept. 28 at 8 […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 28, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Purple Line Update: The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T&E) Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. to receive an update from Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). 2. Public Hearing: The Maryland Public Service Commission […]

Dawson’s Market, an independently owned natural foods market, is celebrating five years at their location in Rockville Town Square with a week of free activities, food demonstrations, raffles and an Oktoberfest event. The activities start Sept. 25 and continue daily to Sept. 30 inside and outside of Dawson’s Market at 225 N. Washington St., Rockville. Denizen’s […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing  on Sept. 28 for a proposed merger of WGL Holdings, Inc., and AtlaGas, Ltd. WGL Holding, the parent company of Washington Gas, has more than 400,000 customers in Maryland and employs 1,500 people. If the commission agrees on the $4.5 billion transaction, Washington Gas will […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Graciela Rivera-Oven, Chuck Short, José Luis Diaz, and Brian Karem. Topics discussed this week include the recent County Council briefing on the Aug. 10th Silver Spring apartment explosion, county non-profit organizations, CCI Health and Wellness Services, and a recent election debate […]