Montgomery Community Media

Some Chevy Chase Village neighbors have been complaining about all of the bark in Brookville Road Park these days. Prior to being a dog park, the area was owned by the State of Maryland and Chevy Chase Village and was a grassy, muddy area where owners would bring their dogs to socialize. However, the drainage […]

Chevy Chase Village residents will have a chance to sound off on a controversial dog park located at Brookville Road Park. The Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers already held public hearings in May, June, and July, where community members voiced concerns about noise, traffic, and aggressive dogs in the park. During the July 8 […]

The sounds of jazz will fill Veterans Plaza on Saturday, September 8 as the Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns for the 15th year. Dianne Reeves, five-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters award headlines the Festival. Additional performances by Akua Allrich and the Tribe, Marcus Johnson, and more. Below […]

Many of Silver Spring and Takoma Park’s top restaurants will be joining efforts Sept. 4 – 9 for “Silver Spring-Takoma Park Restaurant Week.” Participating restaurants will offer special lunch and dinner fixed-price menus throughout the week to encourage residents from around the county to dine in Silver Spring and Takoma Park. Montgomery County Councilmember Tom […]

Silver Spring Restaurant Week continues through Sunday, providing an opportunity to explore great food in Silver Spring from more than 30 participating restaurants. The sounds of jazz will fill Veterans Plaza on Saturday, September 9 as the Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns for the 14th year. Marcus Johnson performs at 7 p.m. followed by the headliner Lao Tizer […]

The six-level Olde Towne Parking Garage is getting a $202,000 refresh. Gaithersburg project manager Melanie Brown described the work as “routine maintenance,” including concrete deck sealing and re-striping of the parking lines in the garage that was built in 1999 to provide parking for visitors to Olde Towne. According to Brown, the work started on […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, September 9:  Gaithersburg’s Backyard Concert features Brazilian jazz music by Encantada at 6 p.m. at Diamond Farms Park. Free. Friday Night Live Concert Series at Rockville Town Square features Ruthie & The Wranglers playing country at 6 p.m. Free. AFI Silver Screens free outdoor film […]

Over 20 restaurants in Silver Spring and Takoma Park are joining together from Sept. 6 – 11 for the second annual Silver Spring Takoma Park Restaurant Week. Participating restaurants will offer special lunch and dinner fixed-price menus throughout the week to encourage residents from around Montgomery County to discover some of the area’s best dining […]

UPDATED A series of free Friday outdoor movies shown on a large screen on Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring will continue on Sept. 9, with the showing of Paris Blues. Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker is one of the sponsors of the “Silver Screen,” series. “Free outdoor movies have popped up all across the […]

Business leaders, energy providers and nonprofits are invited to learn more about Montgomery County’s new “green bank” at a free information session from 9-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Rockville Civic Center Park, at 603 Edmonston Drive. In June, Montgomery County became the first county in the nation to […]