Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED An majority of voters support term limits, according to the unofficial election results. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. ORIGINAL POST Term limits advocate Robin Ficker is celebrating what appears to be the passage of the term limits amendment, and he plans to thank voters on Wednesday morning at the Shady Grove Metro station. According to unofficial election results, […]

UPDATED Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has deferred funding for the County’s Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) project for at least six years, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) website. “Because of falling gas prices, the Maryland Department of Transportations had $746 million less in the transportation trust fund. For that reason MDOT had to defer […]

Redline commuters take note: the elevator between the east side parking lot and kiss & ride and the mezzanine at Shady Grove is out of service for major rehabilitation beginning today, and continuing through October of 2016. According to WMATA officials, this construction project will improve reliability by replacing and upgrading all major components of […]

UPDATED Police have located Steven Luedtke who is safe and unharmed. Update: Steven Luedtke has been located safe and unharmed. The Department thanks the public and media for sharing this missing person case. — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) March 23, 2016 ORIGINAL Montgomery County police are asking for your help to locate a 38-year-old man […]

The Washington D.C. metro area is on alert after terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday. Metro Police increased security around Metro stations and are asking riders to report suspicious activity. In this MyMCMedia report, Willie James Inman talks with Metro riders at the Shady Grove Station about their concerns after the Brussels attacks. Immediately report […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett wants to get a Bus Rapid Transit system up and running in Montgomery County sooner than later. At a March 2nd news briefing, Leggett unveiled his recommendations for MD 355, US 29, Veirs Mill Road and his continued support for the Corridor Cities Transitway. “The future economic vitality of our […]

Developers of the Westside at Shady Grove Metro community, EYA, announced today that workforce homes will soon be available for public sale. This latest affordable housing effort is in conjunction with the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). It’s the third time the County has done a workforce housing release.  A random […]

My Wednesday started at 3:30 a.m. with a drive across Gaithersburg to St. John Neumann’s Church (SJN) in Montgomery Village. I was there for the parish’s 4 a.m. Mass for those who would travel to Washington, D.C. to see the “Papa” and await his parade around the Ellipse. My roots to St. John’s go back […]

Many Montgomery County residents were up before the crack of dawn to attend mass and to take the Metro to Washington, D.C. for the papal parade. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke talked to several of these residents at the Shady Grove Metro early this morning. Take a look: In case you are wondering, the early morning commute […]

The Corridor Cities Transitway, a busway from the Shady Grove Metro to Clarksburg, has a new price tag of up to $800 million and a target date to be up and running by 2021, according to planners. Rick Kiegel, Maryland Transit Administration’s manager for the CCT updated the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and […]