Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know for Tuesday, May 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Green Jobs Apprentice Program: The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on creating and funding a green jobs apprentice program at its regular scheduled session today. Here’s the agenda 2. The Washington Capitals: The Capitals will battle the Tampa Bay […]

Five county boards and commissions are trying to fill vacancies: County-wide Recreation and Parks Advisory Board Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board Interagency Coordinating Board for Community Use of Public Facilities Commission on People with Disabilities Board of Registration for Building Contractors The deadline for applying to the recreation and the Silver Spring boards is Sept. […]

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 9 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Building. Items on the agenda include a dialogue with Montgomery County District 5 councilmember Cherri Branson, presentations for proposed development at The Blairs apartment buildings and Elizabeth Square, and the SSCAB elections. See the […]

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Building. Items on the agenda include a presentation on the work of the Office of Community Partnerships and a conversation with Councilmember George Leventhal. Find more information on the SSCAB on its website here. See […]

The fourth annual “Taste the World in Fenton Village” festival in Silver Spring had a record number of participating restaurants that attracted large crowds of restaurant goers. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Evan Glass, Chair of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, talks about the importance of bringing “feet to the street” in the survival of […]

Taste the World in Fenton Village attracted its largest number of participating restaurants and biggest crowd yet in its fourth year of promoting small businesses in Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board member Suzy Zusy talks about the growth of “Taste the World” over the past few years. Related: 

It’s not your average restaurant crawl, and organizers at the 4th “Taste the World in Fenton Village” designed it that way.  The annual event, held on May 4 of this year, brings hundreds of residents to Silver Spring to support the local business community and try a taste of the diverse ethnic restaurants that are […]

The Tree Committee of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board says the downtown area is in desperate need of more “green space.” In this MyMCMedia Extra, Dan Morales, co-chair of the Tree Committee, talks about several proposals for green space from community members and looks ahead at what’s next for the discussion of more outdoor […]

Local residents heard updates on changes to the County’s Rapid Transit plan during the Silver Spring Citizen Advisory Board’s April meeting. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the latest story on where Rapid Transit is going and what the next steps are for the project. Bus Rapid Transit is now Rapid Transit Vehicle. That’s just one of […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Executive candidate Doug Duncan (D) tells reporter Valerie Bonk that he attended the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board meeting on March 11 in hopes of getting some answers about the delayed Silver Spring Transit Center.   Related: