Montgomery Community Media

Construction for the Purple Line at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Cloverfield Road in Silver Spring is expected to close lanes beginning the evening of Feb. 25 and into the morning of Feb. 26. The scheduled, overnight work is for utility relocation. Also in Silver Spring, beginning March 1, crews will work on waterline […]

Two Montgomery County hospitals were ranked in Healthgrades’ America’s 250 Best Hospitals for 2021. Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring made it into the top 100 ranking and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda was ranked in the top 250 for the third time. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed increased importance on the hospitals people are treated […]

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 24 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Weekly County COVID-19 Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and […]

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 23 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at nine testing sites today. 2. Council in Virtual Session: The Montgomery County Council meets at 9 a.m. and here’s a look at the agenda for the meeting. The meeting will […]

Silver Spring dance studio, Maryland Youth Ballet, is offering free and low-cost virtual classes throughout February for Black History Month. The studio is providing classes in a variety of dance styles including Afrobeat, Jazz and more. Panel discussions on Zoom, documentaries and films all centered around the experiences of Black dancers will also be offered. […]

Update (Feb. 22): Montgomery County Police are investigating three separate robberies of local business owners. Last week, authorities released details of two robberies that involved other business owners. Police are now investigating the possibility that the same suspects also committed a third robbery on Thursday night. Detectives believe that the suspects followed the victims from […]

There is a winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today, Monday, Feb. 22. and here are five more things to know in Montgomery County: 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at five testing sites today. 2. Council Media Briefing: Council President Tom Hucker and Vice President Gabe Albornoz will hold […]

The cofounder and chief branding officer of Denizens Brewing Co. in Silver Spring has been named Associate Administrator of Field Operations for the U.S. Small Business Administration by the Biden Administration. Julie Verratti announced she is leaving Denizens to serve as a presidential appointee. She previously worked for the the SBA before founding Denizens Brewing […]

Cuatro ciudades del condado de Montgomery figuraron entre las 10 ciudades con mayor diversidad étnica del país, según un informe de WalletHub publicado esta semana. El estudio clasificó a Gaithersburg como la segunda ciudad más diversa, seguida de Germantown y Silver Spring en tercer y quinto lugar respectivamente, junto con Rockville en séptimo lugar. El […]

Four Montgomery County cities were listed in the top 10 most ethnically diverse cities in the country, according to a WalletHub report released this week. The study ranked Gaithersburg as the second most diverse city, followed by Germantown and Silver Spring in third and fifth place respectively, along with Rockville in seventh place. The report […]