Montgomery Community Media

As Brood X cicadas die, one artist in North Bethesda is transforming their corpses and shells into pieces of jewelry. Dennis Ray, owner of Nature’s Creations which operates in North Bethesda, has been making and selling botanical jewelry and natural art for more than 40 years. He discovered his craft at the recently demolished Woodward High School in the late 70s, through an art project he had in a chemistry class. Since then, Ray […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released a Climate Action Plan with 86 measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 100% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels and help mitigate climate change risks. “We’ve got to treat this kind of like we treated COVID[-19],” Elrich said during a press conference unveiling the plan Wednesday. “With […]

Tom Perez, who recently completed his term as chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced on Wednesday that he is running for governor of Maryland. Perez, a resident of Takoma Park, announced his bid on social media, sharing a campaign video. Prior to serving as DNC chair, Perez served as U.S. Labor Secretary under former […]

So far this year, there have been 16 homicides in Montgomery County. During 2020, there were 19 and in 2019 there were 15, according to Montgomery County Police Department records. “On average, the department records 18 homicides a year (based on the 10-year trend),” it notes in the department’s 2020 annual report. That means during […]

La Corporación de Desarrollo Económico del Condado de Montgomery (MCEDC por sus siglas en inglés) ofrece subvenciones para organizaciones sin fines de lucro locales que se centran en el espíritu empresarial de minorías y mujeres, educación STEM, desarrollo de innovación en investigación o fabricación a pequeña escala. MyMCM conversó con Daniel Parra, Director de Diversidad […]

A free online session about addiction will be open to the public on Wednesday, June 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health and Crisis Services team staff will use the meeting to talk about addiction signs, symptoms, treatments and services, according to a press release from […]

Two charter schools have applied to open in Montgomery County. Their applications will be reviewed by the Montgomery County Public School’s Board of Education at its June 29 meeting. The Mentoring Business Learning Institute is hoping to open its first school, which will focus on business education for students in middle through high school, although […]

En el emblemático Montgomery County Fairgrounds, ubicado en Gaithersburg, se llevará a cabo un festival de cerveza, vinos y licores el 11 de julio, luego de que el gobierno local y estatal ha levantado la mayoría de las restricciones de la pandemia Covid-19. MyMCM conversó con William Herrara, coordinador de eventos y patrocinios de Montgomery […]

Update (June 24, 10:25 a.m.) Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating the homicide of 18-year-old Kennedy Merrit-Millit of Rockville. Investigators say they do not believe this is a random incident. On Tuesday, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the Fairland area shortly after 11:00 p.m. Merrit-Millit was found lying on […]

Today is Thursday, June 24, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. County COVID-19 Media Briefing: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will host his weekly virtual media briefing today at noon to provide COVID-19 updates. Watch it live here. Thursday, at noon, @MontCoExec Marc Elrich will provide #COVID19 updates at his weekly media briefing. 📺 Watch […]