Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, August 12th, in Montgomery County: 1. Tryouts and practices begin for fall sports at Montgomery County Public Schools today. 2. Contractors working for the State Highway Administration are beginning a survey of the bat population near Watkins Mill Road and I-270 in Gaithersburg today. 3. The Maryland Department […]

Katie Ledecky, Bethesda’s own international swimming star arrived home late last night, according to her former high school, Stone Ridge School.  She’s resting from an unprecedented performance at the World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia Saturday night, where she set three world records and won five gold medals. The 18-year-old swimming phenom ended her competition sweeping the 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 […]

Here are your five things to know today, August 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Making College Affordable: Senator Barbara Mikulski is talking about making college more affordable today at Montgomery College. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates from her visit and news briefing. 2. Rockville Recreation: The city of Rockville’s fall recreation guide is now […]

Joi Brown has been named Strathmore‘s new vice president of programming. As part of the leadership team headed by CEO Eliot Pfanstiehl and President Monica Jeffries Hazangeles, Brown is scheduled to take the helm of Strathmore’s programming department beginning in September. With primary responsibility for conceptualizing and implementing performance programming in the 1,976-seat Music Center […]

Senator Barbara Mikulski is scheduled to visit the Montgomery College’s Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus on Aug. 11 at 10:15 a.m. to discuss college affordability and access with College President DeRionne Pollard. The visit comes after Mikulski’s announcement- along with Senator Ben Cardin- that the U.S. Department of Education awarded $4,2 million in grants to 15 institutes […]

Here are five things to know today, August 10th, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Tax-Free Week: You may save some money if you do your back-to-school clothes shopping this week. Find out more about Tax-Free Week on the Maryland Comptroller’s website here. 2. Welcome Home Champ: Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky is on her way home today […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on  changes to county liquor control, launch of UltraMontgomery, National Night Out activities, and much more. You can watch the show, here:

Here are your five things to know today, Aug. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Name That Street: Rockville’s Planning Commission met this week and voted to name the street in front of Choice Hotels International Helen Heneghan Way. 2. Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week: Starting Sunday, August 9, apparel and footwear $100 or less are exempt from the state sales […]

Farmers and people who love locally grown fruits and vegetables are celebrating Farmers’ Market Week in Maryland.  The designated week highlights the quality locally grown produce, meats and dairy, while encouraging people to support local farmers and keep their businesses growing.

Bethesda’s own Katie Ledecky won the 200 meter freestyle in the FINA Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday.  The 18 year old, Stone Ridge School grad is better known as a world class distance swimmer, but beat defending champion and USA teammate Missy Franklin to bring home the gold and remain undefeated in this […]