Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a two-alarm blaze that occurred at the Manor Apartments at 14300 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring on March 27. Public Information Officer Pete Piringer reports on his Twitter account that dozens of residents were evacuated from the three-story structure. He said eight apartments were damaged in the blaze and multiple […]

Safe Silver Spring will sponsor a candidates forum for County Executive on March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring. The meeting will be held in the second floor Social Hall. All four candidates have accepted. Democrats: County Executive Ike Leggett, Former County Executive Doug Duncan, […]

Here are five things you need to know today, March 26, in Montgomery County: 1. There are areas of black ice, countywide, Use extra caution when driving. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner will hold a community meeting entitled, Conversations with Councilmember Berliner, at Cabin John Middle School in Potomac tonight. 3. Banjo player Brad […]

Between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, 40 African American churches were constructed in Montgomery County. Heritage Montgomery has produced a new 60-minute documentary video featuring five of these historic church communities. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk attended the “world premiere” of the film where members of the church congregations saw the documentary for the […]

UPDATED The five things you need to know today, March 25, in Montgomery County: 1. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Montgomery County from 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. today. 2. The Montgomery County Council meets today and historic preservation, the CIP and WSSC are some of the topics on […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to name a new Clarksburg cluster elementary school after F. Wilson Wims, a civic and community leader who lived in Clarksburg his entire life. Wilson Wims Elementary School, which opens in August, will be the 202nd school in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The naming process for […]

Between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, 40 African American churches were constructed in Montgomery County. In a unique “world premiere,” Heritage Montgomery will show its new 60-minute documentary profiling five of these historic church communities where generations of black families created their own spiritual, social and educational opportunities. The documentary titled “Community Cornerstones,”  […]

Here are five things you need to know today, March 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will hold his weekly briefing with the media at 11 a.m. today in the 6th floor conference room of the Council Office Building. You can watch the briefing in its entirety on the MyMCMedia […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee and its Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet jointly at 2 p.m. on March 24, for a worksession on the County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report on “Youth and Work in Montgomery County.” The report examines the availability of educational and employment services for at-risk, […]

Here are five things you need to know today, March 23, in Montgomery County: 1. The Board of Elections (BOE) needs election judges, especially in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, North Bethesda and Cabin John, for the June 24 gubernatorial primary. You can find out more on the BOE website. 2. The Montgomery County Council is […]