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Maryland resident Billy Hurley III, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, won his first PGA tournament Sunday at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda. He scored a 72-hole score of 17-under-par 267, and earned a player’s prize of $1,242,000 and 500 FedExCup points. Hurley was followed on the scoreboard by Vijay Singh, Jon […]

The National Philharmonic at Strathmore has announced the appointment of Leanne Ferfolia as its new president, effective June 1. According to a news release, Ferfolia served as vice president of the Philharmonic and before that, director of development. Ferfolia succeeds Ken Oldham Jr., who after 14 years of service to the National Philharmonic, including eleven […]

Montgomery County police officers are planning to escort approximately 2,000 motorcyclists to the Pentagon as part of the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride into Washington, D.C. this Memorial Day weekend. The escort is scheduled to depart from Battley Harley Davidson, located at 7830 Airpark Road in Gaithersburg, at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 29. As […]

The 2016 Regional BioTech Forum was held this week at MedImmune in Gaithersburg, and the talk of the two-day meeting was the importance of growing the sector. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Pleased to meet Leaders of Tomorrow at #biotechforum16 #NIH pic.twitter.com/JOjQZ1GIOu — Francis S. Collins (@NIHDirector) April 19, 2016 Dr. Collins @NIHDirector @NIH, on exceptional […]

MedImmune hosted the 2016 Regional BioTech Forum in Gaithersburg this week. The forum brought together leaders from Maryland, Virginia and D.C. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Dr. Reginald Seeto, MedImmune vice president and head of partnering and strategy, tells us why outcomes from this conference are so important for economic growth in the capital […]

MedImmune hosted the 2016 Regional BioTech Forum in Gaithersburg this week. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Dr. Reginald Seeto, MedImmune vice president and head of partnering and strategy, tells us why this conference is so important for the biotech industry. According to Seeto, the DMV area touts the number one healthcare talent pool in […]

Troopers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred overnight on the I-495 ramp to Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase. According to the Maryland State Police Department, troopers responded to the report of a single vehicle collision on the Outer Loop of I-495 at Connecticut Avenue at 2:46 a.m. on Sunday morning. Police said the 23-year-old […]

Beginning tonight and continuing Sundays through Thursdays until work is complete, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are scheduled to temporarily close two lanes on the outer loop of I-495 Bridge over MacArthur Boulevard in Montgomery County. SHA’s contractor, Concrete General, Inc. of Gaithersburg, is working to replace bridge expansion joints. Weather permitting the work […]

As MyMCMedia first reported; Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with Montgomery County Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Roger Berliner, will join the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) for an exploratory mission to Cuba from Feb. 20-25. According to a news release, the purpose of the trip is to create an opportunity for potential economic and […]

Regionalism was a hot topic at the Committee for Montgomery’s legislative breakfast on Dec. 16. In this MyMCMedia Extra, a state official says Governor Larry Hogan believes in regionalism and not just for economic development.