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REI, a specialty outdoor retailer company, is planning to relocate its REI Rockville store in the spring of 2017 to a bigger location less than one mile away at Pike & Rose, according to company officials. At REI, you can find outdoor gear and apparel for camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, hiking, travel and paddling, and […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 30, in Montgomery County: 1. An environmental debate is scheduled tonight in Silver Spring for the candidates in the race for the Maryland 8th District congressional seat. Tomorrow, the candidates are slated to appear at a forum in Rockville hosted by the Greater Capital Area Association […]

My Wednesday started at 3:30 a.m. with a drive across Gaithersburg to St. John Neumann’s Church (SJN) in Montgomery Village. I was there for the parish’s 4 a.m. Mass for those who would travel to Washington, D.C. to see the “Papa” and await his parade around the Ellipse. My roots to St. John’s go back […]

The day began early for parishioners at Saint Michael the Archangel in Silver Spring on Wednesday. The crowd filled the church at six a.m. then traveled to Washington D.C. to see Pope Francis greeting thousands of people. “Coming here and just enjoying being Catholic and getting to see the leader of our church and just […]

Parishioners from Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring attended an early mass at 6 a.m. today. Following the service, they made travelled together as a group to D.C. to see Pope Francis. MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros reports. Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Pastor Lee Fangmeyer of Mother Seton Church in Germantown says Pope Francis is interested in people and that’s important for his message.

Pope Francis is expected to be in the D.C. region this week where he will engage with Catholics, non-Catholics, and talk to members of Congress. In this MyMCMedia Extra, this county resident said Pope Francis is a “very likeable person and understands what’s in people’s minds.”  Take a look:

Parishioners from Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring are getting ready for Pope Francis historic visit to the U.S. The church will host a special mass at 6 a.m. on Sept. 23. People will then follow to Washington D.C. to see pontiff greeting thousands of people. And just like the pope, 40 to 45 […]

A Silver Spring resident is getting four tickets for the papal mass on Sept. 23 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Monica Carranza submitted a video entitled, “Tira La Red Mission: El Salvador 2015” for the Archdiocese of Washington’s YouServe video competition where she shared the story of a mission trip […]

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C. next week and many Montgomery County residents are paying attention to the details of the trip—some residents are hoping to see the Pope in D.C. while others are hoping to avoid the traffic his historic trip may bring to the DMV area. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You […]