La Concejal Deni Taveras, quien representa el Distrito 2 del Condado de Prince George en Maryland, habla sobre su historia personal y el impacto que el virus COVID-19 ha tenido en su vida. La familia de Taveras que vive en la ciudad de Nueva York ha sido seriamente afectada por el virus, cuatro de sus […]

Kim Jones and Gabrielle Nash are the co-hosts for this episode of Studio 501c3, a show that focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. This episode features Susie Sinclair-Smith, the executive director for the nonprofit Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH). MCCH provides solutions to homelessness that help ensure […]

El cantautor venezolano Jonathan Acosta, compuso una canción con un mensaje de aliento y esperanza para los hispanos en medio de la pandemia COVID-19, que ha dejado a miles de personas sin vida en Estados Unidos y el mundo. De manera remota, pidió la colaboración de allegados para grabar un video con teléfonos celulares, y […]

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School senior Lilly Behbehani has been using her time at home to give back to her school community by setting up food donations for families and organizing a virtual prom for students. After first hearing about the spread of coronavirus and the possibility of schools shutting down, Behbehani became concerned about the […]

Dr. Travis Gayles, Chief of Public Health Services in Montgomery County, says the county will continue to enforce COVID-19 measures like social distancing even if the number of cases decreases. It will take time to see consistent movement in a positive direction, Gayles said at a virtual media briefing Wednesday. 

A sense of relief for renters in Montgomery County in the midst of this catastrophic health emergency. A newly introduced bill would prevent landlords from increasing rent during the COIVD-19 pandemic. Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando discussed expedited Bill 18-20, the COVID-19 Renter Relief Act on Tuesday during a virtual media briefing.This new legislation would prohibit […]

El Condado de Montgomery comenzó a aceptar solicitudes de Subsidio de Emergencia de Salud Pública (PHEG), el miércoles por la tarde. El programa PHEG está diseñado para ayudar a las empresas con fines de lucro y sin fines de lucro con 100 empleados o menos, durante la actual pandemia COVID-19. Las empresas sin empleados, incluidos […]

Dan Evans of Boyds decided to put his 3D printing machines to good use during the current health crisis. For the past two weeks he has made several face shields, and other types of personal protective equipment and donated them to people in need throughout the country. Evans says he uses the NIH Print Exchange […]

Montgomery Blair High School’s independently run student newspaper, Silver Chips, is currently operating exclusively for the web. Since Montgomery County Public Schools have moved to online learning, Blair senior Prayag Gordy—an editor for Silver Chips—has realized “the student media is the local media.” Silver Chips has 80 staff members, made up of reporters, editors, photographers, […]

Joseph Olmo, un joven estudiante de periodismo del área metropolitana de Washington DC, lleva un poco más de un mes en El Salvador sin poder salir del país debido a la pandemia COVID-19. Su familia reside en el estado de Maryland, y lo que se convirtió en un viaje de vacaciones ha definitivamente cambiado su […]