Council moves forward with progressive income taxes
In a split vote, the Montgomery County Council voted 6-5 Wednesday to move forward with a progressive income tax structure. Budget deliberations are not done yet and will continue until… Read More
Maryam Shahzad
Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has more than five years of reporting experience. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org.
5 things to know today, May 13, in Montgomery County
It’s Wednesday, May 13, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. Ballot Drop Boxes: Drop boxes are now available in the county… Read More
5 things to know today, May 12, in Montgomery County
It’s Tuesday, May 12, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. Summer Program Registration Opens: Summer registration for county recreation programs starts… Read More
5 things to know today, May 11, in Montgomery County
It’s Monday, May 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. The Pulse: Watch the new episode here. 2. Glass Proposes Pause to… Read More
Purple Line reaches major milestone as final rail track installed
In Silver Spring, crews installed the final piece of rail Thursday to connect Montgomery and Prince George’s counties through the Purple Line. The light rail will run from Bethesda to… Read More
Councilmember Glass proposes a pause to data center permitting, says ‘Our climate is on the line’
County Councilmember Evan Glass wants to put a six-month pause on data center permits and introduced a bill to do so this week. “Our climate is on the line. The… Read More
5 things to know today, May 8, in Montgomery County
It’s Friday, May 8, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. Bethesda Fine Arts Festival: On Saturday and Sunday, the Bethesda Fine… Read More
5 things to know today, May 7, in Montgomery County
It’s Thursday, May 7, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. The Adventure Park: For the third year in a row, The… Read More
Affordable housing efforts continue with new Derwood apartments
Expanding affordable housing continues to make progress in Montgomery County as a groundbreaking for a new apartment complex with 30% of units being offered at below market rate took place… Read More
5 things to know today, May 6, in Montgomery County
It’s Wednesday, May 6, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. Weather: Rain showers are in the forecast today, according to the… Read More
5 things to know today, May 5, in Montgomery County
It’s Tuesday, May 5, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. SoberRide: For Cinco de Mayo, at 3 p.m. SoberRide will… Read More
5 things to know today, May 4, in Montgomery County
It’s Monday, May 4, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. The Pulse: Watch the full new episode here. 2. Reservations… Read More