Montgomery Community Media

On Thursday, May 8, members of the Silver Spring community met at the Civic Center to discuss how to best engage the community. Regional Center Director Reemberto Rodriguez says the meeting was organized as an effort to stay connected with the community This year the dialogue was in collaboration with the County’s Office of Community […]

The Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships is welcoming a new liaison responsible for connecting and representing the Middle Eastern community. Mimi Hassanein lived in Egypt and completed her Bachelors of Arts degree from Cairo University. For several years, she chaired the Bilingual Advisory Committee for the Montgomery County English for Speakers of Other Languages Division […]

“Lighting the Way Home,” an event to unveil handmade and illuminated mosaic address signs created by the students to promote public safety, will take place on April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Carroll Avenue Community Center in Silver Spring. The event was originally scheduled for March 18 but was rescheduled for inclement weather. The […]

The Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships is welcoming a new Latino liaison responsible for strengthening the Gilchrist Center network in the upcounty. Nestor Alvarenga started his new position this week and will be looking for ways to better engage the Latino community in Montgomery County. Alvarenga was born in El Salvador and raised in Montgomery […]

UPDATED An email that came through my inbox last week piqued my interest as a community engagement specialist.  The announcement was from the Montgomery County Public School system  for their “resource fair” for families to learn about resources, social services and educational programs available for residents. The email began like this: “This is a bilingual […]

He’s an avid runner who hits the road during racing season, running for various causes through the years. But this year, Adrian Morales of Gaithersburg was inspired by a young boy fighting for his life, and decided he wanted to do his part to give back. “I lost both my grandmothers two years ago to cancer, […]

Sandy Spring Museum is going classical, bringing independent opera artist Bri Cooper to the mic for a unique recital.  On March 22 at 7 p.m., Cooper will present “Operalicious: Art of the Song Recital,” a concert that will feature music by well known composers such as Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy, and George Gershwin. I caught up […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re profiling influential women who are giving back to the communities of Montgomery County in various ways. Read below to learn more about Bernice Grossman, who is still working at the age of 90 as an alumni assistant with the Montgomery College Alumni Association. What is your role in […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re profiling influential women who are giving back to the communities of Montgomery County in various ways. Read below to learn more about Jeannette Feldner, Co-President and Membership Chair for the Montgomery County Chapter of the National Organization for Women (MCNOW). What is your role in the community? “Legislative advocacy is […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re profiling influential women who are giving back to the communities of Montgomery County in various ways. Read below to learn more about Kathy Stevens, Executive Director of the Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy. What is your role in the community? “As the executive director at MCAEL, it is […]