Montgomery Community Media

Beginning Sunday night, the State Highway Administration will close the two right express lanes and the two local lanes on northbound I-270 between I-495 (Capital Beltway) and MD 28 (West Montgomery Avenue) to complete a paving project. The work is expected to be complete by July 17. The closures will take place Sunday nights through […]

1.2 Million Washington Area Residents Expected to Travel If you have plans to get away for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, you will not be alone in your travels. The auto club, AAA Mid-Atlantic, is projecting a record number of Washington area residents to travel during the long 4th of July holiday weekend.  AAA […]

Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, July 4 – 7. Celebrate the 4th of July: Residents have numerous opportunities for celebration on Thursday, July 4th with four fireworks displays, three parades and a 5K run. Click here for our guide to the fourth. Art Walk in the Park: Glen Echo Park […]

Se espera que más de 1.2 millones de personas viajen este feriado del 4 de julio. Si tiene planes para el fin de semana festivo del 4 de julio, no estará solo en sus viajes. La organización AAA Mid-Atlantic, proyecta un número récord de residentes del área de Washington DC que viajarán durante el fin […]

Here are some of our picks for arts and entertainment this weekend: Art: Strathmore Mansion’s two exhibits, Colored Pencil Society of America and Blush, are on display from June 10 through August 6.  The two introductory classes on colored pencils scheduled for Sunday, July 9 are sold out. Bethesda’s Gallery B’s July exhibit, Saffron and Tea, opens […]

Over the next five weekends, Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation will close lanes on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Avenue and Wilson Drive, near the Medical Center Metro Station, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Naval Support Activity Bethesda. The lanes will close at 10 p.m. Friday […]

Here are five things to know today, July 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Heat Wave: Montgomery County officials have posted some online health and safety tips to beat the heat during this week-long heat wave. For more information about staying cool, visit the county’s Summer of Safety website. 2. Power Outages: Pepco officials say they are […]

Music is in the air every Thursday evening at Glen Echo Park from now through August 25th. This annual summer concert series features a different group each week and takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Bumper Car Pavilion. The Bumper Car Pavilion is a covered, open-air pavilion. Concerts are held rain or shine. Bench […]

Montgomery County is offering a limited number of farmers market coupon books to low-income seniors. The coupon books are worth $30 each and they will be distributed by lottery in Montgomery County at 10 a.m. on July 7. The coupon books are available to Montgomery County residents, age 60 years and older, whose income is […]

The Downtown Silver Spring Summer Concert Series kicks off this Thursday at 7 p.m. with Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark and the Blues Allstars at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring. Recreation Director Gabe Albornoz talked about the concert series on County Report This Week, below: The rest of the summer line-up includes: June 23—Rock & Roll […]