Montgomery Community Media

MOM’s Organic Market is expected to come to Silver Spring within the next few years. CEO Scott Nash told MyMCMedia in an email that the grocery store will probably open in two to three years, but that it’s tough to predict. A lease was signed in May for 8787 Georgia Ave., where the Maryland-National Park […]

Montgomery County is offering a limited number of farmers market “checks” worth $30 to low-income seniors. The checks will be distributed by lottery Tuesday, July 9 at 10 a.m.. Montgomery County residents, age 60 years and older, whose income is less than $23,107 (family of one) are eligible to participate in the lottery. The coupons […]

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 5. The coupon books are available to Montgomery County residents, age 60 years and older, whose income is […]

The Corner Market & Pharmacy will have a grand opening Friday afternoon after opening its doors last week on Nelson Street in Rockville. It is open from 9:00a.m. to 9:00p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Sundays. Kevin Kirsch says he and co-owner Jason Kirsch are “thrilled to death with the neighborhood response.”   Store partner Canela Bakery offers fresh bread samples just inside the door, as well […]

Whether you view Friday’s stock market sell-off as an adjustment to permit the markets to climb higher on a more solid base, or were nervous about the sharp short term “loss” of unrealized gains, it’s clear that the stock market’s meteoric, historically-long winning streak hit a bump in the road this week. Draw downs and […]

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 […]

Shop at the Rockville location of Whole Foods on Wednesday, April 6 and Whole Foods will donate five percent of net sales to The Tree House Child Advocacy Center. The Tree House is the beneficiary of Whole Foods’ Community 5% Day. The Tree House is a public-private partnership dedicated to reducing trauma and promoting healing […]

Were the wild stock market gyrations of the first quarter a lot of hullabaloo about nothing? In January and early February we witnessed a dramatic drop in stock prices followed by a rapid recovery with significant market breadth (a wide amount of stocks participating). At one point in mid-February, the S&P 500 was down over […]

Good news for fans of O’Donnell’s Sea Grill. The owner of the popular restaurant, known for its Maryland crabcakes and rum buns, is opening a new market in Potomac this fall. It’s been over two years now since O’Donnell’s Sea Grill closed its doors in the Kentlands community. “In 2013, we sadly ended one chapter […]

Governor Larry Hogan issued a statewide proclamation announcing Aug. 2 to 8 as Farmer’s Market Week in Maryland. During this week, residents are encouraged to visit farmers’ market in their neighborhoods to buy local products. There are 25 farmers’ markets all around Montgomery County. “Buying local supports our family farms, our local jobs and our […]