Shop Local – Gaithersburg’s Locally Crafted
If you’re tired of online shopping and appreciate unique handmade items you might want to head to Gaithersburg and Locally Crafted. It’s like Etsy, but in person. Co-owners Stacy Hammer… Read More
Fran Murphy
Executive Producer, Montgomery Community Media
Shop Local – Wheaton’s Ooh La La Bakery
Family businesses form the backbone of the American economy providing more than 80 million jobs according to a 2021 study by Family Enterprise USA. Large and small, the U.S. claims… Read More
County Residents Frustrated with Continuing Virus Variants
County officials predict we will reach an 85% vaccination rate locally sometime early in 2022. And even as officials debate when to lift mask mandates, residents question that idea. My… Read More
Shop Local – Woman and Immigrant-Owned Olive & Loom in Rockville
There’s nothing small about small business in Montgomery County. According to the Department of Labor 95% of businesses in the county have 50 or fewer employees. In the first full… Read More
Brigadier General McGee’s Birthday Surprise – Vice President Harris Calling
America’s oldest living Tuskegee Airman, and the pride of Montgomery County, Brigadier General Charles McGee got an unexpected birthday greeting on Tuesday. The latest member of his fan club? None… Read More
Tuskegee Airman Celebrates 102nd Birthday
The oldest surviving member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and the county’s best known World War II veteran, Brigadier General Charles McGee, turns 102 years old on Tuesday. To celebrate,… Read More
Food Scraps Recycling Comes Home
Everyone loves Thanksgiving leftovers. But too much can be a problem. A 2017 study by the county projected food scraps account for 40 thousand tons of waste every year. That’s… Read More
Food Scraps – A New Frontier in Recycling
Ever wonder what happens to those fries you didn’t finish at the food court? Or the leftover school lunch pizza? Montgomery County has the answer in a new public-private partnership… Read More
Affordable Housing Unit Opens in Takoma Park
Affordable housing in Montgomery County took a step forward Tuesday in Takoma Park. Various county officials, including County Executive Marc Elrich, cut the ceremonial ribbon at a 9 apartment unit… Read More
On/Off Mask Mandates: Elrich Weighs In
They’re on. They’re off. They’re on again. The constantly changing status of mask-wearing has plenty of county residents confused and frustrated. We checked in with County Executive Marc Elrich to… Read More
On Election Eve, Gaithersburg Residents Set to Pick Mayor, Council Members
Tuesday marks election day for three key offices in the City of Gaithersburg. Residents can go to the polls to vote for Mayor and two at-large council members. Incumbent Mayor… Read More
Remembering Montgomery County’s 9/11 Victims
On September 11, 2001, the county lost 11 of its citizens in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Some of them worked there. Two were at a random meeting. Two… Read More