By Adam Pagnucco. Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes has quit the newspaper and blasted her former bosses on the way out. The reason? Her editor rejected a cartoon that included…
On Bethesda Today’s Rebranding
By Adam Pagnucco. Bethesda Today, which rebranded itself from MoCo360 on Tuesday, is Montgomery County’s principal news outlet. It has its roots in Bethesda Magazine, a print publication founded by…
YIMBYs Attack Jawando
By Adam Pagnucco. Note: This post was updated to include comments from former Council Member Hans Riemer and Eric Saul. Council Member Will Jawando stirred up a hornet’s nest with…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of yesterday’s announcement that MoCo360 is rebranding as Bethesda Today, Publisher Jennifer Farkas graciously agreed to answer a few of my questions about the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has called for a “pause” on the attainable housing strategies initiative forwarded to the council by the planning board, citing resident input, affordability…
MoCo360 Rebrands as Bethesda Today
By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo360 has announced that it is rebranding to become Bethesda Today. The outlet was purchased by Today Media, a publishing company in Delaware, last February. Today Media…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized the premise of this series: an examination of key stats from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparing Montgomery County to its largest…
Top Stories: December 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Hatfields and McCoys: The Sorry White’s Ferry Saga 2. Police…
Taylor Takes on the Central Office
By Adam Pagnucco. In making a generationally colossal budget ask last month, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor had a lot to say in an hour-plus presentation to stakeholders. (The video is…
Early Signs Point to Rent Control Debacle
By Adam Pagnucco. On December 23, the Wall Street Journal printed the first assessment of rent control in Montgomery County since the law was passed in July 2023. And the…