By Adam Pagnucco. Welcome to the second interview in the history of Montgomery Perspective. (The first was with Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman.) Today’s subject is the funniest man in MoCo…
Top Stories: September/October 2022
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in September/October 2022, ranked by page views. 1. They Must Go 2. The Tuesday Night Massacre 3. Why…
MoCo’s Tight Home Buying Market
By Adam Pagnucco. Soaring home prices and rising rents have been themes for Montgomery County’s housing market for several years. A big reason for both is increasingly tight supply of…
The Horse Manure Commercial
By Adam Pagnucco. I have never seen a candidate use horse manure in a TV ad so this was a first for me. Check out Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart…
The Other Big Problem for MoCo Republicans
By Adam Pagnucco. I have seen this play out in every election since I first started writing in 2006: MoCo Republican candidates for county executive, county council and the state…
The Bowtie District, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Council District 4, known as “the Bowtie District,” had five candidates but only three were viable: Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart, Friends of White Flint Executive Director…
Council Appoints Interim Planning Board
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has appointed five people to its interim planning board by an 8-0 formal vote. (Council Member Hans Riemer was absent.) They are: Jeff Zyontz…
5G Opponents Jump the Shark
By Adam Pagnucco. Opponents of the county’s efforts to allow 5G cell towers have created an amazing video to oppose them. Hilariously, the video guest stars Nimbee, the creation of…
The Bowtie District, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Few if any parts of the county council’s redistricting exercise of last year were more controversial than the creation of Council District 4, popularly known as “the…
By Adam Pagnucco. In school board elections, the two most important endorsements come from the Washington Post and the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), owner of the much-coveted Apple Ballot. …