Jodie Turner-Smith stars opposite Colin Farrell in the recently released movie, After Yang. Turner-Smith born in England, but moved to Gaithersburg with her family in 1996. When she was a…
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Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour, grew up in Kensington. He is the youngest of five brothers born to William and Jayne Plank. His father was a prominent real estate developer…
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The CBS sitcom ‘Ghosts’ debuted in October of last year and was recently renewed for a second season. Coincidentally, it stars two actors who graduated from Wootton High School in…
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Jackass Forever took the #1 box office spot this past weekend, grossing over $23 million in its first weekend in theaters. The comedy is the fourth Jackass movie and is based…
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Issa Rae, Who Grew Up in Potomac, Ends Successful Five-Year Run of Her Show ‘Insecure’
Issa Rae was born in Los Angeles. After moving to Senegal for a couple years where her father, a pediatrician, attempted to open a hospital, her family moved to Potomac,…
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Gaithersburg Rapper Logic’s Song 1-800-273-8255 May Have Prevented Hundreds of Suicides, Study Finds
According to a report published on Monday by the British Medical Journal, Gaithersburg rapper Logic’s 2017 song 1-800-273-8255 may have prevented hundreds of suicides. The song title is the phone…
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Ben Stein grew up in the Woodside Forest neighborhood of Silver Spring. He attended Montgomery Hills Junior High with Sylvester Stallone in the late 50s. Stein then moved on to…
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