Local resident Ron Diehl, who runs the @ghs_sports_snaps account on instagram, highlighting athletics for Gaithersburg High School, wanted to give the kids something cool they can enjoy over the summer– so he used the Team Builder feature in the new NCAA 25 video game to create local high school (and college) teams that are downloadable in the game.
Hootie and the Blowfish will be returning to the area with two local concerts in August. The first will be in Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion on August 3rd followed by a show in Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live on August 17th. This is somewhat of a homecoming as half of the band, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber, are graduates of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown.
Actor Michael Ealy has recently made a splash in his recurring role on ‘Power Book II: Ghost’– the second series that’s part of STARZ’ Power Universe. Michael Ealy, then known as Michael Brown, was born in D.C. and raised in Montgomery County where he grew up in Silver Spring and graduated from Springbrook High School (later attending the University of Maryland).
Take a look below at an assortment of old school Montgomery County commercials we found on YouTube from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s!
Though billed as being a “customer support team lead from Burbank, California”, current seven-time defending Jeopardy! champion Isaac Hirsch was born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland.
DMV native Kevin Durant was recently named the “most famous celebrity fan” of the Washington Commanders by Sports Illustrated. Instead of arguing about a different celebrity being a “more famous” fan, we decided to compile a list of 25 celebrities who have stated they are Washington fans through the years:
In the spirit of the Olympic Games, we (The MoCoShow) have partnered with Rio and Sportrock Climbing Centers to host the first-ever Rio Games, scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 28th from 9am-1pm with 100% of proceeds from the events taking place at Sportrock going to the Special Olympics.
“Today’s water park attractions are far more thrilling and diverse than they were just a few decades ago. In fact, the best water parks in the U.S. feature everything from towering slides and water coasters to sandy spots and lazy rivers.” While there are several great water parks nearby, two (somewhat nearby) have made U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 28 Best Water Parks in the U.S.
Montgomery County Recreation has announced an upcoming special event that will involve unveiling a sculpture of Olympic gold medalist and Montgomery County native Dominique Dawes.
Water Country USA, touted as the Mid-Atlantic’s largest outdoor water park (and the largest water park in Virginia), is located in York County, Virginia, near Williamsburg (176 Water Country Pkwy.). The water park offers live entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other family attractions. The park turns 40 years old this summer and is a popular destination for many nearby, as it’s approximately 150 miles south of D.C. and about 2.5 hours away.