Ed Reed is Elected as Poolesville’s First Black Town Commissioner
Life-long Marylander Ed Reed made history this past election day by becoming the first Black man to be elected to the position of Commissioner in the Town of Poolesville. Reed secured 1,516 votes in an at-large race.
This Montgomery County native is an accomplished musician, a New York Times Best Selling author, and Twitch streamer. Born in Rockville, Maryland, he grew up in the West Deer Park neighborhood in Gaithersburg. He also worked at Joe’s Crab Shack in Rio and performed there a few times when he started off.
Originally under the name Psychological, he started performing professionally in 2009. As to why he called himself that, he said, “ I just loved this word because it was about the mind and I knew that’s what I wanted my music to consist of; something that really challenges the mind.” Years later, he would rise to international fame and receive 2 Grammy nominations.
Back in 1990 you could watch Back to the Future at the “Dive-in Move” at Stedwick Pool. In 2020, the classic film was shown at DC Party Box’s drive-in theater in Rockville.
Did you know that the very first Toys R Us was in Rockville?
The Leonid Meteor Shower is coming to MoCo.
The annual Leonid meteor shower is coming to Montgomery County this November. The showers typically last throughout the whole month, but the best night to look for the Leonids will be during the shower’s peak on November 16-17.
During the post-war boom in the 1950s, Montgomery County’s population more than doubled in size and rivaled the population booms of Los Angeles and Houston. The number of residents in the County had shot up from 164,401 to 340,928, increasing by 107%.
The thriving job market in MoCo helped facilitate its growing population. In the 1960s, multiple federal government agencies in Montgomery County, such as Walter Reed Hospital Annex and the National Institute of Health, continually employed professional workers. Other private businesses like IBM Federal Systems, Inc. and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory were also offering work.
Updated on 3/12/22 with additional information
Fleetwood Mac’s song “Silver Springs” is based on Silver Spring, MD. While many of us love Nicks’ music and the song itself, the title of the song could be one of the reasons people often add an ‘s’ to the end of our beloved Montgomery County… census designated place.
Live From MoCo…it’s Saturday Night!
For the second time in a month the celebrity guest host of Saturday Night Live will have strong MoCo ties.
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, lived in Chevy Chase during her time as a Justice.
Updated from being for sale to being sold in January 2021.
Vince McMahon’s Former MoCo Home
There’s Another County with a Germantown, Kensington, and Olney?
Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania also has an Olney, Germantown, and Kensington.
Kate Siegel, Current Star of Netflix Series, is From MoCo
Kate Siegel, popular for her roles in horror films like Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, and the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor, is from Montgomery County.