''MoCo360'' is a bimonthly magazine distributed in

Montgomery County, Maryland Montgomery County is the most populous county in the state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010. The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville, although the census-design ...

which began in 2004 as ''Bethesda Magazine''. It is named after the prosperous suburban area

. The magazine was founded by Steve Hull.

History

In April 2015 ''Bethesda Magazine'' acquired an online news provider, Bethesda Now, and integrated it into its website. The magazine's core focuses are local

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-style articles, and

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advice magazine. In March 2021, Hull announced that he had sold Bethesda Magazine and its online news service, Bethesda Beat, to Scott and Jillian Copeland of Rockville, Maryland. Scott is a principal of RST Development LLC, a mid-Atlantic developer of multifamily market-rate and affordable housing. Jillian is involved in the local nonprofit and philanthropy community, and has led efforts to build housing that aims to be more inclusive, including to allow those with special needs live independently. In February 2023, ''Bethesda Magazine'' rebranded to ''MoCo360''.

References

External links

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''Washington Post'' article about the magazine
Local interest magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 2004 Magazines published in Maryland {{local-mag-stub