Sheppard Pratt Health System

Dr. Paul Lietman

2013-04-24 14:08:00

Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...

Alzheimer's support group meets second Thursday of the month

2013-04-04 06:36:50

These groups meet regularly. Adolescents Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide — Mondays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29, 7 p.m. Grassroots Crisis Intervention is hosting a four-week support and education group for adolescents who have lost a loved one to...

Mental illness and guns: the issue is suicide

2013-03-17 05:00:00

Some years ago, I was called by one of my patients who had just suffered severe rejection in a love relationship. She told me that she was on her way to buy a gun but thought she might call me first. I suggested that she come see me before she purchased a...

Help is available for college students struggling with mental illness

2013-03-12 06:00:00

As someone who has struggled with mental illness for over 20 years, I could closely relate to Kevin Rector's article about students having difficulty finding and getting mental health services at their colleges and universities ("Students struggle for...

No bond for Glen Burnie man accused of trespassing at North County High

2013-02-20 18:09:00

A 25-year-old man arrested for trespassing in North County High School this month — and who was found to have a number of legal, high-powered weapons in his home — has been ordered held without bond. Justin Matthew Beaumont, of Glen Burnie,...

Michelle LeM. Flesher, artist

2013-02-20 13:50:02

Michelle LeM. Flesher, a retired Towson artist who had been an art restorer and therapist, died Feb. 14 of heart failure at St. Elizabeth Hall Apartments at Stella Maris in Timonium. She was 87. Born Michelle LeMay in Saginaw, Mich., she moved with her...

Legislation would require participation in psychiatric bed registry

2013-02-19 16:43:55

A Baltimore lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would require all Maryland hospitals to participate in an online psychiatric bed registry meant to expedite care for the mentally ill. Del. Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg said the registry can help...

Poetic passions, tragic partings among Baltimore's greatest romances

2013-02-08 05:10:00

Baltimore has witnessed love and loss. From the banks of the harbor to Mount Vernon's cobblestones to the grassed-over burial plots of Greenmount Cemetery, embedded in this city are vestiges of some of history's great romances, stories of people coming...

Planners begin countywide zoning review

2013-01-24 16:24:09

The patch of green on Montgomery Road across from the Long Gate Shopping Center in Ellicott City stands out amid the asphalt, stores and homes. Behind a few small wood-frame houses and garages, these nearly eight acres could almost be a suburban park,...

Man allegedly trespassed at school, had high-powered guns at home

2013-02-06 19:29:23

Anne Arundel County police found a stash of high-powered weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and an Uzi carbine, at the home of a 25-year-old man who they said entered North County High School in Glen Burnie through a back door. Police said...

Gilded Age for sale: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Baltimore house

2013-02-01 16:20:00

If you want a taste of the Gilded Age, just plunk down $450,000, the asking price for a Baltimore townhouse once owned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author who gave us "The Great Gatsby" and other classics lived in Towson and Baltimore while wife Zelda...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's former Baltimore home for sale

2013-01-31 16:36:00

It might lack the cachet of Long Island Sound, where novelist S. Scott Fitzgerald set "The Great Gatsby." But anyone with a spare $450,000 can live in a piece of literary history — specifically the 3,600-square-foot Bolton Hill town home where...

Despite their addictions, both Scott and Zelda were artistically productive in Baltimore. She wrote a novel, plays and became an accomplished painter. Scott struggled to finish "Tender Is the Night," a critical success but a financial flop.

2013-05-08 15:07:56

Throughout his life, Massachusetts-born businessman and philanthropist Enoch Pratt (1801-1896) gave generously to his adopted city.

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Pamela Williams, Sheppard Pratt psychotherapist, and Elodie Rabilloud, Baltimore-based painter, enjoyed the exhibition.

2013-02-06 00:00:00