Heather Ross

Owings Mills

Staff Writer at Baltimore Jewish Times

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Reigning Drama: Lisa Cole Brings Hollywood Glamour Home

Dec 16, 2024 | baltimorestyle.com | Heather Ross

How do you combine Hollywood glamour with traditional European design? With bold elements, luxury ingredients and a sense of history. Lisa Cole, the owner of Lisa Cole Design, has been creating these scenes for more than a decade. The Baltimore interior designer says this unique style gives people something to discover – and there’s a lot to discover at one of her latest projects in Guilford. The Guilford project started with a longtime client of Cole’s looking to move to a bigger location.
Don’t Quit Quitting: What to Know About Smoking Cessation Today

Dec 16, 2024 | baltimorestyle.com | Heather Ross

Quitting smoking is hard — really hard. But quitting is now more attainable than ever with social changes, new treatment options and free programs. Here’s what local experts have to say about quitting smoking — for good. In Maryland, 9.6% of adults smoked cigarettes, according to findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Then and Now: Valley View Farms

Dec 10, 2024 | baltimorestyle.com | Heather Ross

In 1962, Billy and Punkey Foard opened a roadside produce stand on a Friday, April 13. But the store’s growth has been anything but unlucky. Between 1962 and now, Valley View Farms has grown into a sprawling complex, serving the Baltimore metro area’s gardening needs year-round. Valley View Farms is also a Baltimore Style 2024 Reader’s Choice winner.
The Power of People with Michaele Cohen

Nov 21, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

What does 50 years advocating for women’s and family issues teach you? According to Michaele Cohen, it taught her the power of people. Cohen, who is Jewish, is the president of the Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women’s board of directors and a co-founder of the organization. Cohen has championed women’s and family issues in Maryland across numerous statewide boards and advocacy organizations for 50 years.
Rosh Hashanah on the Right Foot

Sep 26, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

Eight Jewish women painted shoes together on Sept. 16 in Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s new art studio as a way to reflect on their personal connections to Judaism and the Jewish New Year. The event, called “Sole to Soul,” was organized in partnership between Jennifer Wolff and Julie Wohl. Wolff is the Parkville Jewish families connector with the Jewish Connection Network and Wohl is Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s education director.
Baltimore’s Jewish Community Tackles Financial Barriers to Jewish Life

Sep 26, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

The costs associated with participation in Jewish community life can be prohibitive for a substantial minority of Baltimore’s Jewish community, according to a 2020 community study. The 2020 Community Study, commissioned by The Associated and conducted by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University, examined the financial well-being of Baltimore’s Jewish community.
How to Prepare for a Parent-Teacher Conference

Sep 18, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

Meetings always yield better results when everyone involved is prepared for them. Parent-teacher conferences typically take place twice a year, once at the end of the first quarter of the school year (early November) and again at the end of the third quarter (late March). These meetings are an important opportunity to share progress updates, discuss grades and coordinate with the people who spend almost as much time with your child as you do.
Kirk Wisemayer: Jewish Experience the World Over

Sep 13, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

According to Kirk Wisemayer, the new CEO and president of the Jewish Federation of Howard County, after he first started meeting people connected with the local Federation, “it became clear to me that this was a place I want to be.”Wisemayer officially started the position on Sept. 1, following the departure of Joel Frankel and subsequent interim leadership of Susan Bauman Stuart.
Heirlooms Give the Past a Voice

Aug 27, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

Like many people, Judy Gartner wears a gold band on the ring finger of her left hand. But her ring is special for another reason – the inside of the band is inscribed with the year 1873. The journey of this little gold band started in Germany, as the ring on Gartner’s great-grandmother’s hand.
Area Day Schools Welcome in the Year With New Programs, Staff and More

Aug 14, 2024 | jewishtimes.com | Heather Ross

The school year is finally here — and Baltimore’s Jewish day schools have spent all summer getting ready with additional programs, campus improvements and new hires. The Baltimore Jewish Times reached out to area day schools to learn what’s new. Here’s what some of them said. New ProgramsReeut Singerman, Ohr Chadash Academy’s director of admissions and marketing, shared that OCA has plans to expand its JotPad program, which the school piloted during the last academic year.