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And check out Grand Opening of TroneHealth Primary Care & Wellness Center in Owings Mills, MD on the Columbia Patch calendar

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Greetings Columbia! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Columbia clinic expands advanced treatments for severe depression and suicidality
  • Who's headlining Columbia's All Things Go festival this September?
  • Why a Columbia stillbirth case could reshape Maryland reproductive rights

Also on today's calendar: Grand Opening of TroneHealth Primary Care & Wellness Center in Owings Mills, MD and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a little rain; cool, with a high of 65 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy and remaining cool, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Loss Of Dad, Brother To Suicide Pushes Man To Help Others At Columbia Practice (patch.com) — A Columbia mental health practice, The Mood Center, is expanding services to help residents facing treatment-resistant depression and other serious mood disorders, including veterans. Led by CEO Brad Masters, who lost his father and brother to suicide, the Columbia location offers advanced options like TMS, ketamine therapies, and Spravato to provide faster relief and support during Suicide Prevention Month and beyond.
   

• Are You Prepared for All Things Go 2026? (trillmag.com) — Columbia's All Things Go festival returns the last weekend of September with a heavily female and queer-focused lineup spread over three days. Local attendees can expect big-name headliners like Mitski, Ethel Cain, MUNA, Hayley Williams, Lola Young, and Brandi Carlile, plus a deep roster of hyperpop, synth-pop, and indie artists worth previewing before you go.
   

• Maryland used discredited 'science' to convict a woman of murdering her fetus. Reproductive rights groups are raising alarms. (therealnews.com) — A Columbia woman's 2018 stillbirth in her home has become the center of a major Maryland legal battle over discredited forensic science and reproductive rights. Her conviction was overturned, but prosecutors plan a new trial that could hinge on a now-repudiated "float test," raising concerns about how state authorities handle pregnancy-related prosecutions.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Turf Valley General Manager Oversees 1,000 Acre Family Business —Pete Pillow Read on Patch
  • State Comptroller Tells Rotarians MD Must Become More Affordable —Pete Pillow Read on Patch
  • Color Burst Park in Merriweather District Features Free Family Movies on Friday Nights —jean moon Read on Patch
  • Hello Neighbors!
    Looking for someone to walk my dog 2-3 days a week! Possibly twice a day! (Nextdoor Longfellow)
  • Im looking for someone to clean up my backyard from overgrown weeds.
    It's a small townhouse backyard about 12ftx12ft - thx (Nextdoor Huntington)
  • County of Howard Maryland posted a job opening for Sports Tournament Site Supervisor - Recreation & Parks in Columbia. Apply here.
  • Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0340 in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ellicott City

  • MACo's Oct 22 Information Technology Conference To Focus on AI, Modernization, and Federal Policy Updates (mdcounties.org)
  • Acrobatics continue in Italy for 2026 Senior World Championships • USA Gymnastics (usagym.org)

Jessup

  • DPSCS Welcomes 19 New Correctional Officers as Rebuilding Effort Continues; Hiring Pushes Planned in Western Maryland (tristatealert.com)
  • Prestige Tree Experts: Jessup's Reliable Tree Service Experts (rivertonjournal.com)

Elkridge

Ok Columbia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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