Zelda

On June 7, 2004, ROBERT ANDREW FORSBERG, age 72, born November 17, 1931 in Altoona, PA. He was a graduate of Penn State University and a retired Art teacher for Baltimore County Schools. Beloved husband of Sandra Adkins Fors berg; devoted father of Christopher Blake Forsberg and his wife Cassandra, Amy Forsberg Pollock and her husband Richard; brother of Karl Edwin Forsberg and William Vincent Forsberg; grandfather of Zelda Simone Forsberg. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 12 at 3 P.M. at the home of Chris and Cassie Forsberg, 2434 Eutaw Place in Baltimore.

On Tuesday, April 6, 2004, MAX LEIKACH, beloved husband of Zelda Leikach, devoted father of Marsha Tishler, Kalmen Leikach, both of Balto., MD and Benjamin Leikach of Redwood City, CA, dear father-in-law of Sidney Tishler, Michele Leikach and Sherry Leikach, devoted brother of Esther Schlachtman of Los Angeles, CA, and the late Bessie Blitzstein, Sonia Kuris, Toba Kahn and Lifshe Patzornick, loving grandfather of Dr. Julie Tishler and Dr. Edward Levy,...

F.SCOTT FITZGERALD, born 100 years ago today, died in 1940, only 44 years old, worn out by alcoholism, private misfortune and the specter of professional failure. My direct connection with one of the century's finest novelists was a brief and accidental event of my 12th birthday -- 63 years ago -- and as a result his ghost has relentlessly pursued me.Fitzgerald's success flamed up and flamed out while he was still young. Now, many decades after his death, he has become a literary icon, studied by a gaggle of experts enchanted by his command of words but fascinated also by his tempestuous life.

All over, people are honoring F. Scott Fitzgerald, who was born 100 years ago Tuesday. There will be observances in St. Paul, Minn., his place of birth; in Rockville, where Fitzgerald (who was proud of having Star-Spangled Banner lineage, on his father's side) and his wife, Zelda, are buried; and elsewhere among the several dozen places where he lived, between 1896 and 1940.Baltimore doesn't seem to have much planned, even though three of his 1930s residential addresses were local. And Princeton University, his alma mater, has been distracted by an anniversary of its own - its 250th.

On a bright April morning in 1936, F. Scott Fitzgerald woke up in a furnished apartment overlooking the Johns Hopkins University feeling better than he had for weeks.He was no longer the golden youth who had written "This Side of Paradise," the 1920 novel of collegiate life at Princeton that made him the first real superstar in American literature. Illness and alcoholism had plagued him for years. He was pushing 40 and felt like an old cracked plate. He was, in fact, living the years of "The Crack-Up," his classic account of an artist coming apart.

As each year brings a new Electronic Entertainment Expo (the most recent one wrapped up earlier this month), so does each year bring a sneak peek at hundreds of games to come. The games below looked particularly interesting, either based on their show-floor demos or video-only presentations. Be aware that some of these have working titles, and release dates are subject to change. Alone In The Dark (Atari for various platforms): Forget the appalling Alone in the Dark movie from last year.

Painted a cheery yellow and filled with light, Zelda Zen is a 300-square-foot Federal Hill shop brimming with surprises. For starters, there's the colorful jewelry, including a spidery free-form crystal bracelet ($10), crystal hairsticks (right, $12) and a four-strand turquoise necklace ($32). Other finds include red "Beatle" boots by Dansko, beaded leather dog leashes and collars, Votivo candles and funky handknit merino sweaters. And then there are the feminine (yet still flashy) hats created by store owner Beth Hawks that mix leopard with florals, velvets and brocade ($55)

LOS ANGELES -- Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's magnificent heart gave out here 66 years ago today in the Hayworth Avenue apartment of his mistress. The author of The Great Gatsby, out of print and out of sync with a world that had turned on him and away from him, was 44 years old. Who got the call to come and take care of every little thing attendant to the death of a great man? Not the mistress, Sheilah Graham. Not the wife, Zelda, institutionalized with schizophrenia in North Carolina.

Here's a little something to ring in the New Year: our 15th annual compilation of last year's best games. These are the top 25 titles that kept our thumbs twitching all year long. Before you bombard us with e-mails complaining about our choices, remember a couple of things: 1. This list is completely subjective; 2. It's alphabetical, and 3. Yes, we are stupid. Advance Wars 2, for Game Boy Advance: Despite the cartoony graphics and sometimes silly banter, this is deadly serious combat.

Now that Frommer's has proclaimed Baltimore an international tourist destination, Baltimoreans can expect to introduce even more newcomers to the conventional visitor treats: crab cakes, the National Aquarium or the Cone sisters' Matisses at the BMA. But behind and beyond the tourist's Baltimore lurks an older, quirkier city -- less polished, less conventional, omitted from most tourist guidebooks: the Other Baltimore. Some notable locations of the Other Baltimore: 1. Scott and Zelda 1307 Park Ave. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived for a time in this Bolton Hill rowhouse with his daughter, Scottie.