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Terrace Closing and Renovation Updates

Oct 23, 2025 | Dining

November 3rd to December 7th
Terrace will close for lunch service starting on Monday 11/3.
Café on Main will be open for breakfast and lunch Mon-Sat 9am-2pm.
Terrace will remain open for dinner service 4pm-6:30pm Mon-Sat and Sunday brunch 10:30am-3pm through Sunday 12/7.
(Terrace will also be open Thanksgiving Day Brunch 11am-3pm.)

December 8th
Terrace will close completely for renovations on Monday 12/8.
At this time Café on Main will begin dinner buffet service 4-6:30pm Mon-Sat and Sunday brunch 11am-2pm.
Breakfast and lunch service Mon-Sat will remain the same.

Transition to Continuing Care Guide

Oct 21, 2025 | Continuing Care, Residents

There is now a guide for residents moving from Independent Living to Continuing Care. It should help answer your questions.

Knights of Columbus Maryland State Council Sweepstake Winners

Oct 19, 2025 | Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Sale

Oct 19, 2025 | Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Sale at Giant

Surprising Benefits to Heart & Brain Health from Resistance Exercise

Oct 11, 2025 | Health, Stephen Schimpff, MD

Here is a new article of Stephen Schimpff’s on the surprising benefits of resistance exercises on not just muscle but the heart, blood vessels, brain, and other organs.

Another reminder of why preserving and reversing muscle loss is so important for Charlestown residents.

Stephen Schimpff, M.D.

Knights of Columbia September 18, 2025 Wine and Cheese Party

Oct 10, 2025 | Knights of Columbus

Appendix 3: Mammals of Charlestown, as of May 2017

Oct 9, 2025 | Eco-Charlestown

This list of mammals seen at Charlestown was developed by Bert Clegern, as of May 2017.

Appendix 2: Trees of Charlestown, as of May 2017

Oct 9, 2025 | Eco-Charlestown

This list of trees at Charlestown was developed by Bert Clegern, as of May 2017.

Appendix 1: The Benefits of Trees

Oct 9, 2025 | Eco-Charlestown

This essay on the benefits of trees was written by Bert Clegern in 2017

Appendix 4: Birds of Charlestown

Oct 9, 2025 | Eco-Charlestown, Nature and Outdoors, Nature Trail Committee

This bird list consists of bird sightings on the Charlestown campus since the beginning of the Nature Trail Committee (1995) until the updating of this document in 2025.
172 species