From left, the first Village Door manager Nancy Beele, regular customers Maristella and Juliano Gozzi, and volunteers Marie Sporny and Cheryl Van Kempema discuss their disappointment at the Cancer Support Center's decision to close the store. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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After 3 decades, Village Door to close by end of 2026

The Cancer Support Center announced Tuesday, April 7, that by the end of the year it will close the Village Door, a downtown Homewood retail furniture and houseware shop that has for three decades provided support for the center.

Volunteers and customers reported they felt both blindsided and heart broken by the decision, and Cancer Support Center officials acknowledged the role both have played over the years.

A news release from the center said the…

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