The Villages

Book Club: Normal People

By Sally Rooney. A story of friendship, love, and happy-ish endings. Set in County Sligo and Dublin, Ireland, Sally Rooney tells the story of Marianne, a high school outcast from a rich family, and Connell, a popular athlete whose mother…

Meet a Villager: Yvonne Combs

Villager strives to encourage others, fulfills childhood dream to become an author. Photo: Nicole Hamel Yvonne Combs looks forward to becoming involved in Villages activities and meeting more people who call The Villages home. “I’ve met the kindest people…

In the Villages: ‘Off we go into the wild blue yonder…’

Air Force service was filled with fun and frolic. Story: Joe Angione Recently, while cleaning out my garage, I found my old Air Force uniforms. They were 50 years old and too decrepit to keep. But they got the memories…

Meet a Villager: John ‘Jack’ Roberts

Retired principal enjoys playing Broadway show tunes on grand piano at Villages hospital. Photo: Nicole Hamel Vital Stats Resides in Village of Hacienda South, moved to Villages in 2016. Owns a second home in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Born in Philadelphia…

Book Club: The Great Alone

Alaska is a main character in Kristin Hannah’s fictional historical novel. Story: Dorothy Von Brook, Calumet Grove, The Villages Alaska is the backdrop of Kristin Hannah’s historical fiction novel “The Great Alone,” a multi-layered love story – whether toxic or…

Hard-fought Struggle

Sisters of Suffrage (SOS) coalition celebrates 100 years of women winning the right to vote. Photos: Nicole Hamel Illustrations: Megan Mericle Villager Jill Moss Greenberg, the leader of Sisters of Suffrage (SOS) coalition, marvels that the deciding vote to…

Book Club: Sisters in Law

How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World. Story: Kathy Porter After COVID-19 forced us into hiatus, the Bookworm Book Club has resumed in-person meetings using an outside venue. One book…