PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Many people across the Tampa Bay area are continuing to recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
People are struggling to fix their homes or find a new place to live, and many are also trying to find new jobs.
The storms devastated businesses along the Tampa Bay coast. Weeks later, many still aren’t open.
Emotions are up and down along the coast as people and employees piece their lives together, like beach wedding officiant Amy Butler.
“We were just hitting our busy season again of work,” Butler said. “October through January are so busy for us because the weather is so beautiful. Even the weddings I had that were off the beach had to be postponed because people were under financial stress.”
Butler also works part-time at Ricky T’s Bar and Grille on Treasure Island.
Owners said it’s going to be closed until early next year …