The Brief
- One year after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, businesses have reopened, and some residents have returned home, but some homes still sit untouched.
- The mayor said some residents and some businesses chose to leave the island altogether.
- Helene damaged 3,195 homes on the island.
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – As Monica Pepe stood in front of her condo in the La Costa Brava complex in Treasure Island, she got emotional.
“I can usually talk about this,” Pepe said.
Perhaps the gravity of the past year, though, and the anniversary of the reason why it has been so heavy are truly weighing on Pepe.…