RUSKIN, Fla. — As we approach the six-month mark from when hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Tampa Bay, we’re revisiting a Ruskin restaurant that served its community in ways, the owner says, she never would have imagined.
And in turn, the community came together and helped her reopen.
Julie Cockerham, who owns The Fish House, is back and busy, serving up Ruskin’s’ best fried seafood to all of her favorite customers. But she admits, back in October after back-to-back hurricanes, she wasn’t sure this would be possible…