What Florida Lost
We hope not to be the statistic this time, trusting that our safe brushes with destruction in the past are a sign we will be shielded from the storms of the future. … Read moreWhat Florida Lost
Tag: Hurricane Ian
The ROMEOs
It’s 6:50 a.m. in a nondescript Dunnellon shopping center. Street lights and neon store signs cast a dim glow over the dark lot and Publix won’t open for another ten minutes.
The parking lot is almost empty, except for the scattering of cars belonging to the members of the Workout Anytime gym and those of a group of 14 old men sitting along the benches outside of the Breakfast Station restaurant … Read moreThe ROMEOs
“Scarface” food truck owners fight two years’ misfortune with family, fortitude
Tony Montana is coming to town.
He delivers no machine guns or illicit drugs. He deals in sustenance, feeding gym goers, barbershop and construction workers … Read more“Scarface” food truck owners fight two years’ misfortune with family, fortitude
Moving forward through the rubble
Three weeks after Hurricane Ian, Travis Taylor drives until the houses get smaller, the streets narrower and the debris piles taller … Read moreMoving forward through the rubble
Reclaiming wreckage
Sanibel was a sanctuary, for its wildlife and its people. It was one big bird’s nest. It was a retiree’s escape. It was a kid’s Narnia. Now, everything was brown and nearly leveled … Read moreReclaiming wreckage