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Florida’s Hurricane-Battered Gulf Coast Beckons Spring Breakers: ‘We Are Open’

Some cities discourage spring breakers, but towns along the Gulf Coast, where every dollar is crucial after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, were eager for an influx.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

In the Tampa-St. Petersburg region of Florida, few can remember a hurricane season as jarring as last year’s, when Hurricanes Helene and Milton delivered a one-two punch just weeks apart.

Florida’s Hurricane-Battered Gulf Coast Beckons Spring Breakers: ‘We Are Open’

Some cities discourage spring breakers, but towns along the Gulf Coast, where every dollar is crucial after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, were eager for an influx.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

In the Tampa-St. Petersburg region of Florida, few can remember a hurricane season as jarring as last year’s, when Hurricanes Helene and Milton delivered a one-two punch just weeks apart.
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