FORT MYERS — Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state’s Panhandle had its own encounter with an even stronger hurricane, Michael. The Category
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Four years after Hurricane Michael obliterated this blue-collar beach town, recovery appears to be at the halfway point. The new homes are testaments to the lure of the coast, but they are also bigger and more expensive so much so that many workers and retirees who settled here have found themselves priced out.