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Storm surge in Sarasota was expected to be 3 to 5 feet. A couple of Fort Myers Beach residents, Mary Shields and Dan Blanchet, were sitting at the end of Strandview Avenue just watching the clouds and waves go by at mid-day Tuesday. “So far it hasn’t shown much, but it still has a way to go until the center gets up here,” Blanchet said around noon, guessing that the worst part would come around dinner. “It’s not as bad as Eta (in November 2020), but it was a hurricane.” “We just hope we don’t get a lot of soil erosion from the waves crashing in,” Shields said, pointing to the sand along a section of Fort Myers Beach. ....
Local businesses thankful for those who support them during holiday season Published: December 16, 2020 10:44 PM EST Recommended We spoke to businesses in Southwest Florida Wednesday about whether they’re making ends meet. Some people we spoke to are buying less, but many said what they are spending is being spent locally. “I’m definitely going to be shopping local and reevaluating who I spend, who I invest my money into,” Tina Garry said. Most of what Garry is buying are from small local shops, and she plans to continue this trend in the future. “Better habits are being established because I’m changing my perspective and my mind set and how I normally would have shopped,” Garry said. ....