‘Post-Disaster Gentrification’ Proliferates in Florida Towns as Costs Soar Following Hurricanes — SkimNews
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- Jaques and Paulina Sebastiao were the first residents on their street to rebuild their two-bedroom house, two years after Hurricane Michael's 155 mph winds leveled almost every building in Mexico Beach in 2018.
- Few of their old neighbors in the Panhandle fishing village of Mexico Beach followed the Sebastiaos' lead in rebuilding.
Why it matters: The Sebastiaos rebuilt their two-bedroom home two years after Hurricane Michael destroyed Mexico Beach, but most of their original neighbors have not, leaving the street's recovery driven only by the residents who chose to stay.
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