Rough times ahead: Hurricane Ian batters SW Florida economy

Ashley Galassi, a bartender at Tina’s, a watering hole at Fisherman’s Wharf in Fort Myers, Florida, attends to a patron on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. She says the bar will likely be demolished and reopen elsewhere. Hurricane Ian might have come and gone, but it has done long-term damage to the small businesses of a region heavily dependent on tourists and seasonal residents. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)