Just steps from the sandy beaches along Indian Shores, the staff at Indian Shores Coffee are serving up something special.

The business, like others in the area, rebounded after the devastation from Hurricane Helene.

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We got about, I want to say three and a half feet of water inside the shop, said Amelia Levasseur, who works at Indian Shores Coffee. It took us about six months to reopen.

Through the recovery, neighbors recognize the beach remains the lifeblood of coastal communities.

We depend on like that tourism, said Levasseur. We need that foot traffic, and without a beach, we dont have that.

Now, Pinellas County is beginning a beach nourishment project. Sand placement started this week on Indian Shores beach near 197th Avenue.

The nourishment wil

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