Sunday, September 3rd, 2023
Sparky Abrandt, 77, center right, an electrician who moved to town 5 years ago, hosts friends on the lower level of his stilted home, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, two days after the passage of Hurricane Idalia. Abrandt, an electrician, hosts open-invite parties every Friday for town residents and many of his regular guests are, like himself, full-time residents who moved from other places to enjoy Horseshoe Beach's "Old Florida" charm. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)