St. Pete Beach businesses say spring break 2026 crowds signal recovery after Helene and Milton

St. Pete Beach businesses say spring break 2026 crowds signal recovery after Helene and Milton

St. Pete Beach, like many other beach communities, depends on the business and foot traffic that spring break brings. After a difficult 2025 season, business owners say the crowds are back."Spring break, I will say, started 4 weeks ago. Like, real, like you can tell people are coming more and more and more and more," one business owner said.Watch report from Blake Phillips Spring Break crowds return to St. Pete BeachKen Hautmann, who owns Chill …