It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key and ripped through the Tampa Bay region and across Central Florida. Just as people were beginning to pick up their lives after Hurricane Helene.

And for many of you it’s been a tough stretch- dealing with damage to your homes, flooding, boil water notices and power outages- and the frantic search for gas. But life is starting to return to some semblance of normal after back to back hurricanes. And that includes getting back to school. On this episode of Florida Matters you'll hear from Tampa Bay Times education reporter Jeff Solochek on how schools were preparing to reopen across the region. Also, Hillsborough County elections supervisors Craig Latimer shares tips on voting in the aftermath of a disaster. And FAU urban design professor John Renne talks about how communities can rebuild to be more resilient.