A Pinellas County couple bought a candy shop in May and nearly four months later, Hurricane Helene destroyed their hard work.
Bob and Pam Hoffman own The Candy Kitchen on Redington Beach. The original location was established in 1950 in Madeira Beach.
“We had the interior of our store covered with signatures because all of the walls were signed by people from the last 20 years,” Bob said. “They come in and they get a Sharpie. They’d come back on vacations and see where they signed. That’s all gone now because it was a total loss.”…