After a disappointing visit to Casa Marina Hotel for brunch, I decided to give brunch a try at another popular Jacksonville Beach restaurant.  This time I was headed to Refinery.  This upscale restaurant features an ocean bar, pub, entertainment lounge, and an elegant upstairs dining room.  They serve Euro-American fare.  The ocean bar is their outdoor option giving direct access to the ocean air and view of the beach dunes.  The First Street Pub offers a surprising touch of

For the first time in 10 years, there has not been a single hurricane that has made landfall in the U.S. this season.  Only Tropical Storm Chantal formed out in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida and made landfall in South Carolina back in early July with minimal impacts.  While Florida has been spared so far this year, the east coast has experienced significant beach erosion, flooding, and some structural damages in the last 2 months along many areas such as Jupiter Inlet