Horry County’s new 2,200 gallon aquarium will soon be famous. The Animal Planet show, “Tanked” documented the entire process of the aquarium’s design, construction and completion, which will be aired on the show for a national audience. The Horry County museum’s foundation raised more than $227,000 for the custom built, double aquarium that is situated in the welcome area of the museum and … [Read more...]
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Change Affiliation to Chicago Cubs
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans will soon become a new franchise for the Chicago Cubs. The new affiliation means that the Pelicans will no longer be part of the Texas Rangers, and that a new set of players will be taking the TicketReturn.com field next year. The Chicago Cubs are the oldest currently active franchise that is still playing in their original city. Wrigley field, the Cubs iconic … [Read more...]
Myrtle Beach Among Top Ten Metros in Housing Recovery
The housing market’s slow recovery over the last eight years is finally starting to even out. 371 out of the 400 metro areas monitored by CoreLogic, a data and analytics company, have shown a steady increase in housing prices. The new median price for existing homes is up to $185,038, which is good news all around. Kiplinger has analyzed these results and ranked the top ten metro areas in the … [Read more...]
Tickets Available for “A Lowcountry Evening at Sunnyside”
Tickets are now available for “A Lowcountry Evening at Sunnyside” presented by Murrells Inlet 2020. The event will take place at the historic Sunnyside Plantation on November 14th. Sunnyside Plantation features a one-and-a-half story Greek revival style house built around 1850 by Jacob Motte Alston. The house, constructed of pine and beaded cypress weatherboards, will be open for viewing … [Read more...]
Cast Revealed for Big Break Myrtle Beach
This week The Golf Channel revealed the cast for the 22nd season of its popular reality competition, Big Break. This season finds six men and six women competing for a grand prize worth more than $100,000. The 22nd season, titled, Big Break Myrtle Beach, was filmed at Barefoot Resort and Golf in Myrtle Beach. The cast of 12 are all at different stages in their golf careers but are looking to … [Read more...]
Passenger Numbers up at Myrtle Beach Airport
Passenger numbers were up 6.5% over last July at the Myrtle Beach International Airport[/caption]Good news for Myrtle Beach tourism this week. The number of passengers arriving into the Myrtle Beach International airport in July, was up more than 6.5 percent over 2013. On Wednesday, the Horry County Department of Airports released figures for last month, showing that 114,671 passengers flew … [Read more...]