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Myrtle Beach Named to LinkedIn’s 2026 Cities on the Rise: What the No. 16 Ranking Says About the Grand Strand Table of Contents The Ranking: No. 16 of 25, Two Years Running How LinkedIn Builds the List What’s Driving Myrtle Beach’s Rise Beyond Tourism: A Year-Round Economy Takes Shape A Growing Shelf of National Accolades What Growth Means for Visitors The Best Scouting Trip Is a Beach Week Frequently Asked...

Oceanfront Home or Oceanfront Condo? How to Choose Your North Myrtle Beach Rental Table of Contents The Short Answer The Case for an Oceanfront Home The Case for an Oceanfront Condo Home vs. Condo: The Side-by-Side Matching Your Choice to the Four Beach Sections Why Booking Direct Beats the Big Platforms Timing Your Booking: A Local’s Calendar Frequently Asked Questions Every North Myrtle Beach vacation begins with the same fork...

Waties Island: The Wild Barrier Island Next Door — and South Carolina’s Next State Park? Table of Contents What — and Where — Is Waties Island? Why It Stayed Wild: A Century of Stewardship The State Park Question: Where Things Stand The Conservation Timeline Visiting Today: The Right Way to See Waties The Wildlife: Who Actually Lives There Cherry Grove: The Wild Island’s Front Porch Frequently Asked Questions Stand at...

Labor Day Weekend in North Myrtle Beach 2026: Events, Fireworks & Beach Guide Table of Contents Why Labor Day Is the Beach’s Best-Kept Open Secret Labor Day Weekend 2026 at a Glance Thursday Night: Music on Main at the Horseshoe Friday Through Monday: Four Perfect Beach Days Fireworks and Evening Entertainment Where to Eat and Drink All Weekend Beach Rules, Parking, and Local Know-How Booking a Last-Minute Oceanfront Stay The...

SC Tax-Free Weekend 2026 on the Grand Strand: Where to Shop, What Qualifies, and How Much You’ll Save Table of Contents What Is SC Tax-Free Weekend? The Basics What’s Tax-Free — and What Isn’t How Much You Actually Save on the Grand Strand Where to Shop: The Grand Strand’s Tax-Free Hot Spots A Teacher’s-Store Tradition: The Local Side of the Weekend The Vacationer’s Secret: You Don’t Have to Live Here...

IMAX Comes to Myrtle Beach: Market Common Theater Guide Table of Contents The Big News: IMAX Returns to the Grand Strand The Renovation, Phase by Phase What Makes IMAX with Laser Different December 18: A Premiere Worth Circling A Theater With a Story of Its Own Make a Night of It at The Market Common Movie Night From Your Beach Rental Frequently Asked Questions Picture a December evening on the...

Myrtle Beach State Park Turns 90 Table of Contents A Birthday Ninety Years in the Making The Boys in Green and Yellow: How the CCC Built South Carolina’s First State Park Nine Decades Spread Across a Picnic Table The Pier That Refuses to Stay Down One Mile of Beach the Way the Whole Coast Used to Be The Historical Goose Chase Runs All July Planning Your Visit: Hours, Admission and...

From Smokestacks to Sand: Conway’s 800-Acre Waterfront Transformation Is the Biggest Story on the Grand Strand Table of Contents The Ghost of the Grainger Plant What Is Coming: Inland Beach, Marina, Riverwalk and Amphitheater The Cleanup That Made It Possible How Conway Is Paying for It: The $80 Million Plan Timeline: When Will It Be Built? Conway’s Riverwalk Is Already Worth the Drive Making the Day Trip from North Myrtle...

The Ice Cream King Is Back: Original Painter’s Homemade Ice Cream Reopens in North Myrtle Beach Table of Contents A North Myrtle Beach Institution Comes Home Seventy-Four Years on Highway 17 The Making of the Ice Cream King Vanna White, B.B. King, and a Wall Full of Stories What’s Changing — and What Isn’t Where to Find It This Summer Frequently Asked Questions Some places on the Grand Strand you...