2016 Tourism Tax Data: Modest Uptick
GOOD, NOT GREAT NEWS FOR GRAND STRAND … Earlier this year we submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the S.C. Department of...
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SC Coastal Tax Data: Mixed Bag
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REVENUE UP MODESTLY … PICTURE INCOMPLETE There’s a battle raging in Myrtle Beach, S.C. between taxpayer-subsidized tourism leaders and government watchdogs over just how many...
SC Coast: Diversify Or Die
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PALMETTO STATE’S TOURISM ECONOMY MUST EVOLVE … OR CEASE TO EXIST One of the most disappointing things about South Carolina is that it is needlessly...
The Jellyfish Invasion Isn’t Letting Up
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SOUTH CAROLINA COASTLINE STILL UNDER SIEGE … Jellyfish may be out of the headlines … but they’re not out of the water along the South...
Myrtle Beach Mayor Headed Back To China
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SERIOUS QUESTIONS SURROUND LATEST TAXPAYER-FUNDED VISIT … With concerns escalating over the status of Chinese investments along the South Carolina coast, Myrtle Beach, S.C. mayor John Rhodes is...
Report: Myrtle Beach Down 2 Million Tourists
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NOT-SO-GRAND STRAND? Myrtle Beach, S.C. will see a dramatic drop-off in tourism in 2016, according to a coastal watchdog website. MyrtleBeachSC.com is reporting that the...
SC Jellyfish Invasion Continues
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THIS IS BECOMING A “THING …” We wrote earlier this week on jellyfish swarms keeping swimmers out of the water in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Beach...
Jellyfish Invade Myrtle Beach
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MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE NOT-SO-GRAND STRAND … Myrtle Beach, S.C. has a lot working against it these days … Dirty water. Dirtier politicians. Elevated crime....
Report: Dozens Get Sick In “Dirty Myrtle” Water
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BACTERIA SPIKES ACCOMPANY SUMMER STORMS Dozens of visitors to Myrtle Beach, S.C. have reported contracting various illnesses due to unsafe spikes in bacteria levels in the...
Myrtle Beach Gets Rave (Albeit Incomplete) Review
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GRAND STRAND GETTING NATIONAL LOVE … We’ve never heard of Alan Solomon. Apparently he’s a freelance travel writer based in Chicago. Anyway, Solomon has a...