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Best Breakfast in North Myrtle Beach

A fancy dinner with fine wine is great, and a highlight of any nice vacation. But for breakfast lovers, nothing beats the first meal of the day. Breakfast has so much to offer, from the sweetness of pancakes, waffles and French toast to the savory goodness of eggs and bacon to Southern classics like biscuits and grits. For your best bet on a...

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Whispering Pines in New Hands for More Green

When a golfer lands at Myrtle Beach International Airport, it takes everything he or she has not to lace up the spikes and run to the nearest golf course. Good news — the nearest course is really, really close. We’re talking next door close. Whispering Pines Golf Course, the plush city-owned spot right by the...

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Souper Supper Serves Great Soups, Great Times

Perhaps a famous old ad slogan said it best: "Soup is Good Food." And that point has been served up in heaping helpings to Grand Strand residents and visitors for the past 18 years at the annual Souper Supper event. Scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Market Common's Valor Park, the Souper Supper event features more than 50 chefs,...

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Couple Stumbles into Paradise in Myrtle Beach

Talk about a pair of accidental tourists. Colette Nichelle Erck and her boyfriend Cory had no plans to visit the Grand Strand when they're plane touched down in Charlotte in mid-September. Yet they wound up spending much of their vacation at the Paradise Resort in Myrtle Beach. "We were trying to decide where to go for vacation. I...

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Cypress Room Serves Four-Course Feast for Thanksgiving

There's nothing like Thanksgiving dinner at home, especially if you make Island Vista Resort your home away from home for the holidays, and let the on-site Cypress Room be your kitchen. Enjoy a four-course Thanksgiving feast fit for a king and stretch out for a nap in your king-sized suite while someone else does the dishes. Now...

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Cypress Room Staff Gives Island Vista Local Flavor

When the Cypress Room menu boasts about its use of excellent local ingredients, it's not just talking about the food. In fact, the chef and staff at the family owned and operated Island Vista Resort's on-site restaurant also bring a local flavor to the table, with several employees serving the same roles and guests for several...

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South Carolina vs. Clemson: It’s a Palmetto State Thing

If you're a visitor and not a resident of the Palmetto State, you might not think much about the Clemson-South Carolina rivalry. After all, the state's two major universities may seem just like any other intra-state football feud, like Georgia-Georgia Tech, or North Carolina-North Carolina State. But there's more to this...

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Michigan Couple Discover Love, Luxury at North Beach Plantation

It's safe to say that Dr. Chris Quinn has a true love affair with North Beach Plantation - in more ways than one. Not only did he and his wife, Jenna, fall in love with the elegant North Myrtle Beach resort the first time they visited, they also subsequently held their wedding at North Beach, and recently returned to celebrate their...

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Top 5 Things to Pack for Your Myrtle Beach Vacation in the Fall and Winter

Everyone knows what to pack for a summer vacation in Myrtle Beach. Throw in a couple of swimsuits, kick on some flip-flops, grab a toothbrush and you’re pretty much done. With warm temperatures and virtually no dress codes, you could fit all the things you need in a grocery and and still feel overdressed. Not so in the fall and...

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