Pickerington Neighbors "at the beach"

Waterway traffic from Crab Catchers

     Our old neighbors from Pickerington were in town last week so we enjoyed spending some time with them. We had dinner at Sukura's and took a walk on the beach at Cherry Grove point. They were in town for a family reunion so their time was limited. They were kind enough to deliver some books to The Ohio Glass Museum in Lancaster for me. Please tell one and all the Glass Museum now has signed books. The gift shop hours are 10-4 Mon.-Fri. While you're there, enjoy a tour of the museum and maybe a glass-blowing exhibit.
     The Lakeside Crossing community between Myrtle Beach and Conway, and Seasons at Prince Creek West in Murrells Inlet make up half of South Carolina's offerings in "Where to Retire Magazine's" latest list of the 50 best places to retire in the U.S. Two North Carolina communities in Brunswick County - Brunswick Forest and St. James Plantation also made the list.
     Another new oceanfront hotel is in the works for Myrtle Beach. A Residence Inn-Spring Hill Suites Oceanfront Resort is planned for the vacant lot just north of the Second Avenue Pier.  The 150-room property aims to open in the spring of 2015.
     Also, a 22-story, 230-unit timeshare hotel tower could take the place of two Beach Villa apartment towers seen on the Myrtle Beach oceanfront. A proposed Hilton Grand Vacations Club is coming to the stretch of beach between Schooner II Beach & Racquet Club and Boardwalk Hotel on N. Ocean Blvd. The project is estimated to cost $41.5 million.
     More than 17,000 athletes could be traveling to Myrtle Beach as soon as 2015 to use a new state-of-the-art 100,000 square foot indoor sports facility. Nearly 10 years in the making, Myrtle Beach City Council voted to move forward with plans to build the estimated $12.4 million facility adjacent to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.    (I guess the economy is turning around because this is the most new spending in Myrtle Beach for a long time).
     Real estate sales are picking up along the Grand Strand. More and more contracts and closings are being done every day now. Y'all come on down before all of the deals are gone.
     I've been doing book signings for my book Murder on the Front Nine almost every evening since the tourists have come to town. I did a signing at Night Fever Retro Party Club last Saturday night and had a great time. I sold some books and did some great research for my upcoming book Cougars at the Beach. Thanks to Sharon and Scott for inviting me.

     Hope to see y'all soon, Steve & Bev

  

 

 

 

 

Neighbors from Pickerington with Bev