Myrtle Beach performing arts center close to becoming reality after Tuesday referendum

By Maya T. Prabhu

November 5, 2013


MYRTLE BEACH — With the votes from the Coastal Lane 1 precinct still out, about 54 percent of Myrtle Beach voters on Tuesday supported a referendum that would allow the city to raise property taxes to pay for the construction of a $10 million performing arts center.

One of the voting machines went down at Coastal Lane 1, and those votes weren’t counted with the others Tuesday evening. The machine had to be sent to the county to retrieve the votes, with the results expected to be available Wednesday morning. Between 200 and 220 residents reportedly voted at the Coastal Lane 1 precinct at the Horry County Complex on 21st Avenue North, said city spokesman Mark Kruea, a number that wouldn’t change Tuesday’s outcome.

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Dining notes for the Myrtle Beach area

Published: November 4, 2013

Sprinkles are rainbowlicious

If you could see me as I write this, you would notice that I am grinning from ear to ear. The gorgeously decadent sprinkle enrobed rainbow cake on the cover is such a lovely and tasty looking bit of sugary decadence that I began to smile as soon as I took the book out of the envelope.

The subtitle brings a chuckle. “Rainbowlicious” is a word author Jackie Alpers invented that indeed accurately describes the intersection of lovely and delicious sugary wonders described in this book that is as much a decorating book as a cookbook. Alpers’ biographical note says she is an award-winning photographer. No doubt about it. The photos in this book make it worth owning. If I were to take them out of the book they would make a wonderful decoration for the kitchen, a party or anywhere foodies gather.

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One more thing teens hate: Facebook

To escape parents, teenagers seek out alternate corners of the Internet


By Quentin Fottrell
Nov. 3, 2013
 
Teenagers rebel, do things their parents wouldn’t do, and go places their parents never go. In other words, the last thing they want to do these days is log into Facebook.

As Facebook FB -0.34%  acknowledged on the company’s third-quarter conference call on Wednesday, the most popular social network on the planet is losing its luster among the kids in America. “We did see a decrease in daily users, especially younger teens,” Facebook chief financial officer David Ebersman said Wednesday, though he added that teenage use remained stable from the second to the third quarter. Not everyone is convinced, however: “Today’s 13-year-olds were four-years-old when Facebook started,” says Larissa Faw, editor at trade publication Youth Markets Alert. “Like McDonald’s and Nike, they have always lived in a world with that site. They want to discover new places to hang out.”

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Financial Immunization Against Poverty in Old Age

By Paul Solman

The key for older people managing money, whether or not their kids are involved, is to make sure they don't outlive their savings. Image courtesy of Flickr user 401(K) 2013.

Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's come from readers at Next Avenue. The NewsHour has partnered with Next Avenue, a new PBS website that offers articles, blogs and other critical information for adults over 50.

Patricia M. Bellace: Virtually every column that I read regarding money management of (or for) older people (whether it's about estate planning, how the adult child should "talk to" the parent about assets or how the parent is planning to manage their finances in retirement) assumes that the older adult has children.

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I don't. I know other men and women my age who do not have children. What money management, retirement management and estate management issues should a childless older adult consider as part of his or her planning?

(Separately, I know other older adults my age who wouldn't begin to trust their adult children with their finances for very good reasons!)

Paul Solman: If you don't have children or, even if you do and don't care about leaving an inheritance to them (or to anyone else), money management reduces to a simple question: will you have enough to see you through your remaining years?

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A year after Sandy sank Bounty: Messages in a bottle

By Thom Patterson, CNN
October 28, 2013



(CNN) -- Sailing the Atlantic on a perfect blue-sky day, HMS Bounty survivor Jessica Hewitt knew this would have been a beautiful moment to share with Claudene Christian.

She looked down from the deck of the 125-foot Liberty Clipper to see dozens of playful dolphins swimming alongside the tall-masted sailing ship as it cut through the waves off North Carolina.

As the 26-year-old held a glass bottle filled with pictures and handwritten notes, Hewitt's eyes moved across the southeast horizon toward a painful spot she knew was about 25 miles away.

She couldn't help but picture what happened there aboard the HMS Bounty exactly a year ago Tuesday. The leaking, aging ship sailed into what would become the largest hurricane in generations. As the Category 1 storm churned about 100 miles off Cape Hatteras, Hurricane Sandy's battering winds and towering waves flipped the 180-foot ship sideways, spilling Hewitt and her shipmates into the water.
Photos: Hurricane Sandy then and now Photos: Hurricane Sandy then and now
Sinking of the HMS Bounty Sinking of the HMS Bounty
High-drama rescue on the high seas
Raw video: Rescue from sunken HMS Bounty

The body of Capt. Robin Walbridge, 63, was never found. Christian, a 42-year-old rookie sailor, died after Coast Guard rescuers were unable to revive her.

Their deaths and the sinking of perhaps the most famous tall ship in the world spurred an investigation that could still lead to new safety regulations and criminal charges.

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Public Hearing

Horry County Museum New Location

Conway, South Carolina — The Horry County Museum, formerly located at 428 Main Street in Conway, will reopen Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 9 a.m. at its new location in the Historic Burroughs School building located at 805 Main Street in Conway.

  

The Historic Burroughs School, constructed between 1905 and 1909, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The newly renovated and larger facility has allowed the Museum to provide bigger exhibits, more nationally recognized traveling exhibits, and public programming in the auditorium.  New exhibits include:     

                                                                                    

• Photography-a changing gallery that currently features local photographer Jack Thompson.
• Textiles-another changing gallery that highlights historic sewing machines, washing machines, quilts and costumes.
• A gallery in honor of the 150^th anniversary of the American Civil War with items from the South Carolina Museum and the 7^th South Carolina Infantry reenactment group.
• A reconstructed waddle and daub Native American house with artifacts from the area.
• Natural History-showcasing native animals including black bears, birds of prey, fossils, and alligators.
• Grand Strand-An area that tells the story of the 20^th Century Grand Strand and our tourism culture.
• Military History-This exciting new area features a camp similar to Peter Horry’s campaign tent as well as relics of life from the Civil War and the history of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
• Agriculture & Industry-Illustrates the progression of agriculture from naval stores and turpentine to logging and eventually tobacco cultivation in Horry County.
• Open Storage-A home for artifacts that are fascinating but not a part of the themed galleries.

The Horry County Museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. except on County holidays.  For more information, contact the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320.