Ice skating at the beach? You bet your triple salchow! The Market Common’s Valor Park in Myrtle Beach will host a synthetic ice skating rink from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3. Read more >
In trading snow for snowbirds, Myrtle Beach's winter months have a very different feel from our visitor's homes. Missing is the charm of a crisp walk through a snow-covered forest or the excitement of quick jaunt for a day on the slopes. But that doesn't mean people looking for outdoor options are relegated to golf courses and charter fishing boats.
For those looking to capture some seasonal charm without leaving the coast, check out The Market Common. This year, the shopping center is offering area skaters the chance to cut a rut in a synthetic ice skating rink for the first time. READ MORE >
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - An ice-skating rink is coming to Myrtle Beach this Saturday at the Market Common.
The Market Common will open the synthetic ice skating rink in Valor Park from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3. The rink will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be closed Dec. 24-25.
At the Market Common Piggly Wiggly they are hoping that skaters cruising the rink will translate into shoppers cruising their aisles this winter.
"We are a tourist store ... so any event during this time helps out." Store Operator Timmy Parrott told WMBF News. Parrott says events at the Market Common generally equal a direct boost in sales. "We normally increase anywhere from 20 to 25 percent during event weeks."
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - One of Myrtle Beach's newest attractions - The Market Common - is gaining national attention after being named the "Silver Winner" in the 2009 Design and Development Awards, hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers. Read more >
"I'm confident we will put a dent in a bad year," Kovalcik says. "People don't know what's coming tomorrow" and are forced to not make donations they might have done. "We're getting phone calls'" from folks who have never asked for help, a report just like those heard at every food pantry and helping agency.
On Wednesday, The Market Common and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant are raising money for Toys for Tots with a percentage of proceeds from luncheon and a 5:30 to 8 p.m. dinner with Santa going to the venerable toy drive. The establishment also will accept toys and monetary donations all day. Toys must be new and unwrapped and may be placed in any of the nearly 300 collection points in and around Horry County. Read More >
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Barnes and Noble at the Market Common is adding some competition to the holiday season and finding a way to have shoppers visit other businesses in the community.
The bookstore is handing out "Elf on the Shelf" scavenger hunt sheets. Shoppers will have to visit different stores and restaurants in search of hidden elves.
Once all the elves have been found and noted on their registration sheet the shopper will be entered into a drawing that could win them a $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble.
"The parents get to shop, and the kids just get to go around and hunt for the elf and have a good time," said Hatton Gravely of the Market Common. "It makes shopping a fun experience here."
The "Elf on the Shelf" scavenger hunt will last until December 23. See story on WMBF News >
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA (WMBF) – Many people are still out shopping for their holiday gifts. If you stop by Orvis in Market Common, you can get free gift wrapping and another surprise.
You can have the opportunity to play with a golden retriever. The Grateful Goldens Rescue are there asking for donations in return for free gift wrapping.
November retail sales appear to be better than some business leaders originally expected across the country.
The Commerce Department said today retail sales rose 1.3% in November.
It’s more than double the increase analysts expected. Read more >
By Kaylin Krashesky
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA (WMBF) – Katie's Project is helping to make a perfect prom a reality for all girls.
Market Common has donated space for the organization to create Katie's Closet, a store front for their purpose.
One of the main advantages of Katie's Closet is that girls can come in and look through the different dresses, and now there are more dresses than ever. Just last Friday, the organization says they received almost 30 dress donations. Read more >
A local non-profit organization dedicated to providing formal wear to high school students in need has received a donation of its own.
The Market Common donated retail space for Katie's Project which was founded in 2007 by an Horry County high school student. Read more >
Conway
Bed and breakfast, restaurant receive AAA honor
The Cypress Inn, a bed and breakfast in Conway and Divine Prime in Myrtle Beach were recently honored by AAA Carolinas with the prestigious Four-Diamond distinction.
This marks the 12th consecutive year The Cypress Inn has received the honor.
Divine Prime, an upscale steakhouse at The Market Common, received the award for the first time. Read more >
(NBC) - Changes to the Myrtle Beach Marathon mean a headache for some and a boost in business for others.
The new route for the marathon comes after congestion problems in the 2009 race. This year, race organizers say by spreading out the route through Market Common, they can alleviate traffic problems on the Kings Highway.
"The more special events we have in the area, the bigger we will grow, " Terry Elvis, a business owner, explained. Read more >
McCaffery Interests, Inc. wins ICSC “US Design and Development Award” for
The Market Common, Myrtle Beach
Chicago, Illinois, December 10, 2009 -- The Market Common, Myrtle Beach (www.marketcommonmb.com), a signature McCaffery Interests (www.mccafferyinterests.com) mixed-use development located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has been named “Silver Winner” in the 2009 US Design and Development Awards by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC, www.icsc.org) in the category of Innovative Design & Development of a New Project.
ICSC’s Global Design and Development Awards Program was established in 1977 to recognize outstanding retail projects that have successfully solved many different market challenges. The award honors shopping center owners, development associates, managers, architects and designers who are the very best at what they do, who design and develop projects that are truly exemplary.
“We are thrilled to have The Market Common, Myrtle Beach recognized by the International Council of Shopping Centers,” remarked Daniel McCaffery, Founder, McCaffery Interests, Inc. “To have your work and creativity judged by ICSC to be amongst the best in the land is a wonderful honor indeed.”
The Market Common, Myrtle Beach is a master-planned, mixed-use development strategically situated on 121-acres of a larger 3,790-acre parcel of land that formerly served as a US Air Force Base in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Market Common, Myrtle Beach is one of McCaffery Interests most exciting endeavors with 400,000 SF of exceptional national and local retail, restaurant and entertainment establishments; 50,000 SF of office space; and 195 residential units built above the retail. The project is surrounded by more than 3,000 new units ranging from live/work town homes to upper-end, single-family residences and $30-million of new infrastructure including 20 acres of lakes, community parks and four miles of new roads. Established as a public–private partnership between McCaffery Interests and The City of Myrtle Beach, The Market Common, Myrtle Beach fulfills a long-awaited need for an urban village town center for the area and is the catalyst for the rebirth of the Air Force Base land and indeed the City of Myrtle Beach as a whole. The economic and social benefits are reflected by the creation of parks and community space, more than $500-million in private development investment, and the creation of more than 3,000 jobs and in excess of $3-milllion in property tax revenues for the city and region.
Since 1991, McCaffery Interests has successfully acquired, developed and/or redeveloped nearly $800-million of outstanding real estate assets. McCaffery Interests continues to implement its mission to develop and redevelop great real estate across the US. In 2009, McCaffery Interests also received the Urban Land Institute “2009 Award of Excellence: The Americas” and the City of Pittsburgh & The Historic Review Commission “2009 Historical Preservation Award” for The Cork Factory (www.corkfactory.com) located in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information visit www.mccafferyinterest.com or call (312) 944-3777.
McCaffery Interests, Inc.
Phone: (312) 944-3777 / Fax: (312) 944-7107
For more information contact:
Pamela Austin
Phone: (312) 784-2762
paustin@mccafferyinterests.com
She's frankly "flabbergasted," she said last week about plans to open a boutique Dec. 13 in Myrtle Beach's Market Common, where students can select stylish gowns and tuxedos that have been donated for their use.
The shop is at 3064 Deville St. in space donated by The Market Common. It also will include a retail section of unique items, the profits from which will help defray the cost of serving hundreds of teens from Horry, Georgetown and Marion counties in S.C. and Brunswick and Columbus counties in North Carolina. Read more on Katie's Closet >
