MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - September 5, 2023 - Beazer Homes is excited to announce the launch of its Energy Series READY Homes in Bella Vita, Bella Vita Gardens, Harborview and Sunset Landing in the Myrtle Beach area. The most energy-efficient homes built by Beazer today, Energy Series READY homes will be certified by the U.S. Department of Energy as a Zero Energy Ready Home^TM.

"Every home we build is designed with cutting edge, energy-efficient features," said Greg Coffey, Myrtle Beach division president for Beazer Homes. "With better home performance, customers can save money on energy bills, enjoy improved air quality for healthier living, and live more comfortably in their home."

For more than 25 years, Beazer has been a leader in building homes ahead of current standards and beyond expectations. Beazer was the first U.S. national homebuilder to publicly commit that by the end of 2025, every single-family home built will meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home program. The program incorporates building science innovations and practices to achieve at least 40%-50% greater energy efficiency than a typical new home. DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes are verified and certified by a qualified third-party inspector.

"This DOE program commitment represents a new level of quality, comfort and innovation for our customers by providing them with a high-performance home and a reduced carbon footprint," Coffey says. "We're proud of the partnerships we've created with industry leading companies who share our vision and enable us to stay on the cutting edge of trends, technology and efficiency."

Additionally, Beazer's Energy Series READY homes are ENERGY STAR® certified and Indoor airPLUS® qualified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Behind the walls of each Beazer home are innovative, energy-efficient features to improve home performance and maintain ideal temperatures, giving homeowners control over their comfort. Each home is designed to filter indoor air, which reduces outside pollutants like mold and toxic chemicals. This means healthier living with improved air quality and comfort.

To learn more about Beazer Homes and the opportunities available in Myrtle Beach, visit beazer.com.

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Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) is one of the country's largest homebuilders. Every Beazer home is designed and built to provide Surprising Performance, giving you more quality and more comfort from the moment you move in - saving you money every month. With Beazer's Choice Plans ®, you can personalize your primary living areas - giving you a choice of how you want to live in the home, at no additional cost. And unlike most national homebuilders, we empower our customers to shop and compare loan options. Our Mortgage Choice program gives you the resources to easily compare multiple loan offers and choose the best lender and loan offer for you, saving you thousands over the life of your loan.

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When it comes to artistic mediums, Myrtle Beach’s Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum doesn’t discriminate. The city’s only visual art museum features everything from textiles to photography, sculpture to video, and ceramics to paintings. Or, as its website puts it, “almost anything the artistic imagination can construct.” Since opening its doors in June 1997, the museum has featured works by such legendary artists as Ansel Adams, Norman Rockwell, and the Gee’s Bend Quilting Collective. Its 11 galleries change throughout the year, and the space hosts between 10 and 12 exhibits annually. Although there are no permanent exhibits on display, the museum does maintain four distinct collections.

These include an assemblage of antique maps and historical prints, a grouping of gifts and purchases that the museum has acquired over the years, and the Burgess-Dinkelspiel Collection of Southern Art. This latter compilation consists of 53 pieces of paintings, pastels, photographs, prints, lithographs, sculpture, and collage donated by former Bostonians Barbara Burgess and John Dinkelspiel. The husband-and-wife team eventually resettled in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, where they fell in love with the region’s art and culture. Their collection features works by noted African-American artists James Denmark and Cassandra Gillens, as well as 21 pieces by South Carolinian Jonathan Green, a contemporary painter of the Southern experience.

Green is an African-American who grew up in the state’s Gullah communities, made up of descendants of enslaved Africans who settled along the coast between North Carolina and Florida in the 19th century. Many of his works depict the Gullah culture and the artist’s deep Lowcountry roots. The artist utilizes rich, vibrant colors to convey his works, and his subjects are often faceless.

Know Before You Go

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum offers free admission to the public, although talks, events, and classes (the museum has an onsite pottery studio that hosts six-week sessions) may cost extra. There’s also a museum shop that sells prints, puzzles, art supplies, and other creative gifts.

Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. It’s currently closed on Mondays, as well as major holidays.

There’s free accessible parking onsite, and a free wheelchair available that can be reserved in advance. The museum also has an elevator. Service animals are permitted, as long as they’re controlled on-leash.

The museum’s enclosed Carolyn Burroughs Tea Porch offers spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean, which is within an easy walking distance.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Mustang Week is back at the beach, but this year, engines aren't revving at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Mustangs filled the parking lot at the Myrtle Beach Mall Monday for the first official event for the 2023 Mustang Week -- and horsepower enthusiasts from near and far were in attendance.

Mustang, after mustang, after mustang -- that's usually the scene at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, but that's changing this year after original Mustang Week organizer's stepped down from running the event, and no contracts were renewed with the City of Myrtle Beach to host Mustang Week events at the convention center.

However, Mustang enthusiast and business owner, Lloyd Hunt, has taken over operations and is working to keep Myrtle Beach Mustang Week alive.

"We know how important the show is to the enthusiasts, the community in themselves. So, we met with Rodney, and we talked with him and said, 'you know, we don't want last year to be your last year, we'd like to buy the company from you,'" Hunt said.

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Many of the week's sanctioned events will be in different locations along the Grand Strand, including areas like the Myrtle Beach Mall, Murrells Inlet, and The Hangout at Broadway at the Beach.

"We are limited on space here," Hunt said. "We do want to get back into the city, and we've been talking with people at the city. We understand some of the things that need to happen, that they would like to have happen, you know, starting next year, hopefully, we'll have some different news."

While Hunt is working on future meet-up locations and establishing a smooth ride for the overall experience, his top priority is safety - on and off the roads.

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"We're gonna have a shuttle. We're working Coastal Entertainment and we're going to have them loop for about five hours, maybe six hours, that's gonna pick up people from Murrells Inlet Square Mall by Player One Up, which is one of our partners, and they'll be able to pick up people and drop them off at the various different establishments that are down that way. They'll take 'em down to the marsh and come back up."

Hunt said the shuttle for Mustang Week events in Murrells Inlet will be running on Tuesday and Wednesday.

They're hoping it will help keep those on and off the roads safer -- while also mitigating traffic in the area.

Did you see them? That string of lights in the sky in the Myrtle Beach area Saturday night?

If you did, you’re not alone. And by that, we don’t mean aliens or UFOs.

Only that you would be one of many people who took to social media overnight asking what the mysterious string of lights were.

Turns out they were Starlink Internet satellites that are orbiting the Earth after being launched by SpaceX. The company launched 22 new satellites Aug. 31 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The low-orbit satellites are being used to provide broadband internet across the globe.

Those who live in coastal areas are more likely to see the train of lights, which can be seen for a day or two after they are launched, according to several sites that focus on astronomy and stargazing. Each dot of light is a satellite.

Starting about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, people took to social media asking what the lights were. It’s not the first time they have been spotted here, based on previous postings.

“Anyone see the lights over Myrtle just now?” one person posted in a Facebook group.

“What in the world just flew over my house” another person posted on Facebook.

Reports from the Myrtle Beach area, to Surfside Beach, to Conway popped up on social media.

Many of those who commented immediately referred to Starlink, but others brought up UFOs. The Myrtle Beach area has been known as a hotspot for UFO sightings.

But it appears in this case, UFOs can be ruled out.

The Cherry Grove angel weathered Tropical Storm Idalia and a tornado overnight Wednesday, remaining in its new location Thursday morning.

However, other homes in North Myrtle Beach weren’t so lucky as strong winds and rain tore through the Cherry Grove area just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The total rainfall for Little River was 7.23 inches and Loris got 8.54 inches, which was the most, according to National Weather Service.

Steve Pfaff, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina, said Thursday morning that “circumstantially” he believed that it was a tornado that came through the Cherry Grove area.

Pfaff and survey crews were in Little River and North Myrtle Beach area Thursday to survey damage, he said. He believes the tornado might have crossed U.S. 17 and went into Carolina Shores, North Carolina.

Jeff Etheridge was outside his home on 56th Avenue Thursday morning surveying the damage. The tornado ripped the roof of his home Wednesday night while he was inside.

This is Etheridge’s second home and he came Wednesday to check about potential flooding from the storm. Etheridge was lying on his couch when he got the tornado warning, he said. He got up and his hand was on the door when the tornado hit, tearing the roof off his home, he said.

Etheridge was the only one inside.

Pieces of roof, shingles and large timbers were scattered in the home’s yard and part of the roof was submerged in the canal.

“It can be replaced,” Etheridge said. “That’s the good thing.”

The angel statue sat nestled among the sand dunes Thursday morning, having been placed there some time over the last several days.

The beloved landmark was swiped twice last year from its long-time post overlooking the beach.

Nobody seems to know exactly when the concrete marker was placed atop a Cherry Grove Point sand dune, but locals say she made it through at least three hurricanes unscathed — most recently Ian in 2022.

Monty Reed, beach patrol supervisor for North Myrtle Beach, was out patrolling the beaches in the Cherry Grove area Thursday morning.

He said aside from a few lifeguard stands that had shifted, there didn’t seem to be any major damage along the beaches.

Frank Pine, Edward Cruz and Levi Williams were out on the beach at Cherry Grove Point about 8 a.m. Thursday. Cruz and Williams weathered the tropical storm at Pine’s home, where they are visiting from the United Kingdom.

The trip to North Myrtle Beach for Cruz and Williams had already started off rocky with their flight out of London, and then they arrive here and find out there is a hurricane coming.

“I thought, ‘Oh man, it’s coming on all sides,’” Cruz said laughing.

But the three handled the storm in their own way: Eating lobster, getting drunk and then going to bed, Pine said.

This story was originally published August 31, 2023, 10:05 AM.