New Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is getting an overhaul in 2008.

Myrtle Beach is getting an overhaul in 2008.
The Grand Strand's plentiful choices of eateries will get some notable newcomers in 2008. Avid fans of Grand Strand cuisine are anxiously awaiting the arrival of several restaurants, including P.F. Chang's China Bistro and Ruth's Chris Steak House.
The opening of Hard Rock Park, an advertising surge and potential rebates from the federal government could add up to a good 2008 for tourism in Myrtle Beach, industry leaders and economic experts say.
The Grand Strand will see a surge of new retailers and stores in 2008, but with a rocky economy some are questioning how much money people will spend in the first half of the year.
Carmen Clemente, 58, is the head honcho of The Market Common's Piggly Wiggly - one of the hundreds of workers who will take jobs at the new retail-residential development this year.