🌱Helping Refugees Seeking A Better Life + Kids Yoga; Start Them Young

Hello again, everybody! It's Thursday in Myrtle Beach and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally, including news on:

• Help refugees!
• Pepsi makes a move to North Myrtle Beach.
• Get kids hot with yoga!

But first, today's weather:

Winds subsiding and cooler. High: 56 Low: 37.

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Here are the top stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. In an effort to help refugees from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Lutheran Services Carolinas have united for a new program called the "New Americans Program," which reportedly has plans of bringing approximately 75 refugees to the area, starting this spring to offer them a safe haven in Myrtle Beach. The refugees will live here while adapting to and learning the culture and get help finding employment! (WBTW)
2. Big news for North Myrtle Beach! Pepsi Bottling Ventures will be moving in soon to the new Palmetto Coast Industrial Park which will be located near Watertower Road and Highway 31. The park will reportedly consist of four industrial buildings on a 69-acre parcel of land. According to wpde.com, "Horry County Council gave the green light to bring in big business, as they approved the final reading for the Palmetto Coast Industrial Park."(wpde.com)
3. And the area keeps growing! A reportedly vacant five acre parcel of land located at the corner of Pine Island Road and Seaboard Street will not remain vacant for very much longer. Plans are to build retail stores and an approximately 200 unit aparatment complex on the property which is close to the Coastal Grand Mall. The neccessary approval from the Myrtle Beach City Council has been obtained for the project to move forward. (WMBF)
4. Get them started young! The New Year, New Intentions Kids Yoga Workshop being held at Real Hot Yoga's new Magnolia Row location will be held for kids Saturday, Jan. 28 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. According to wpde.com, "Amanda Stinnet of Real Hot Yoga said, "We are really excited to finally have a kid's yoga studio within our regular hot studio so that we can do kid's classes and kid's workshops, and we can start building a kid's yoga program."' Hope to see you there this weekend! (wpde.com)
5. Five Myrtle Beach area open houses to stop by! Investigating homes up for sale on the web can feel like a fool's errand. To get a real feel for a house, you really have to visit in person. That’s the beauty of the IRL open house: No more bumbling around in the dark! Ready to start hunting? To jump-start your search, we've put together a list of the five recently listed open houses scheduled in the Myrtle Beach area. That way, you can get a feel for what kinds of properties are out there without committing to a house blindly. Here are the addresses, photos, prices and bedroom/bath information for all properties listed — including a listing with 4 beds and 3 baths for $414,999, and another with 1 bed and 1 bath for $205,000. (Myrtle Beach Patch)

Today in Myrtle Beach:

• Baby Storytime - Chapin Memorial Library (9:30 AM)
• Michael David Wine Tasting-$40pp (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5K: "Don’t be a comic book villain! Register for Ripley's Penguin Dash 5K Run/Walk on February 18. It would make you our hero, because a portion of race proceeds are donated to the Penguin Conservation efforts through SANCOBB (The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds)." (Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5K via Instagram)
• Myrtle Beach Police Department: "Last night kicked off our newest Citizens police Academy class! For more information about this program, please visit police.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/programs/citizens-police-academy/" (Myrtle Beach Police Department via Facebook)
• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: "Pete Crow-Armstrong has been ranked the No. 7 outfield prospect for 2023 by MLB Pipeline! - - - #MBPelicans" (Myrtle Beach Pelicans via Instagram)
• House of Blues Myrtle Beach: " We're hosting a Job Fair on Thursday, February 2nd from 11 AM- 3 PM at The House of Blues: 4640 Hwy 17 S, North Myrtle Beach. We want YOU to join our crew of rock stars. Click here for available positions: https://l..." (House of Blues Myrtle Beach via Facebook)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: "Stray intake 01-24-23. Female found by Kroger on Main St. NMB Please remember these animals are not up for adoption yet. The purpose of these posts are to reunite lost pets with their owners. Animals will be held for five days." (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach via Facebook)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: "Today’s featured #PetOfTheDay is Raya! Her adoption fee is being sponsored today by Heavenly Paws Pet Crematory. When Raya looks at someone she instantly sees a friend. There's never any hesitation or time needed for her to warm up. Raya is constantly bursting with excitement and always sees the good in people. She's eager to please and bombards you with kisses. Raya loves to get a little crazy, but she also knows when to settle down. She's the friend that is down for a good time and will always be your biggest supporter. She prefers to be the only dog, so she will definitely be the most loyal bff you've ever had."https://humanesocietynmb.org/dog-adoption-form/. (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach via Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Karena Garrity

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