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Family Of Josephine Wright Wins Settlement To Protect Their Hilton Head Island Property
Josephine Wright, a 94-year-old woman from South Carolina, spent her last days fighting to protect her late husband’s ancestral land on Hilton Head Island from Bailey Point Investment, LLC, a major housing developer. Now, two months after her passing, a settlement has...
Citizens are committed to preserving The Pearl
Atlantic Beach Neighbors and Contributors of STARD. Today we face a critical moment in our fight against gentrification by a New York condo/hotel developer on the precious environmental and cultural landscape of Atlantic Beach. The stakes are high, and our energy must...
Atlantic Beach: Historic African-American Enclave in South Carolina
In the state of “Smiling Faces and Beautiful Places,” between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, lies a pearl. Atlantic Beach, nicknamed “The Black Pearl” for its rich history and African-American owned businesses, is located in Horry County (pronounced OH-ree) in...