The Mike Kelly Law Group has had an office in Myrtle Beach since we established the firm almost 20 years ago. Unfortunately, our business neighborhood had declined over the years, but we were always hopeful that it would come back to be better than ever. Thanks to the leadership of the City of Myrtle Beach, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, and our local businesses in the area, the Arts & Innovation District is now on fire!

Just three years ago the Grand Strand Brewing Company became an anchor business based across from the old Pavilion property and directly opposite our building on Broadway Street. Since then, new businesses have steadily opened in the area including a new bakery, Le Manna Bread, owned and operated by a Venezuelan family, HTC Aspire HUB, a Health Club, and a soon to be Wine Bar Tasting Room, along with the Dolly Llama Waffle Master ice cream and dessert shop. This is all within just one block from the Mike Kelly Law Group in Myrtle Beach. Further down Broadway other new businesses have popped up including a new restaurant out of the Charleston area, Swig & Swine. I have not tried it yet, but it is on my list for next week’s trip. In the future, preliminary plans have been drawn up for Coastal Carolina University and the City of Myrtle Beach to collaborate on building a Performing Arts Center as well as plans to reconfigure the streets in the new Arts & Innovation District. It will be much like Downtown Columbia with real city blocks, sidewalks, streetscaping, and other innovative and beautification projects.

To say we are excited at the Mike Kelly Law Group is an understatement!

We’re here for the people of South Carolina!