New flight paths

Aiport officials are looking into proposing a new approach path in Hilton Head airport. The new path will take incoming flights over uninhabited areas of Broad Creek. This will ease noise and safety concerns. They would eventually like departing flights to take the same path.

Hilton Head Georgia?

Anyone else noticed the "name creep" that is occuring with Hilton Head Island? It is such a desired brand that more and more businesses, communities, and amenities are using the name even though they aren't on the island. Savannah/Hilton Head Airport is in Georgia! It used to be Savannah and then they added the Hilton Head name recently. There is Sun City Hilton Head which is 15 miles away from the island. More and more people are adopting the name and trying to ride the coattails. What's next, renaming I-95 Hilton Head Highway?

Kitesurfing

There seems to be a new sport popping up on the beaches of Hilton Head - Kitesurfing. Have you seen this, it is awesome to watch. Surfers stand on their small surfboard and a big kite catches the wind and powers them across the water. They can jump and do acrobatics. It is fun to watch in the late afternoon on North Forest Beach. They follow the wind down the beach, but I can't figure out how they get back...

HHHD

Hilton Head might get a Home Depot on the island. As an owner of vacation rental property, this is great news. It is a hassle to drive all the way off the island to Lowes and the current Home Depot in Bluffton. If you are just vacationing, you probably don't care, but maybe your vacation rental will look a little nicer because the owners have access to supplies to keep it fresh.

Expensive Acre

Hilton Head recently purchased an acre of land for $790,000! They wanted to preserve that land and the views that come with it. It shows you the rising value of Hilton Head property but also the commitment by the island government to preserve the beauty and not over build. This one acre of land could have been home to another 10 condos. They made a good choice.

Play before you get to Hilton Head

Next spring, there will be a new children's play place on the way to Hilton Head. So after hours of travel and hours of sitting in Hilton Head traffic, you can get the kids out of the car to burn some energy before you get onto the island. The play area will be on 278 in Bluffton next to Jalapenos restaurant - right before you get on the bridge.

Fire safety coming

After the recent fires in rental properties in Charleston and Ocean Isle Beach, officials in Hilton Head are expected to make some changes to building codes. On Hilton Head, only large buildings -- those bigger than 10,000 square feet -- are required to have sprinkler systems, Fire Chief Tom Fieldstead said.


The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce estimates the island has 6,000 vacation homes and villas -- buildings that are constructed like the one in Ocean Isle Beach that burned last weekend, Fieldstead said.