Local Business

Enagic Kangen Water With Alsuna Roland
Change Your Water, Change Your Life By Melissa LaScaleia “I see Enagic Kangen Water as a true health principle: you improve your physical health, you improve your financial health, and the two together create peace of mind,” Alsuna Roland tells me with a smile. Alsuna lives in Emmens Preserve in the Market Common, which she …

Coastal Transformations
Bring in The Light and Do It Right by Melissa LaScaleia Ken van Heyningen, a friend of the Insider at the Market Common, is a self proclaimed army brat, and himself a veteran of the Coast Guard. His wife is from the Myrtle Beach area, and the two have made Myrtle Beach their permanent home since 1990. …

Graham Golf Cars
All About Myrtle Beach’s Favorite Outdoor Toy by Melissa LaScaleia Russell Graham is from Conway, and has been his entire life. He started Graham Golf Cars in the early 80’s— traveling around locally and servicing peoples’ golf carts. Over the years, his company has grown from a single truck and trailer, and three employees …

Get Your Kick On At 9Round
Market Common’s Newest Workout by Kim Donahue 9Round opened in November. As the owner and operator, I, Kim Donahue decided to take my passion for fitness and make it my career. I have been in the fitness industry for over thirty years. There is nothing more rewarding than the look in someone’s eyes when …

Travinia Italian Kitchen
A Casual Italian Restaurant in the Heart of Market Common by Melissa LaScaleia Travinia is owned by Marc Craig and Kevin Cox, who first opened the Italian restaurant in Greenville, SC, ten years ago. Since then, they’ve opened eight other locations in areas between Virginia and South Carolina. Both love good quality wine and …

Paws Pet Spa
A Tranquil Oasis for You and Your Pooch Creating Calm, Pretty Dogs in the Market Common By Melissa LaScaleia Katie Fleming has been working as a dog groomer for 11 years, seven of those, in the Market Common. “I’ve seen the Market Common grow up, and the puppies I’ve groomed have puppies,” she tells …

Carolina Seafood & Steak
Simplicity Reigns for This Self-Made Local Businessman by Melissa LaScaleia Tevos Zatikyan moved from Armenia to the United States in 2006. A professional volleyball player in his native country, upon arriving in America, he settled first in Brooklyn, New York. There, he worked five different kinds of jobs over a five-year period because he …

Roto-Pat — Flooring Installation, Carpet Cleaning & Home Restoration
For All Your Damage Repair Needs in the Market Common and Beyond by Melissa LaScaleia Patrick Hermann lives life passionately with no regrets. As the son of an army man, he grew up in Virginia, Hawaii, and Tennessee. He graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a BS in marine science, and has lived in …

ShipOnSite: Part II
A Neighborhood Shipping Service With a Big Heart, Part 2 by Melissa LaScaleia Frank Espinal, the owner of ShipOnSite, a neighborhood shipping business in Myrtle Beach, is an accomplished man. Since the army veteran turned entrepreneur opened his doors in 2007, he’s grown the ShipOnSite concept from three profit centers to seven to include …

Business Networking International: The Market Common and Beyond
Supporting Local Business Owners One Connection at a Time by Melissa LaScaleia Business Networking International, BNI, is a professional networking group whose core principles are community based. It helps members, the Insider at the Market Common included, grow their businesses through a structured and professional referral marketing program, by providing them with a local network …