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Thursday, February 02, 2012  A motorcycle group is calling for a boycott of Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  "As a part of the town's finance committee, sometimes you have to reassess where you are," said Atlantic Beach Mayor Pro-tem Carolyn Cole. For more than half a century the Town of Atlantic Beach has held its annual Memorial Day weekend Atlantic Beach Bike Fest. But at the town's February 6th meeting, council and the town's residents will consider if the their most popular event is profitable enough to continue.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against a North Myrtle Beach restaurant and bar, alleging discrimination against African Americans. This is the second such lawsuit in one week.

Monday, May 30, 2011  The North Carolina biker who died after he was hit by an SUV over the weekend failed to yield right of way, according to the Myrtle Beach Police report.

Sunday, May 29, 2011  Bikefest held during Memorial Day weekend is a family affair, some visiting mothers tell NewsChannel 15 Sunday.

Sunday, May 29, 2011  A 39-year-old man in town for the weekend's bikefest activities died Saturday night after his bike crashed into an SUV at Highway 501 and Robert Grissom Parkway, Horry County Coroner Robert Edge tells Newschannel 15.

Saturday, May 28, 2011  The Memorial Day weekend celebration brings hundreds of thousands of people to the Grand Strand. During the day they usually spend time on the beach or riding motorcycles. But when night falls, they flock to the streets of Atlantic Beach.

Saturday, May 28, 2011  Sharon Outler, who's been attending the Bikefest for the past six years, thinks the repeal of Myrtle Beach's helmet law has brought a bigger crowd for the Atlantic Beach Bike Festival back to the Grand Strand.

Friday, May 27, 2011  A civil rights organization is suing a Myrtle Beach restaurant, alleging discrimination in a claim that three black patrons were refused service during a biker rally last year.

Friday, May 27, 2011  To accommodate the more than 50,000 bikers expected in Atlantic Beach this weekend for Bikefest, major shifts in traffic patterns around the town have been put in place.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  The chutes funneling traffic into Atlantic Beach for Bikefest won't be in place until 4:00 a.m. Friday, but the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is already observing police activity and treatment of black tourists on the Grand Strand.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Atlantic Beach Town Council passed a new ordinance for the Memorial Day Bikefest.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Atlantic Beach may make some more changes for Bikefest.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says a North Charleston man assaulted two South Carolina State Troopers during the Atlantic Beach Bikefest this past May.

Monday, May 31, 2010  Now that the Atlantic Beach Bikefest is over, the cleanup begins.