If you visit a Grand Strand beach on a sunny day, chances are you’ll see one of Mike’s Spikes — green and white umbrella anchors that use pile-drive installation to secure beach umbrellas. The spikes ...

A beach umbrella is often a necessity for spending hours lounging in the hot sun on the Grand Strand’s sandy beaches — but they can cause injury and death. Coastal cities, such as Myrtle Beach and ...

A trip to the beach is the quintessential summer activity. If you want to enjoy your beach day even more without fear of getting sunburned, be sure to pack a beach umbrella. While beach umbrellas are ...

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- Beachgoers at the Jersey Shore would have to tether their beach umbrellas to the sand to prevent them from flying off and injuring people under a recently introduced bill.

The best beach umbrellas are like great mattresses or high-performance running shoes: Skimp on quality and you’ll have a bad time (or worse, you’ll end up hurt). Maybe that sounds far-fetched, but ...