By Ted Carter 

As beach weather gives way to autumn briskness, Tybee merchants will roll out a welcome mat along the city’s sidewalks Oct. 24 in hopes of drawing visitors seeking bargains rather than surf.

Island residents will be joining in as well, offering household goods and other items for sale at the Island Dentistry lot and Strand lot.

The retail celebration – dubbed Sale-ing Day (aka Islandwide Sidewalk Sale) – is an initiative of Tybee’s Better Hometown Communities campaign. Sale-ing Day will bring visitors and their dollars to town while also generating community cohesiveness, say organizers, citing a key goal of the Hometown Communities campaign.