letter from the editor
PUBLISHER
GREG ALEXANDER
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
VERLA PRICE
MANAGING EDITOR
STEVE BARBER
PRODUCTION EDITOR
JESSICA GRAÑA
ADVERTISING
STEPHANIE ALVAREZ
SUZY NICHOLSON-HUNT
BETH MANGUM
TRICIA WIBLE
DESIGN
PRISCILLA ATKINS
DREW CHAPMAN
GINA TEW
CONTRIBUTING
WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS
ZHALMAN HARRIS
STEVE MANGUM
COURTNEY MURRAY
MICHELE NICHOLSON
KAY PHELAN
DAWN RICHARDSON
KIMBERLY SABENS
LIESEL SCHMIDT
KRISTINA WRIGHT
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JEFF WATSON
FOUNDER-DESTIN MAGAZINE
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Schools are out and the summer
season is here. Destin has many
fun events all year long but
the summer season is when the
days are longer and every day
brings celebrations, festivals,
and parties. June is our Fashion
& Pets Issue where we spotlight
local fashion and introduce Pets
You Should Know.
Be sure not to miss our
Give
Care Share where we spotlight
Save Underdogs. Destin Dog
Park is highlighted in our
Adventure Out feature for this
month. The dog park is the
perfect spot to let your fur babies
run wild and socialize.
Take a special look at our
I Am
Destin feature where you get to
know Kimberly Brundage, a local wardrobe consultant, and in
Destin Quarters we introduce 5 Places to Stay with your Dog.
We attended many events including the Destin Charity Wine
Auction, the Annual Fort Walton Beach Rodeo, the Sacred
Heart Charity Classic Spring Bash and NWF State College
Commencement VIP Luncheon to name only a few. At these
events, we met many new friends and caught up with some old
ones – many of whom you will see on the upcoming pages. We
love seeing Destin support the events and causes that make it
such a special place. Invite us to cover your special events so
that we may share them in the pages of an upcoming issue.
We are happy to bring you Destin’s first monthly social
magazine. Enjoy your June issue of VIP Destin Magazine…and
we look forward to seeing you again next month.
VOLUME XIII • ISSUE 5
Steve Barber
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