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
HOLLY VIOLA
DESIGN
PRISCILLA ATKINS
DREW CHAPMAN
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WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS
JOHNNY ALEXANDER
DENA CRITCH
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DARRIS HARTMAN
TIM KRAMER
STEVE MANGUM
COURTNEY MURRAY
KAY PHELAN
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LEAH VANHOOSE
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Welcome to our Luxury and
Financial Issue. In our March
Issue, we have been busy to bring
you a monthly issue and to bring
you the luxuries of Destin. See
our May We Suggest for our picks
of over the top Luxury items. In
Destin Style, we have a little Pillow
Talk with designer Malgorzata
Hoffman and in Adventure
Out we learn about some of the
architecture of some of Destin’s
finest castles.
Our issue also includes Swizzle
with a discovery of local breweries
in Destin, Fort Walton Beach and
South Walton and Coastal Cuisine
visits the harbor at The Other End.
Our I Am Pensacola features
Destin Chamber CEO Shane
Moody and in Destin Quarters we
visit the Britney Spears family getaway with A Place at the Top of
the Charts.
We attended many events including the annual Walton Area
Chamber’s Annual Gala, the South Walton Beaches Food and
Fine Festival’s Tasting of Champions, the Winter Guest Fest
in Fort Walton Beach and Sinfonia’s Wine Women and Shoes
weekend to name a few. We love seeing Destin supporting these
events and encourage you to invite us to cover your special
events.
Enjoy your March issue of VIP Destin Magazine and we look
forward to seeing you again next month.
VOLUME XIII • ISSUE 2
Steve Barber
photo by Steve Mangum
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Lynne Spears & Steve Barber behind the scenes
at Destin Quarters, page 67.
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