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
TRICIA WIBLE
DESIGN
PRISCILLA ATKINS
DREW CHAPMAN
GINA TEW
CONTRIBUTING
WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS
DENA CRITCH
ZHALMAN HARRIS
NICOLE HILL
TRACY LOUTHAIN
STEVE MANGUM
COURTNEY MURRAY
MICHELE NICHOLSON
KAY PHELAN
KIMBERLY SABANS
RHONDA C. SCHAEFFER
LIESEL SCHMIDT
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May is one of my favorite times
to live in Destin. Spring Break
has come and gone and summer’s
coming. Now is the time to explore
our Outdoor and Adventure Issue.
We encourage everyone to get
outdoors and discover all that the
Emerald Coast has to offer. May is
a great time for us to enjoy Destin,
before Memorial Day kicks off the
Summer Season.
Check out our
Destin Style
feature which includes Beach
Essentials and our
May We
Suggest offering some of Destin’s
must have items to enjoy the
outdoors and create some awesome
adventures.
This issue also includes our
popular
Give Care Share, Coastal
Cuisine and I Am Destin features.
We attended many events including the Cobia World
Championships Kickoff Party at Harbor Docks, the Northwest
Florida Ballet’s VIP Party, an 80’s Rewind Dance Party and the
Fort Walton Beach Woman’s Club’s Roaring 20’s Dinner Theatre
to name a few. We love seeing Destin supporting the many events
and encourage you to invite us to cover your special events.
We are happy to bring you Destin’s first monthly social
magazine. Enjoy your May issue of VIP Destin Magazine…and
we look forward to seeing you again next month.
VOLUME XIII • ISSUE 4
Steve Barber
photo by Steve Mangum
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