Summer’s coming and now 

is the time to explore our 

Outdoor and Adventure 

Issue. We encourage 

everyone to get outdoors 

and discover all the 

Emerald Coast has to offer. 

Check out our Style feature 

which includes Beach 

Essentials and our May 

We Suggest offering some 

of Pensacola’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 PENSACOLA 

features.

 We have completed 

the nomination process 

for the inaugural BEST 

IN PENSACOLA contest and now it’s time to vote 

beginning May 1 and online voting ends May 20. 

We attended many events including Pensacola Little 

Theatre’s annual Color Me Cabaret, the Men Who Cook 

Fundraiser for PACE Center for Girls, the Junior League 

of Pensacola Market Basket and the innaugural Ciclovia 

Open Streets to name a few. We love seeing Pensacola 

supporting these events and encourage you to invite us to 

cover your special events.

Enjoy your May issue of VIP Pensacola…and don’t 

forget to vote for your favorite local businesses in our 

BEST IN PENSACOLA contest starting May 1.

letter from the editor

PUBLISHER

GREG ALEXANDER

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

VERLA PRICE

MANAGING EDITOR

STEVE BARBER

PRODUCTION EDITOR

JESSICA GRAÑA

ADVERTISING

STEPHANIE ALVAREZ

BETH MANGUM

TRICIA WIBLE

DESIGN

PRISCILLA ATKINS
DREW CHAPMAN

GINA TEW

CONTRIBUTING

WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS

CHRIS COOK

MATT DEAVENPORT

STEVEN GRAY

REBECCA HUTTON

COURTNEY MURRAY

DAWN RICHARDSON

CATHERINE ROWAN

LIESEL SCHMIDT

KRISTINA WRIGHT

VIP FOUNDER

JEFF WATSON

VIP PENSACOLA MAGAZINE

EVENTS: Steve@VIPMag.com

INFO: Verla@VIPMag.com

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Steve Barber

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