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
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