Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 42) The Grand Boulevard shopping center boasts such boutiques as Gallery NU (above) and fine restaurants including P.F. Chang’s (left). The Grand Vista Bar at Emerald Grande offers many types of martinis (bottom). A relatively new development in Sandestin is Grand Boulevard, a chic shopping center with Spanish-style architecture and designer stores like Brooks Brothers, Orvis, and Victoria’s Secret. There are also many fine restaurants like P.F. Chang’s and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse. Patrons are encouraged to stroll through the open-air shopping center. After making a few key purchases, it can be relaxing to sit and watch the fountains or take a walk in the park. A brand-new addition to Grand Boulevard is Gallery NU, an eclectic art gallery with a wide variety of media available for purchase. There are acrylic paintings and bronze sculptures, even jewelry. Ingrid Moses makes fine silver jewelry, which is on display at the gallery. A pharmacist by trade, she says she got into the artwork to express herself creatively. “I needed another outlet to make things pop,” she says. After all that, Beth and I repair to our luxurious condo to rest for the trip home. We both admit that we’re kind of sad to leave and we promise each other to return soon because there’s still much to do. On the way out of Destin, we stop at the new resort development Emerald Grande to have a cocktail in the Grande Vista Bar. We drink chocolate martinis and reflect on the trip, swapping childhood memories of Destin and agreeing on how much it’s changed in just the last 15 or so years. In the bar there’s an old picture of Captain Leonard Destin, and beside that, a large aerial shot of his town taken a couple decades ago. The photograph shows a little strip of land with just a few buildings dotted here and there. I linger for a moment and appreciate how far Destin has come in such a short time, and I can’t help but raise my glass to toast its success and many years to come. 42 s o u t h e r n b re e z e . c o m http://southernbreeze.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue Editor's Letter Contributor Gumbo Seen & Heard Coastal Calendar Storefronts - Keepin' it Reel Sweet Dreams - Grand Hotel Art of Living - Marking Time Fixtures - A Fitting End Our Backyard - Reasonable Drought Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life The Southern Breeze Hot List Unexpected Destin-ation Visual Zydeco We're an American Band The Good Life From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops Reader Services Cheers - Lazy Libations Dish - Mississippi Yearning Chef's Table - Welcome to The Doll House Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations Last Bite Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page Cover) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page IFC) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 1) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 2) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 3) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 4) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 5) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Editor's Letter (Page 6) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Editor's Letter (Page 7) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Contributor (Page 8) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Contributor (Page 9) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Gumbo (Page 10) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Gumbo (Page 11) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Seen & Heard (Page 12) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Seen & Heard (Page 13) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Coastal Calendar (Page 14) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Coastal Calendar (Page 15) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Storefronts - Keepin' it Reel (Page 16) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Storefronts - Keepin' it Reel (Page 17) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Sweet Dreams - Grand Hotel (Page 18) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Sweet Dreams - Grand Hotel (Page 19) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Art of Living - Marking Time (Page 20) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Art of Living - Marking Time (Page 21) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Fixtures - A Fitting End (Page 22) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Fixtures - A Fitting End (Page 23) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Our Backyard - Reasonable Drought (Page 24) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Our Backyard - Reasonable Drought (Page 25) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 26) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 27) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 28) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 29) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 30) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 31) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 32) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 33) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 34) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 35) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 36) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 37) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 38) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 39) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 40) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 41) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 42) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 43) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 44) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 45) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 46) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 47) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 48) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 49) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 50) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 51) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 52) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 53) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 54) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 55) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 56) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 57) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 58) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 59) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 60) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 61) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 62) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 63) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Reader Services (Page 64) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Reader Services (Page 65) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Cheers - Lazy Libations (Page 66) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Cheers - Lazy Libations (Page 67) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Dish - Mississippi Yearning (Page 68) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Dish - Mississippi Yearning (Page 69) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Chef's Table - Welcome to The Doll House (Page 70) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Chef's Table - Welcome to The Doll House (Page 71) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 72) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 73) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 74) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 75) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 76) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 77) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 78) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 79) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Last Bite (Page 80) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Last Bite (Page 81) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Last Bite (Page 82)
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