EDITOR’S LETTER
publisher/creative director
Michael Brooks
I HEARD THAT fifty is the new thirty.
It sure feels like it! The number is a resonant
milestone, shimmering with a golden glow,
and there is a confidence that comes with
having survived fifty of anything. Although
I have not been here for all 50 issues of the
magazine, this anniversary gave me the opportunity to carefully peruse all 50 issues
and to reach out to others in order to identify our 50 greatest moments.
Retrospective aside, this issue contains
rich new content about the arts, business,
Southern lifestyle, and travel. As we expand
our readership in the triad region between
Atlanta, Charleston, and Jacksonville with
a concentration on the Coastal South, our
Savannah base remains strongly rooted.
Paula with Robin Greco and Jenny Gentry
Being a woman "of a certain age" myself,
it was a great experience to work with a
distinguished group of "real" women of Savannah in their 50s who appear in our fashion
spread. They feel freer and more confident than ever and were willing to speak their minds
as never before. Each is celebrating life a little more each day and we were happy to join in!
Paula Deen’s sons, Jamie and Bobby, best embody the region’s rich commerce, creativity, resilience, and friendly nature. The "Sons" graciously opened themselves up in an
interview about their 25th anniversary milestone, and their plans f or the f uture. This
silver-lining story touches on everything that is great about the South: food, family, loyalty, faith, and charity. It is truly heartwarming to get to know a family who has pulled
through so much together. From rags to riches to persecution and resurrection, this is
one of the great American comeback stories with much cause for celebration.
We encourage you all to celebrate either living in or visiting the Coastal South with our
travel section, which you can count on for every issue. The style of the South is something
people emulate the world over. We not only take you on the road, but also into some of
the region’s most elegant private homes. Karen and Ted Kleisner opened up their spectacular historic home in Savannah to us. It is hard to believe they decorated it themselves,
but they truly know how to live with things they love and have created a home where their
family at the center.
Summertime in the South is sweet and sultry. Take it in slowly, and let it work its
magic on you!
–Paula S. Fogarty, Editor
editor
Paula S . Fogarty
art director
Aaron B ernstein
advertising art director
Ki m Kuprijanow
circulation and
financial manager
Ivy Bevill
account executive
Katie Pollock
web editor
Mary Z immer
contributing art director
Hector Sanchez, Tom White
contributing editor
Janice S hay
copy editor
Cameron Spencer
editorial assistant
Audrey L atimer
beauty editor
Lady K atherine Taylor
contributing writers
Clark B yron, E lizabeth D anos, S injin
Hilaski, L auren Hunsberger, M arna
Ashburn-Krajeski, A udrey L atimer
contributing photographers
Jabberpics, John Alexander, Alexandra
Arnold, Ashley Bauman, Kim Branagan,
Bailey Davidson, Chia Chong, Judy
Duffy, Andrew Forino, Colin Gray,
Christine Hall, Jay Hooker, Angela Hopper-Lee, Geoff Johnson, Nikki Krecicki,
Anthony Neste, Mallory Prevatt, Kelly
Roetto, Pablo Serrano, Cedric Smith,
Travis Teate, Zoe Christou Welsh
editorial intern
E lizabeth D anos
art intern
Mallory P revatt
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