letter from the editor

PUBLISHER

GREG ALEXANDER

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

VERLA PRICE

MANAGING EDITOR

STEVE BARBER

PRODUCTION EDITOR

JESSICA GRAÑA

ADVERTISING

 STEPHANIE ALVAREZ

DAWN FREEMAN

SUZY NICHOLSON-HUNT

BETH MANGUM

DESIGN

PRISCILLA ATKINS
DREW CHAPMAN

CONTRIBUTING

WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS

BROOKE APPLEBY

SCARLET BAUMAN

DENA CRITCH

HENSE ELLIS

ZHALMAN HARRIS

SUZY NICHOLSON HUNT 

TIM KRAMER

STEVE MANGUM

COURTNEY MURRAY

MICHELE NICHOLSON

KAY PHELAN

HOWARD ROBINSON

LIESEL SCHMIDT

CHANDLER WILLIAMS

LEAH VANHOOSE

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JEFF WATSON

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utumn is here and the VIP 
events season is already in 

full swing. This issue we present 
our Dining Guide and pay tribute 
to the 2016 Destin Fishing Rodeo 
in the World’s Luckiest Fishing 
Village.

We are featuring People You 

Should Know (pg. 81) to highlight 
a couple of our local fishing 
community friends.

Get to know our I Am 

Destin, Helen Donaldson, the 
Tournament Director at the 
Destin Fishing Rodeo for the 
last 19 years (pg. 122). We have 
selected essential items for out 
May We Suggest to celebrate the 
Destin Fishing Rodeo (pg. 92) 
and must have items for our 
Football fans in our Destin Style 
feature Football Fashion Trends 
(pg. 22).

Enjoy other monthly features as we visit homeowners in 

Rosemary Beach in Destin Quarters (pg. 67) and Adventure Out 
with a hidden gem of Destin with a visit to the Destin Fishing 
Museum (pg. 28).  Learn about Support Emerald Coast and 
how you can support their efforts in Give, Care, Share (pg. 106).

Peruse our fun events and support our advertisers.
Enjoy your October/November issue of VIP Destin!
VIP Destin – Celebrating Life…One event at a Time

VOLUME XII    •    ISSUE 5

Steve Barber

photo by Steve Mangum

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