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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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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