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Monday, March 06, 2023
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Thursday, October 13, 2022It's Time to Participate in the Best in Destin 2023 Ballot!
Enter your nominations for the Best in Destin 2023 once per day between Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 at 12:01 AM and Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time. You can vote once per day between Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 at 1:01 AM and Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time. Click here to participate.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival Donates $40,000 to Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation
The annual South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival donated $40,000 to Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF) to support 17 children’s charities in Northwest Florida on Aug. 31, 2022. The charity wine festival, founded by Chan Cox of Wine World, designates DCWAF as the sole recipient of the net proceeds of the event. More than 4,500 people attended the 2022 festival. “Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation is honored to be the beneficiary of South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival. As the
Tuesday, September 27, 2022Read the September 2022 Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
Monday, August 08, 2022Destin Chef wins 2nd place in the Great American Seafood Cook-off
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board crowned Chef Erin Miller from Urban Hearth in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the First-Ever 2022 Queen of American Seafood after winning the 2022 Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on Saturday, August 6, in New Orleans. The 18th annual event was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in conjunction with the Louisiana Restaurant Association Showcase. “What an outstanding competition we had today
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Friday, July 29, 2022Destin Chef Al Massa chosen to represent Florida in Great American Seafood Cook-off
Destin’s Chef Al Massa of Brotula’s Seafood House and Steamer will face 13 other chefs from around the country for the title King or Queen of American Seafood in the 18th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off. To be eligible to compete in the event, chefs must either hold the current title of King or Queen of Seafood or be appointed by the lieutenant governor of their respective state or territory. “We are very excited and extremely humbled to have the opportunity to represent Destin, the Panhandle,
Friday, July 08, 2022Read the July 2022 Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
Friday, July 01, 2022Local, Gulf War Veteran Honors Grandfather’s Legacy in New Book
“The Great War Through a Doughboy’s Eyes” was released on March 23, 2022, and chronicles the service of Corporal Howard P. Claypoole, told through the lens of his grandson and Miramar Beach local Gregory S. Valloch. Corporal Howard P. Claypoole served in the US Army during WWI and was awarded The Purple Heart posthumously. Like his grandfather, Colonel Gregory S. Valloch also served in the military and is a US Army veteran who honorably served during the Gulf War. Since then, Valloch has become a Destin
Tuesday, June 21, 2022Read the June 2022 Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
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Tuesday, March 08, 2022Redding Promoted to South Walton & Bay County Market President
Progress Bank Florida Market Executive Dewayne Youngblood announced today that Lane Redding has been promoted to South Walton & Bay County Market President. “Due to our recent expansion into Panama City, it was the perfect time to grow Lane’s role to Market President of that area and the surrounding community. She has been instrumental in our success since she joined the Bank in 2020 and we are excited to watch her continue to prosper in her new position,” said Youngblood. Redding graduated from Baylor
Monday, February 14, 2022Read VIP Destin Magazine's February 2022 Issue
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021Best in Destin Voting has Begun
Vote early and vote often (once a day per category) and the one with the most votes in a category will be the Best in Destin! Voting begins on Nov. 15, and ends on Dec. 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. Vote!
Thursday, October 28, 2021Local Resort and Marketing Agency’s Campaign Receives #1 Integrated Marketing Campaign in Florida
Ariel may be Disney’s princess under the sea, but The Island’s real life mermaid, Misty, reigns queen of Florida. The "Misty the Mermaid" campaign for The Island by Hotel RL proudly received four statewide awards for excellence in marketing, social media and public relations within the past month. On Aug. 8, the campaign received three awards at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Golden Image awards, held in connection with the association’s annual conference at the Ritz Carlton Orlando Grande
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Monday, September 13, 2021Read the September 2021 Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
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Monday, May 24, 2021Dr. Richard Reno voted 2021 Best Pediatrician in Destin
Readers of VIP Destin Magazine have voted Dr. Richard Reno (right), of the White-Wilson Pediatric Clinic in Destin, Best Pediatrician in the magazine’s annual Best In Destin awards. Following a two-week nomination period where he ranked in the top ten of vote getters, Dr. Reno was named a finalist for the honor and ultimately secured the “winner” title earlier this year. In true winner’s fashion, he accepted his award at VIP Destin’s Black Tie Ball on April 10. He was joined by White-Wilson CEO, Alan
Monday, May 17, 2021White-Wilson Medical Center Recognized as Best in Destin
After two rounds of voting by readers of VIP Destin Magazine, White-Wilson Medical Center was awarded the honor of being the 2021 Best Medical Practice in Destin. Alan Gieseman, CEO of White-Wilson Medical Center, had the honor of representing the organization of more that 75 health care providers and accepting the award at the magazine’s annual Black Tie Ball on April 10. “Everyday since we first open our doors in Destin in 1983, we have strived to provide excellent health care to the local community,”
Monday, April 05, 2021Read the April 2021 Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
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Monday, March 01, 2021Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club’s Vue on 30a Receives Recognition in the Community
The beautiful golf course isn’t the only star at Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club. The club restaurant, Vue on 30a, has been recognized by both Visit South Walton and VIP Destin Magazine for multiple voter’s choice awards. Visit South Walton voters honored Vue on 30a by naming the restaurant “Best Fine Dining” and “Best Wedding Venue” in the “Perfect in South Walton” awards program. Additionally, the restaurant was also awarded “Best Place for a Rehearsal Dinner” and “Best Place to Pop the Question” in VIP
Monday, November 09, 2020Read the November Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
Tuesday, October 13, 2020Best In Destin Nominations Going On Now
Best In Destin 2021 nominations are going on now! The top 10 businesses in each category from the October nominations period will move forward to the voting in November this year. Please feel free to nominate your business and your friends' businesses. Continue doing so once daily per email address and ask your clients, customers and friends for their support. You might have noticed on the voting site some businesses have ads. If you would like to place a digital ad on the voting site, please email
Friday, October 09, 2020Read the October Issue of VIP Destin Magazine
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Monday, August 10, 2020VIP Destin Magazine Releases August 2020 Issue
The new VIP Destin Magazine is now available. Read online here.
Tuesday, July 07, 2020VIP DESTIN Releases July Issue
Monday, June 15, 2020VIP Destin Magazine Releases June 2020 Issue
Monday, May 11, 2020May Issue of VIP Destin Magazine Released
VIP Destin Magazine announced the release of the May issue. You may view it here.
Friday, January 31, 2020The Center for Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary & Expansion
Destin, Fla., Jan. 31 – On Jan. 30, the Center for Cosmetic & Family Dentistry celebrated its 20-year anniversary and recent expansion of its Destin location with a ribbon cutting attended by the Destin, Greater Fort Walton Beach and Walton Area chambers of commerce."This expansion has allowed us to take better care of our patients, to be more flexible for them and live out our core value of delivering the best quality dentistry in a warm comfortable atmosphere,” explained Dr. Dennis Lichorwic, founder of
