http://www.marconews.com/news/news/columnists/chris-curle/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Chris Curleen-usnews/columnists/chris-curlehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/17/marcophiles-konrad-meyerhofe-i-came-i-saw-i-loved/?partner=RSSThat phrase, “I came, I saw, I loved it, I stayed,” is how long-time Marco restaurateur Konrad Meyerhofer remembers events when he first got to Marco Island in 1981. He had left a prestigious job as executive chef at the Essex Hotel in Manhattan for a similar position at the Marco Marriott. Three years later he opened his own place, the Bavarian Inn on Winterberry Drive. That began a 28-year run as a restaurateur that will come to a close at the end of this month, at least temporarily. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 17 May 2012 20:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-309146-734640news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Konrad Meyerhofer: – I came; I saw; I loved it; I stayedmarconews.commarcophiles-konrad-meyerhofe-i-came-i-saw-i-lovedurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-309146-734640Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/03/marcophiles-marcos-history-seen-through-new-eyes/?partner=RSSSo how do you show off our beautiful island to first-time visitors after you’ve arranged a fine hotel on our great beach, good restaurants and other fun, on and off the water? Now you can show them the history of greater Marco on a colorful, easy-going, private or small group tour, thanks to Betsy Perdichizzi, Kathy Miracco and others who love the show-and tell-experience for visitors. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 03 May 2012 14:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-307997-734626news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Marco’s history, seen through new eyesmarconews.commarcophiles-marcos-history-seen-through-new-eyesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-307997-734626Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/apr/19/marcophiles-spanky-digital-evildoers/?partner=RSSRemember when the world of passwords was one of fun, childish intrigue and access to special people, places and things? Passwords used to be crucial to being an elite member of the Little Rascals’ He-Man Woman Haters Club. Life didn’t get much better than that. Unless you also got to get into neat places with a secret handshake, such as a speakeasy during prohibition. Now, passwords are your windows on the digital world or, if you’re not careful, some bad guy’s window on your finances, hobbies, quirks, shopping habits and every other aspect of your once-private lives. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-306790-734612news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: From Spanky to digital evildoersmarconews.commarcophiles-spanky-digital-evildoersurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-306790-734612Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/apr/12/prom-attire-some-years-its-not-issue-some-years-we/?partner=RSSThe principal of Naples High School, Dr. Nancy Graham, said that, when we asked what our kids are wearing to high school proms in Collier County these days. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-306128-734605news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLAND Marcophiles: Prom attire - ‘Some years it’s not an issue; some years we’re horrified’marconews.comprom-attire-some-years-its-not-issue-some-years-weurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-306128-734605Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/apr/06/marcophiles-beach-do-dos-and-donts/?partner=RSSNow that the City of Marco Island will have a team of volunteers to help beachgoers have a good experience there while not intruding on wildlife or other people, we wondered about our knowledge, and yours, on beach dos and don’ts. So we asked Marco Environmental Specialist Nancy Richie some questions visitors might have and that the beach docents might have to answer. Such as: chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-305586-734599news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: On the beach – The do-dos and the don’tsmarconews.commarcophiles-beach-do-dos-and-dontsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-305586-734599Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/30/marcophiles-real-radio-really-marco-island-now-rea/?partner=RSSThe road to a successful radio station in and for Marco Island is strewn with road kill. Now there’s new hope. Several broadcasters and/or other would-be media mavens have spent and lost a lot of money in a clutch of unrelated efforts to create a radio service that would attract a large number of Marco-area listeners and sponsors to match. Alas, none to our knowledge has ever worked in the long run. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304921-734592news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Real radio, really for Marco Island, is now a realitymarconews.commarcophiles-real-radio-really-marco-island-now-reaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304921-734592Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/22/our-seafood-festival-makes-some-dreams-come-true/?partner=RSSIf you attend the Marco Island Seafood Festival here this weekend, the beverages may seem colder and the seafood may taste sweeter if you know or know of some of the people whose lives are changed by this annual event. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:51:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304170-734584news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Our seafood festival makes some dreams come truemarconews.comour-seafood-festival-makes-some-dreams-come-trueurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304170-734584Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/15/congrats-marco-islands-newest-us-citizen/?partner=RSSWhen Valentyna Chystyk first came to Marco Island from her home in Ukraine to visit a friend here, she says she knew right away she wanted to make Marco her home and America her country. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:16:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-303423-734577news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Congrats to Marco Island’s newest U.S. citizenmarconews.comcongrats-marco-islands-newest-us-citizenurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-303423-734577Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/08/youre-going-picture-and-islander-tom-curtis-story/?partner=RSSWe’re guessing Islander Tom Curtis’s favorite animal is a particular zebra in Kenya that doesn’t know its image is being seen in all the right places these days. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:46:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-302780-734570news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: You’re going to like this picture and Islander Tom Curtis’ storymarconews.comyoure-going-picture-and-islander-tom-curtis-storyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-302780-734570Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/01/rotary-club-recipe-book-laugh-riot/?partner=RSSThe funniest new book that focuses on Marco and many of its residents is a cookbook, full of recipes by locals and their friends. It is the Sunrise Rotary Club’s “Marco Island Cooking Secrets, a Collector’s Cook book.” chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:55:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-302135-734563news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Rotary Club recipe book is a laugh riotmarconews.comrotary-club-recipe-book-laugh-rioturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-302135-734563Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/23/smooth-sailing-tips-mature-boaters/?partner=RSSWe qualify as “mature” but we’re not sure we can claim to be boaters. We have no snazzy Sea-Doo, no super sailboat, no sexy Stingray, not even a quaint kayak. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-301395-734556news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Smooth sailing tips for ‘mature’ boatersmarconews.comsmooth-sailing-tips-mature-boatersurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-301395-734556Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/16/marcophiles-marcos-water-world-decoy-real-mccoy/?partner=RSSSo are those Canada geese we see enjoying the calm waters of Mackle Park Lake (or pond, as some call it)? Don’t laugh. We hear that some people thought they were alive, real Canada geese that seemed to have found a home and have no plans to leave, sort of avian couch potatoes, whose couch is the lake and whose flat screen TV is the lovely scenery at the park. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-300760-734549news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Marco’s water world: From decoy to the real McCoymarconews.commarcophiles-marcos-water-world-decoy-real-mccoyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-300760-734549Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/10/crucial-care-pet-critters-all-kinds/?partner=RSSOur talented firefighters and EMT personnel now have a new weapon in their arsenals. On their vehicles, along with the right stuff to fight fires and save lives of humans in peril, they’re also equipped with small, medium and large oxygen masks for pets. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:50:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-300151-734543news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLCrucial care for pet critters of all kindsmarconews.comcrucial-care-pet-critters-all-kindsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-300151-734543Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/06/marcophiles-internet-anguish-terrified-hi-tech/?partner=RSSWelcome to “Your Digital Dude,” a new feature in our Marcophiles and Shop Talk columns, in which we drain the brain of our favorite computer guru, an expert in all things digital, Patrick Junkroski. He has clients on Marco, having been headquartered here until he expanded his efforts and now runs Technology Pros Inc in Naples. Pat has led us through the valley of the shadow of Apple for years, but he’s an expert on the PC-Windows world too. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299625-734539news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Internet anguish? Terrified of hi-tech?marconews.commarcophiles-internet-anguish-terrified-hi-techurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299625-734539Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/02/shop-talk-shivering-northerners-get-look-marco-are/?partner=RSSHave you ever noticed in large cities that sometimes billboards around town carry bigger-than-life photos of the local TV anchor people? The theory is, if people see those giant images enough, the public will want to watch the newsies on TV too. It’s a proven advertising technique; Ted Turner made a fortune in billboard advertising before his cable TV empire flourished. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299329-734535news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Shivering Northerners get a look at Marco area via big billboardsmarconews.comshop-talk-shivering-northerners-get-look-marco-areurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299329-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/28/putt-putt-courses-coulde-score-holes-one/?partner=RSSWhen Joe Irvin arrived on Marco last October as the city’s zoning administrator, his office computer was barely warmed up when the first proposal for a putt-putt golf course here landed on his desk. Within two weeks another putt-putt proposal showed up. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298858-734530news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Putt-putt courses could score holes in onemarconews.computt-putt-courses-coulde-score-holes-oneurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298858-734530Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/23/marcophiles-couples-daughter-helps-celebrities-her/?partner=RSSKaren Gardner’s clients seem to love the services she provides to them, from A-list show biz celebrities to some of the most beautiful, rarest creatures among us. Karen, whose parents, David and Anne Gardner, are long-time Marco Islanders, could fill a hard drive with her credentials, her, experience and the variety of things she does well. Where to start? chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298259-734525news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Couple’s daughter helps celebrities, from heroines to horsesmarconews.commarcophiles-couples-daughter-helps-celebrities-herurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298259-734525Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/19/shop-talk-questions-somebody-ought-ask-city-counci/?partner=RSSHere’s a reminder that you’ll have a chance to ask questions of city council members Monday. The format is a Town Hall meeting. Some questions already submitted will be asked and, if they haven’t changed the rules, the floor will be open for questions from the audience as well. The idea of the town hall format is, as we understand it, to give the councilors a chance to respond to questions that are seldom if ever addressed during the community forum segment of regular council meetings. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297990-734521news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Questions somebody ought to ask City Councilmarconews.comshop-talk-questions-somebody-ought-ask-city-counciurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297990-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/13/marcophiles-islanders-check-out-candidate-congress/?partner=RSSThe primary election to choose a Republican candidate to represent our area in the U.S. House of Representatives is heating up, with the entry into the race by 35-year-old Trey Radel. He’s the conservative former radio talk show host and TV news anchor here, who officially launched his campaign at a reception Thursday at Vergina Restaurant in Naples. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:35:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297509-734515news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Islanders check out a candidate for congress heremarconews.commarcophiles-islanders-check-out-candidate-congressurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297509-734515Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/13/shop-talk-good-news-visually-impaired-people-and-t/?partner=RSSOne of our favorite hard-working service organizations in Collier County is all smiles these days – Lighthouse of Collier, Inc. The group that serves blind and other visually impaired people here is very pleased that it has been accredited by the national body that monitors the work of such organizations. The designation by the National Accreditation Council demonstrates to the public that Lighthouse of Collier is providing quality programs/services for the blind. It also means that Lighthouse now can apply for state financial support through the Florida Division of Blind Services. The mission of Lighthouse of Collier is to promote the development, implementation and on-going evaluation of programs and services which foster independence and enhance the quality of life for the blind, visually impaired and their caregivers. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297503-734515news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Good news for visually impaired people and their familiesmarconews.comshop-talk-good-news-visually-impaired-people-and-turn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297503-734515Change0Usable