http://www.marconews.com/news/news/columnists/chris-curle/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Chris Curleen-usnews/columnists/chris-curlehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/19/memorable-moments-actor-fess-parker/?partner=RSSFess Parker, 85, died Thursday... What we read Thursday reminded us of one wonderful evening in 2004, when we had several hours of great food and wine, good songs and stories with, can you believe it, Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-232557-733850news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLIsland couple share memorable moments with actor Fess Parker marconews.commemorable-moments-actor-fess-parkerurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-232557-733850Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/18/marcophiles-wild-about-wildlife-you-may-be-soon/?partner=RSSPreventing a rip-off, shredding documents and getting wild about wildlife on Marco Island... chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-232476-733849news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Wild about wildlife? You may be soonmarconews.commarcophiles-wild-about-wildlife-you-may-be-soonurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-232476-733849Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/11/shoptalk-shazam-back-work/?partner=RSSIf you missed the news that Bistro Soleil in the Olde Marco Inn had a kitchen fire about 4 a.m. Monday morning, here are a few extra details, from co-owner Lisa Meurgue. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-231837-733842news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDShoptalk: Shazam! Back to work marconews.comshoptalk-shazam-back-workurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-231837-733842Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/09/marcophiles-businesses-paying-public-art-wrong-pla/?partner=RSSThere will be time another time, if necessary, to argue the big idea of whether taxpayers should ever be forced to pay for art around town. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-231584-733840news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Businesses paying for public art? Wrong place, wrong timemarconews.commarcophiles-businesses-paying-public-art-wrong-plaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-231584-733840Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/09/talk-big-change-art-league/?partner=RSSTongues are wagging around town that some big changes in the ranks of the Art League are imminent. We hear that resignations of at least one major leader of the Art League could be announced as early as next week. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-231580-733840news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDTalk of big change at the Art League marconews.comtalk-big-change-art-leagueurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-231580-733840Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/02/marcophiles-osprey-are-nesting-darnedest-places/?partner=RSSOspreys are picky about where they breed and nest here. Norfolk pine trees are popular, for example, but these beautiful birds insist on nesting sites that are high and sturdy with a good view of the surrounding area. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-230937-733833news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophiles: Osprey are nesting in the darnedest placesmarconews.commarcophiles-osprey-are-nesting-darnedest-placesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-230937-733833Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/25/shoptalk-delightful-doings-winn-dixie/?partner=RSSThe newest party hardy place in town next month may be, at least every Friday in Marco, the Winn-Dixie store on North Collier. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-230531-733828news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDShoptalk: The delightful doings at Winn-Dixiemarconews.comshoptalk-delightful-doings-winn-dixieurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-230531-733828Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/23/marcophile-marco-players-and-workers/?partner=RSSThe Marco Players would do go door to door to perform if the amateur theater troupe did not have a home at Marco Town Center. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:11:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-230235-733826entertainment/only-on-marco/marcophileCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDMarcophile: Marco Players (and workers)marconews.commarcophile-marco-players-and-workersurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-230235-733826Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/18/shop-talk-restaurants-wine-and-web-lottery-fever-r/?partner=RSSPlaying the Florida Lottery is a popular way a lot of people here have of trying to get rich. But a friend of ours recently discovered that the rumor mill on Marco made her rich, but only until the reality check that followed. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229764-733821news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop talk: Restaurants wine and Web; lottery fever reaches a boil marconews.comshop-talk-restaurants-wine-and-web-lottery-fever-rurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229764-733821Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/15/marcophiles-marco-players-are-hard-workers-too/?partner=RSSSometimes we are tempted to refer to our community theater group, chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229398-733818news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Marco Players are hard workers, toomarconews.commarcophiles-marco-players-are-hard-workers-toourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229398-733818Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/09/marcophiles-scenic-view-jeopardy-new-bridge/?partner=RSSSome Islanders are stirring about word that the new span of the JJ Jolley bridge could have features that would mar the view of Marco Island for people driving across the span. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-228759-733812news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Is scenic view in jeopardy with new bridge?marconews.commarcophiles-scenic-view-jeopardy-new-bridgeurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-228759-733812Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/01/marcophiles-well-take-heat-wave-cold-one/?partner=RSSThe recent bout of cold weather here was unpleasant for those of us who have lived here long enough to shiver when the temperature falls below 70. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:04:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227868-733804news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: We’ll take a heat wave to a cold onemarconews.commarcophiles-well-take-heat-wave-cold-oneurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227868-733804Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/27/shoptalk-cougars-invading-our-paradise-coast/?partner=RSSIf there’s an award for creative and/or cheeky promotion of tourist travel to our part of the world, it must go to the Paradise Coast Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:47:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227397-733799news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShoptalk: Cougars invading our Paradise Coastmarconews.comshoptalk-cougars-invading-our-paradise-coasturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227397-733799Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/26/marcophiles-help-haiti-hilton-today/?partner=RSSFrom Marco Island to Port au Prince, Haiti is 788 air miles, but for many Haitians living and working in Southwest Florida, it’s but a tear-filled blink of an eye away. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:56:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227277-733798news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Help for Haiti at the Hilton todaymarconews.commarcophiles-help-haiti-hilton-todayurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227277-733798Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/21/shoptalk-welcome-marco-eagles-newest-column/?partner=RSSFrom Mom and Pop shops to local proprietors of worldwide chains, if it happens in the worlds of business, commerce and consumer interests, we hope to cover it in this new weekly column, “Shoptalk.” Why, you may ask. Why this column at this time? chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226889-733793news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShoptalk: Welcome to Marco Eagle’s newest columnmarconews.comshoptalk-welcome-marco-eagles-newest-columnurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226889-733793Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/20/marcophiles-counting-birds-hand-air-and-bush/?partner=RSSTo the amateur, and that’s us, doing a bird census, actually counting all the birds in America once a year would seem a Don Quixote experience chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226789-733792news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Counting birds by hand in the air and in the bushmarconews.commarcophiles-counting-birds-hand-air-and-bushurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226789-733792Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/05/marcophiles-happy-dogs-and-nervous-owners-get-toge/?partner=RSSA recent visit to introduce our dog to Marco’s Canine Cove had the feel of a cocktail party. By that, we mean one group was a bunch of runabout tail-waggers that mostly had a ball meeting and greeting “new blood” among their canine peers. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225368-733777news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Happy dogs and nervous owners get together at new parkmarconews.commarcophiles-happy-dogs-and-nervous-owners-get-togeurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225368-733777Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/29/marcophile-new-years-resolution-some-backbone/?partner=RSSHere’s a New Year’s Resolution the top of our “Not Very Important But Really Annoying Things to Do in 2010.” chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:47:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-224859-733770entertainment/only-on-marco/marcophileCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLThe Marcophile: A New Year’s resolution with some backbonemarconews.commarcophile-new-years-resolution-some-backboneurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-224859-733770Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/22/marcophiles-new-downtown-town-center-whoa-there-bi/?partner=RSSEvery community needs visionaries, from City Hall to the halls of Congress, from Town Center to Rockefeller Center. So, we like the fact that some of Marco’s leaders are thinking about the future of our “downtown.” We implore them, however, to take their time, no matter how exciting it might seem to create a mini Fifth Avenue South experience without going to Naples or a sort-of Worth Avenue atmosphere, minus the Alligator Alley feature. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:14:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-224341-733763entertainment/only-on-marco/marcophileStaff WriterMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: New downtown for Town Center? Whoa there, big fellas.marconews.commarcophiles-new-downtown-town-center-whoa-there-biurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-224341-733763Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/16/marco-progressive-dinner-offered-three-dates/?partner=RSSFrom time to time, we like to note what some of our many good restaurants here are doing to entice you to their tables and their menus. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-223780-733757news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarco progressive dinner is offered on three datesmarconews.commarco-progressive-dinner-offered-three-datesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-223780-733757Change0Usable