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TheCapttal Times I fin Its spring-Everything 13 1104 changing outdoors so why not make some changes indoors by rearranging the furniture? These techniques will save you from scratched flooring: Glue bunion pads on die feet of tables and chairs. No bunion pads? Slip heavy socks onto the legs, or place each leg into a shoe made frqm the bottom half of a milk carton, dancing or otherwise. Associated Press E-mail: tctllf0madison.com Linda Brazil), features editor Jacob Stockinger, culture desk editor 252-6424 252-6480 i Monday, April 26, 2004 Big Macs not fare enough for the snooty FYI: So, McDonalds on the Square is getting the buns rush because, as I read it, it wont attract patrons on their way to the new theatah district Fast food fits in at 42nd and Broadway in New York City, why not here? Angus Black Said restaurant is on the ground floor of the 24-story Candler Building. Shortly after it opened in 2002, the building sold for $145 million, or $638 a square foot Clear Channel (hooray!) is leasing it through 2020. The entertainment district welcomed Macs to Manhattan with 42nd Street cast members taking Pendarvis, the Cornish mining community that is one of nine state-operated historic sites, exists partly because of the restoration work of two gay men in the 1930s.

(In black and white is a part of the site in 1945.) to preserve By Maty Bergin New book links gay men and historic restoration (I JUNKFOOONEWS.COM New Yorks historic 42nd Street was renamed McDonalds Way during the grand opening. Have it your way? Reading set for May 5 Will Fellows will read excerpts from A Passion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers of Culture" at 7 p.m. May 5 at Borders West, 3750 University Ave. Literature about the historic preservation movement exists, and so do studies about gender identity. Author Will Fellows new book links the two topics, and he says that is uncharted territory.

These are stories about men who know how to use a hammer but also read House Beautiful. They mix cement and restore antiques, confound neighbors as they improve the look of their neighborhoods. For many people, gay men are viewed as noncontributors of the culture, although Id like to think that segment is shrinking, says Fellows, in a phone interview. He is a gay man who was raised on an Evansville farm and now lives in Milwaukee. His work makes note of a 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which author Jane Jacobs See PRESERVE, Page 3B The Capital Times Robert Neal and Edgar Helium toiled and sacrificed in the 1930s to preserve the deteriorated stone cottages that eventually became Pendarvis, one of nine state-operated historic sites, in Mineral Point They salvaged building materials that others had discarded, hauled rock, laid shingles and later would put on aprons to serve tea and saffron cakes to wealthy, out-of-town visitors.

It was high-class teas and antique sales that paid for much of the restoration work on the slummiest street in town. Pendarvis, arguably, wouldnt exist if Neal and Helium hadnt become involved. Historic preservation, now a noble effort, was considered frivolous back then, particularly in the rural Midwest and because Neal and Helium were gay mea Their sexuality and work, the subject of jokes and ridicule among the locals, and their perseverance is but one chapter of A Passion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers of Culture ($30, University of Wisconsin Press). Michael Satemus, who died of AIDs In 1990, is shown working on the Congregational Church in Cooksville in 1976. He and philanthropist William Wartmann were among the gay men who restored the unincorporated community, a part of which is a district on the National Register of Historic Places.

New poetry books target younger set part in the grand opening. Its a huge store at 17,500 square feet (energy costs monthly exceed The builder spent $300,000 just on Corian surfaces. Maybe a lower-cost rehab would work on Mifflin. The Broom Street Theater cast could do bits from Untitled Farce." Speaking of titles, maybe a name upgrade would appease the gentry and preserve the place. Yes, meet Ronald at The Donald.

McVonalds? Olde McDonalds? FYI: Im clipping the Sunday coupons and see this ad with a bare female midriff with Zelnorm written on it and Is your body trying to tell you something? Well, my body tells me stuff all the time, but I wonder what the ad is trying to tell me because it doesnt say what Zelnorm Is except to ask my doctor if its right for me. So I go to zelnorm.com, where it says its for short-term treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and that its only for womea How come Zelnorm isnt effective for men? Do men and women have differences in their digestive systems? Aunt Bea The customer interaction center at Novartis Pharmaceuticals says: Zelnorm received FDA approval based on the results of two clinical studies, each lasting 12 weeks. Both studies involved primarily women patients. Zelnorm is currently only approved by the FDA for use in womea Clinical trials have included both men and women and have demonstrated success in both men and womea However, Novartis needs to further demonstrate the success of Zelnorm in men prior to filing for an indication from the FDA for the approved use in mea" FYI: I see Guerrilla Cookies are back in Miffland. What powers the peoples bars? Che Hey Kid The recipe was given to the Mifflin Street Co-op on the promise that we would keep it a secret, says PR person Dustin Moriarty.

See FYI, Page 3B In an authors note at the end, George tells how she came to write the poems. She also includes a two-page section with background on hummingbirds, as well as a detailed bibliography of books with more information about hummingbirds. (Ages 7 and up, although younger children could eqjoy this book at a read-aloud session.) Author Eileen Spinelli also focuses on birds in her new collection of poems, Feathers (Henry Holt, Each poem stars a different type of bird, from the roadrunner to the robin. In each poem, Spinelli uses a bouncy rhyme to highlight a particular quality of a bird. Heres part of her take on woodpeckers, in a poem called Wake It drums before breakfast on shingle and pole 1 think theres some rooster in woodpecker's soul" Lisa McCues watercolor and acrylic illustrations add a bright touch to the book, which also includes a two-page section of Feathery Facts." (Ages 7 and up) Editor-poet Lee Bennett Hopkins offers readers a sprightly collection in A Pet for Me" (HarperTYophy, Part of the I Can Read series, this book is perfect for young readers who love animals.

See POETRY, Page 3B Pinsky listens as Patience Center for Excellence Pinskys 2001 Madison visit By Karen MacPherson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April is National Poetry Month a great time to share the joys of verse with your children. To get you started, heres a look at some new books of poetry for kids: One warm February day, childrens poet Kristine OConnell George and her family decided to have breakfast on the patio of their Claremont, Calif, home. They quickly retreated inside, however, -after being dive-bombed repeatedly by a hummingbird. George and her family soon discovered that the hummingbird had chosen the ficus plant on their patio as the perfect home to build her nest Over the next few weeks, they watched as two offspring emerged from the eggs in the nest, learned to fly, and then headed off into the sky. George used the hummingbird familys brief sojourn on her patio as the basis for a series of poems collected in her new book, Hummingbird Nest A Journal of Poems (Harcourt, $16).

Featuring dazzling watercolor illustrations by Barry Moser, the book is beautifully written. George keeps her poems brief but invests them with lyrical language, a touch of humor and down-to-earth imagery that will appeal to children. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Johnson reads aloud with classmate Isis Bernard, during Robert Academic t. A.