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Hines Ward and mom do Super Bowl shoot at Botanical Garden
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hines Ward and his mother, Kim Young-hee, were at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Midtown, shooting a segment with CBS Sports for the Feb. 4 Super Bowl XLI pre-game show. We’re told producers even shot Ward’s baby photos for the piece.
Bridal shop moving
Anne Barge is moving her bridal operation from a Midtown hotel to a former Buckhead bank building. The new store, Anne Barge Atelier, opens Feb. 5 at 79 W. Paces Ferry Road, at the corner of Paces Ferry Place.
It will be across the street from the plush St. Regis Hotel, which is scheduled to open in 2008. “My lease was up at the Four Seasons [a space atop the hotel], and I needed more room,” said Barge, who designed the wedding gown for Violet Chang, wife of boxer Lennox Lewis. “And I’m going back home to my old street.” From 1981 to 1995, the designer owned a bridal shop on Paces Ferry Place.
Her 5,000-square-foot emporium will feature cafe au lait-colored walls accented with off-white Corinthian columns and black touches. A 40-foot brick runway will allow brides to imagine walking down the aisle on their big day. In addition to her own designs, Barge will carry the Badgley Mischka bridal collection, as well as accessories and flower girl dresses.
And, if any bride is in a hurry or is worried about storing her dress, Barge’s new shop will boast a drive-through window and a vault — courtesy of former owners.
‘Mansion Madam’ returns to stage
She was dressed like a cowboy — sort of. At least like a cowboy who favored black sequins but not pants.
That’s how Lisa Ann Taylor, the so-called “Mansion Madam” of Gwinnett County, brought her newfound notoriety to a strip club Thursday night.
Taylor — better known by her stage name, Melissa Wolf — said she returned to adult entertainment for income after her arrest made it difficult to sell real estate.
The 42-year-old Taylor danced Thursday at the Toy Chest near Detroit. She also will appear this weekend at Cheetah’s of Windsor in Canada. A sign outside the Cheetah’s Club in Ontario last week advertised Taylor as the “Mansion Madam” Melissa Wolf.
Taylor faces up to 37 years in prison on charges of running a call-girl operation from her Sugarloaf Country Club home in Duluth. She said in an interview this week that the recent attention has rekindled interest in her career.
Sick bay
Actress Lindsay Lohan, 20, has checked into rehab.
“I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health. I appreciate your well wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time,” the actress said in a statement issued through publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnick.
Us Weekly reports that Lohan entered the posh Wonderland Center in Los Angeles at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, arriving in a sports utility vehicle and clutching a Jamba Juice. Zelnick confirmed to The Associated Press in December that Lohan was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Last July, Lohan was treated at a Los Angeles area hospital for overheating and dehydration on the set of “Georgia Rule,” the upcoming Garry Marshall-directed film that stars Atlantan Jane Fonda.
‘Homekeeping’ hint of the day
(From Page 229) “How to Clean a Telephone: Moisten a cloth with dishwashing liquid solution and wipe the surface of the telephone. For hard-to-reach spots, use cotton swabs dipped in rubbing alcohol.” — From “Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook.” The lifestyle guru signs the 744-page guide Saturday at the Lenox Square Williams-Sonoma store.
Celebrity birthdays
Actress Jean Stapleton is 84. Actress Tippi Hedren is 77. Singer Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers is 68. Country singer Dolly Parton is 61. Actor Paul McCrane (“24”) is 46. Actress Drea de Matteo (“The Sopranos”) is 35.
Contributing: Jennifer Brett, Marylin Johnson, George Chidi and news services.
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