October 31, 1997 in Seven A Coeur d’Alene coffee hangout has blossomed into a full-fledged restaurant, complete with a sparkling stainless steel kitchen, a new chef and a tempting menu. Tubs Cafe, a cozy spot …

October 31, 1997 in Seven The Drags headline the Halloween show at Ichabod’s North tonight.

October 31, 1997 in Seven Peter Noone

October 31, 1997 in Seven “Sunday” is as good as independent filmmaking gets. Brimming with original behavior and designed with aesthetic complexity, it’s a stirring example of imagination’s redemptive power. That’s also very much what …

October 31, 1997 in Seven 1. Mark Wahlberg plays porn-film star Dirk Digger and Burt Reynolds is his director in “Boogie Nights.” 2. Mark Wahlberg and Julianne Moore.

October 31, 1997 in Seven Dennis Quaid plays your standard, dour FBI agent in “SwitchBack.”

October 31, 1997 in Seven “The House of Yes” is an ode to repartee. From start to finish, Mark Waters’ debut film zings with witty dialogue. Some of the lines merely whisper by as passing …

October 31, 1997 in Seven Bai Ling and Richard Gere in “Red Corner.”

October 31, 1997 in Seven Videos Well, All Hallows Eve is again upon us. Time to get scared. And one of the best ways to generate adrenaline pumping thrills and chills is watching quality scary …

October 31, 1997 in Seven (photo of a scene from “A Life Less Ordinary”)

October 31, 1997 in Seven The ultimate film for Halloween, if you happen to be a classic film buff, could be the silent 1925 version of “The Phantom of the Opera.” If you feel the …

October 31, 1997 in Seven Country icon George Jones - a champion of traditional, honky tonk songs full of tales of lost loves and dreams gone sour - will be performing at the Coeur d’Alene …

October 31, 1997 in Seven The Victor Borge concert scheduled for Nov. 9 at the Opera House has been canceled due to an illness in his family. Ticket holders can return to the original point …

October 31, 1997 in Seven Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Richard Gere will be donating an evening for charity at several Act III movie theaters in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Well, sort of. …

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The coroner and police ruled Nick Struckman’s death a suicide, but his parents believe he was murdered. Photo courtesy of the Struckman family

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Cancel those orders for new address stickers. City voters are unlikely to add Falls back to the name Spokane. Poll results reported on the front page of Thursday’s Spokesman-Review, which …

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The first step in the state’s strategy for cleaning up the Coeur d’Alene River basin is beginning at the end - the Spokane River. A plan for limits on metals …

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Louise Woodward is comforted by her attorneys just after a jury finds her guilty of killing the 8-month-old boy in her care. Photo by Associated Press

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Family matters. The IRS wants up to $60,000 in back taxes that it says a dying Jack Vandagriff owes on his long-term disability plan. He says that money is for …

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Nora Callahan wishes Initiative 685 had been the law five years ago when her father was dying of bladder cancer. “He died in incredible pain,” said Callahan, a Colville resident …

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Black cats, urban legends and roadside witches add to Halloween’s fright factor in the Inland Northwest. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1517: Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. In 1795: English poet John …

October 31, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Boeing President Ronald Woodard, right, thanks China Aviation Supply’s Bai Zhi Jian, center, and China Air’s Yin Wenlong. Photo by Associated Press