The Slice: Sounds like the place to find a lawyer

You might have read that the owners of Boo Radley’s have opened Atticus Coffee and Gifts just a few doors away.

But why stop there? Why not have an entire “To Kill a Mockingbird” District downtown?

The Slice asked Andy Dinnison of Boo Radley’s to imagine the possibilities.

“How about Calpurnia’s Soulful Soups or Dill’s Bookshop that sells nothing but Truman Capote books,” he wrote back. “Or Scout’s Salon Nouveau, specializing in bowl cuts.”

There you go. That’s a start.

Or how about Bob Ewell’s House of Redneck Leisure Wear or Heck Tate Hardware?

OK, your turn. Don’t say Finch Arboretum.

Sunday quiz: What actor played the mayor of Seattle in a movie and an Idaho senator in a TV show?

Answer correctly and you could win a coveted reporter’s notebook.

The word “surreal” gets tossed around a lot: But some Spokane County Interstate Fair-goers who encountered the Lolli Swing – a kiddie ride that used to be at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch – might agree that it could be warranted in describing this attraction.

You don’t have to believe the worst about the late entertainer to concede that his much-publicized relationships with children were unusual.

One observer described the whole Lolli Swing experience, which includes Michael music playing the background, as uber-creepy.

Slice answer: “The thing I learned this summer is that my husband has been having an affair,” said a reader leaving a phone message.

Warm-up question: How many people around here have degrees from two colleges that compete against each other in sports?

Today’s Slice question: Ever consider current safety precautions and wonder how you survived childhood?