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In “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Esmeralda and the Romani of Paris risk being driven out of the city because they are “Gypsies.”

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, this seems to have changed. “Church dress,” or subdued outfits in muted colors, seem to be acceptable.

Two years ago, Brittany Graham would pull into her local Chipotle in Chico, California, once a month and order her favorite entree, a steak bowl.

Singer Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County, California, on suspicion ​of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol has confirmed to Reuters.

If she wasn’t a real person, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life would read like a fictional story. A tale of a woman who experienced the death of her older sister at a young age and the death of her mother the day before she graduated high school.

WASHINGTON – Journey has endured its share of derision over the decades.

Dear Doctors: My 11-year-old son was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. He’s been treated with steroids and 10 HBOT sessions, with a small increase in hearing. I’m struggling to find any information regarding HBOT for children. Is there literature or experience in similar cases?

Dear Annie: My younger sister is getting married in June and has asked me to be her maid of honor. I was genuinely touched – until she handed me an extensive “wish list.” It includes hosting a destination bachelorette weekend (on my dime until others reimburse me), attending dress fittings three hours away on weekdays, organizing a bridal shower with “an elevated garden-party aesthetic” and being available for “brainstorming calls.”

1 2nd Friday ArtWalk - Take a self-guided tour through 15-plus art galleries, shops and businesses downtown Coeur d’Alene. 5 p.m. Sherman Avenue and Fourth Street, Coeur d’Alene. Admission: Free.

1 Custer’s 49th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show – Over 250 artisans from the Northwest displaying and selling fine art, hand crafts and specialty foods. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. Admission: $9 single day.

Classics Northwest will return for the 2026 season with acclaimed pianist Piers Lane this weekend.

The first time comedian and actor Harland Williams traveled through Washington state, he was on his way to Hollywood.

I still can’t read the weather gods well enough to predict what our weather is going to be for the next few weeks, but we are close to planting time. There is a lot of interest in adding fruit trees to backyards. You can’t beat picking a dead ripe plum, cherry or peach? Here are a few things to think about.

In a word, the Spokane International Film Festival is all about passion.

Smart, sassy, curious and willing to try new things – Junie B. Jones is the spunkiest kindergartner (and eventually first grader) around.

In the fourth installation of their season, the Spokane String Quartet will feature a guest cellist in the midst of his debut Spokane Symphony season.

In 1903, a young Japanese man who called himself Frank Matsura came to live in the central Washington town of Conconully.

With her audacious sophomore feature “The Bride!” writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal offers a topical-ish take on “Bride of Frankenstein”: what if “the Joker” was “brat”? (To borrow Charli XCX’s ineffable description of a rebellious party girl personality.) Gyllenhaal brings this modern concept to the 91-year-old James Whale film (his sequel to “Frankenstein”), in which Elsa Lanchester made the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My new ophthalmologist is a 35-year-old man whom I have known since he was 8 years old and I coached him in youth football. He was in my son’s class, and I had frequent contact with him through his school years until he left for college.