When Gene and Erin Hutchison shuttered the Piper Pub & Grill in 2018 to make way for progress, it was the end of an era for a downtown Boise staple. After 29 years, the writing was on the wall.

When Gene and Erin Hutchison shuttered the Piper Pub & Grill in 2018 to make way for progress, it was the end of an era for a downtown Boise staple. After 29 years, the writing was on the wall.

Thompson represents Scarborough Centre, the ward where the shooting happened. The gunmen walked into Piper Arms Pub on March 7 and opened fire indiscriminately. No one was killed but 12 people ...