Nut Goodies News Today

California-based Anabelle Candy Co. is buying Pearson's Candy Co., the confectioner behind Nut Goodies and the Salted Nut Roll.

Art Laboe, the DJ and music promoter who spent 79 continuous years on the radio, has died. He was 97.

By Nina Hamza (Quill Tree Books, $16.99, June 22.) When 12-year-old Ahmed and his family move from Hawaii to his father’s Minnesota hometown, he is immediately on guard, aware that he has to explain the color of his skin and an Indian American heritage he only knows secondhand. He isn’t swayed by his dad’s warm memories of growing up in Farthing and the yearly box of Pearson’s Nut Goodies, maple syrup and autumn leaves sent by a childhood friend. A welcome letter from his si...

‘Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year’

Back in the day, neighborhood grocery stores sold essentials and treats all over Fargo In todays "Neighbors" column, a former Fargo resident shares his memories of the small retail establishments around town where kids could ride their bikes and parents could pick up the basics when they needed supplies. Written By: Bob Lind | × A while ago, Donald Homuth, formerly of Fargo and now of Salem, Ore., received a copy of the Fargo Central High School Cynosure newsletter...

Beermakers nationwide are nutty about Pearsons candy from St. Paul Salted Nut Roll stouts and Nut Goodie porters are now on tap around the country.  December 18, 2020 — 10:26am Text size Copy shortlink: When you hear details about hidden cargo, a called-in favor to a supplier and an interstate shipment of 900 units, it might sound like Barn Town Brewing in Des Moines had made an illicit drug deal in St. Paul a few months back. Nope...

Railroad man and the Lone Ranger Pat Haley Guest columnist The dark soil of Fayette County disappeared as the heavy snow quickly covered the newly plowed corn fields as we passed Roller Haven skating rink in Washington Court House. A little further down the road, a tall, lanky man wearing a white baker’s hat crossed in front of us just as my dad and I caught the smell of fresh-baked bread emanating from the old Pennington Bread Company. The snow was thick and quickly falling upon our windshi...

Railroad man and the Lone Ranger Pat Haley - Contributing columnist The dark soil of Fayette County disappeared as the heavy snow quickly covered the newly plowed corn fields as we passed Roller Haven skating rink in Washington Court House. A little further down the road, a tall, lanky man wearing a white baker’s hat crossed in front of us just as my dad and I caught the smell of fresh-baked bread emanating from the old Pennington Bread Company. The snow was thick, and quickly falling upon ou...