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Rise of rhubarb, the vegetable that acts like a fruit, 'a sure sign' spring in swing
Rhubarb is erupting across the northern United States right now — offering a perfect opportunity to celebrate one of the year’s first and most intriguing harvests.
“Route 340 here in Lancaster County is a designated scenic byway and one of the great scenes this time of year are all the little farm stands selling rhubarb,” Lisa Horn, the “director of fun” at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, told Fox News Digital.
The community in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country has a love affair with rhubarb befitting its status as a rare perennial vegetable worthy of affection.
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But even more unusual, rhubarb’s real signature trait is that it’s a vegetable that behaves, and is treated, like a fruit.
“It’s the pie plant!” Horn enthused, adding that its arrival “is a sure sign spring is in swing.”
Sliced rhubarb, destined for baked rhubarb French toast, in Washington, D.C. March 25, 2024. (Rey Lopez for The Washington Post via Getty Images; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The fibrous rhubarb stalk is sour on its own.
But its dense texture, when mixed with sugar, makes it the perfect vegetable to turn into an array of rich sweet treats. (The leaves are inedible and, Horn notes, even poisonous.)
Kitchen Kettle Village hosts its annual Rhubarb Festival on May 17 and 18.
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The community “gets a little crazy,” Horn said, in its celebration of the veggie.
Beyond the traditional rhubarb pies and jams, visitors will find rhubarb barbecue sauce, the crowing of the rhubarb “king and queen,” and a rhubarb pinewood derby.
Young mechanics add wheels to the hearty rhubarb stalks and race them for pride and prizes.
Christine Burns Rudalevige of Brunswick, Maine cuts strawberry rhubarb dough mixture to make scones. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Similar festivals are held across the nation in the weeks ahead.
Among them: Lenox, Massachusetts hosts its 7th annual rhubarb festival on June 1.
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The 14th annual rhubarb festival in Warrensburgh, New York takes place June 7 on the community’s scenic Hudson River waterfront.
And the Kankakee County (Illinois) Museum harvests its 34th annual rhubarb festival on May 19.
Rhubarb is growing in popularity, according to several accounts.
Conditions in the global economy, meanwhile, make it a desirable crop for domestic agriculture, according to one of the nation’s first families of rhubarb farming.
Workers harvest rhubarb at EG Richter Family Farm in Puyallup, Washington. (David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“There’s a lot of offshore competition in [farming] these days,” Ronald Knutson, of Knutson Farms in Sumner, Washington, told Fox News Digital.
His three-generation family operation recently turned over more acreage to rhubarb from crops.
“There’s not a lot of offshore rhubarb coming into this country, so we can compete better and have a profitable margin by growing it.”
Knutson Farms grows 150 acres of rhubarb, harvesting it from spring through summer and shipping it around the United States.
Sumner is among the communities around the nation that celebrates its local rhubarb bounty each year.
Baked French toast with rhubarb in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2024. (Rey Lopez for The Washington Post via Getty Images; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The annual Sumner Rhubarb Days, presented by Knutson Farms, takes place on June 22 and 23.
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Each week at Last Rites, a Duboce Triangle establishment known for its immersive atmosphere, fans gather for a watch party of the long-running reality television series “Survivor.”
San Francisco resident Kiram Maledi has been a regular since discovering the event with friends.
“We live really close by,” Maledi said. “And my good friend Emily, who turned us on to ‘Survivor,’ found out that Last Rites hosts ‘Survivor’ night. We got super into watching ‘Survivor’ in the past couple years, and the thought of an outing in our neighborhood where we get to participate in community while also indulging in this awesome season is pretty fun.”
“Survivor,” one of the longest-running reality shows in television history, is now in its 50th season on CBS.
For Maledi, appreciation for the series came later in life.
“I’m a fan of the show because I never thought I’d be into reality TV, and I’m pleasantly surprised,” he said. “It’s a good practice of self to challenge myself for what I think I like. The challenges are super fun to watch. It’s cool to watch and be like, ‘How bad would I be at that?’ And for me to watch the social game and be like, ‘Oh, I would be crushed by that, I would really struggle.’ So to kind of role play like, how would these people do it, how would I do it, and oftentimes just get surprised and into it.”
The bar’s carefully crafted environment adds to the experience. With jungle-inspired decor, layered sound design and even scent elements, the space is designed to evoke a tropical destination, echoing the setting of the show itself.
Screens positioned throughout the bar ensure the episode is visible from nearly every angle.
“This is such a well-crafted space,” Maledi said. “The decorations, sound design — it even smells like what I think a tropical destination bar would smell like. I guess it is that. Drinks are super fantastic. I didn’t even know there was a second side of the menu.”
At Last Rites, the weekly gathering goes beyond simply watching a television show. For fans, it’s an immersive experience, one that brings them closer to the world of “Survivor,” and to each other.
The Waterford RiNo building at 2797 Wewatta Way was given to a lender in 2025. (BusinessDen file)
Denver’s apartment market is facing headwinds.
BusinessDen scoured county foreclosure records, third-party reports and court filings to determine the area’s apartment buildings that have exhibited signs of financial distress in recent months.
The list below is not necessarily comprehensive, but will be updated when we have more information, or when a particular property’s situation changes.
Foreclosed
2617-2667 W. Evans Ave., Denver
Loan: $14 million
Former owner: JTA1 Real Properties LLC AND JTA4 Real Properties LLC
Unit count: 125
456 S. Ironton St., Aurora
Loan: $25.54
Former owner: HL Lofts LLC/Summit Communities
Unit count: 112
Deed-in-lieu of foreclosure
2797 Wewatta Way, Denver
Loan: $91 million
Former owner: SRGMF III Wewatta Way Denver LLC/Sares Regis Group
Unit count: 301
Foreclosure initiated
1259 Newton St., Denver
Loan: $12.65 million
Owner: AVP Newton Venture LLC/Armada Venture Partners
4510 W. Saint Clair Place, Adams County
Loan: $6.35 million
Owner: 4510 Saint Clair Apartments LLC
2038 South Vaughn Way, Aurora
Loan: $57.15 million
Owner: Arboreta Apts LLC/Summit Communities
Unit count: 268
1433, 1451 and 1463 Macon St., Aurora
Loan: $2.98 million
Owner: West Macon Street LLC
In receivership, not in foreclosure
10101 Washington St., Thornton
Loan: $17.5 million
Owner: Meadows at Town Center LLC/Summit Communities
Units: 104
7500 Dakin St., Adams County
Loan: $49.5 million
Owner: Boulder CR Apts LLC/Summit Communities
Units: 322
Bankrupt
1592 Boston St., Aurora
Loan: $3 million
Owner: 1592 Boston Street LLC/Shaul Gabbay
Unit count: 32
1960 Dallas St., Aurora
Loan: $4.8 million
Owner: 1960 Dallas Street LLC/Shaul Gabbay
Unit count: 32
The Seattle Mariners have two notable players on the injured list that are nearing their returns.
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Here’s a quick look at what we know about the statuses of third baseman Brendan Donovan and Bryce Miller.
Brendan Donovan
Donovan has been out of action with a left groin strain since April 18, but could be just days away from getting back in the Mariners’ lineup. The 29-year-old All-Star has reached the minimum amount for a stay on the 10-day injured list.
“The progression has gone as hoped, and he’s taken swings. I think he looks like he’s on pace to be back during the homestand at some point,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Tuesday.
Donovan was the Mariners’ key offseason acquisition, landing in Seattle from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team trade that also involved the Tampa Bay Rays.
Donovan underwent sports hernia surgery in October and had a few periods where he missed games in April due to injury or illness.
When Donovan has been on the field, he’s been Seattle’s primary leadoff hitter against right-handed pitching and among the team’s best offensive producers. He has a .304/.437/.518 slash line for a .954 OPS with three home runs in 18 games this year.
Bryce Miller
Still working his way back after oblique inflammation derailed his spring training, Miller is expected to make the third start of his minor league rehab assignment Friday in the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers’ home game against the Las Vegas Aviators at Cheney Stadium.
The Mariners will have a tough decision to make with their starting rotation when Miller returns, as Emerson Hancock (2.86 ERA, 0.981 WHIP) has been great thus far filling in for Miller. Seattle has some time before a decision needs to be made, though.
For one, Miller isn’t fully stretched out, throwing only 47 pitches and three innings in his second rehab start last Friday with the High-A Everett AquaSox. And second, Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said that the M’s were likely to use the full 30 days allowed on Miller’s rehab stint, which would put him on pace to join the team in mid-May.
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