Today in Odd Partnerships: Planters Peanuts has developed and paid for a new park that just opened in a public housing unit on Avenue D, called Planters Grove, that is shaped, appropriately, like a peanut. more ›

Ballparks around the country are creating peanut-free zones on special nights during the season—not because peanut consumption is a coarse habit enjoyed by only the filthiest vulgarians—but because an increasing number of Americans are severely allergic to peanuts. Reuters reports that The Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres and New York Mets "are among the roughly half of all big league teams to host at least one nut-controlled game this year." What's next, changing the lyrics of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to "Buy me some peanuts and EpiPens"? more ›

The amount of salmonella tainted peanuts sold to manufacturers by Peanut Corp. of America—in turn affecting a huge range of products from Little Debbie snack cakes to special peanut butter for diabetics—may take up to two years to purge from food supply chains. Warning of the dangers of long-term storage, the FDA’s Dr. Stephen Sundlof told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution “this is not over yet.” There have been 30 reported cases of the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in New York since September. In an effort to restore confidence, the National Peanut Board will build a giant peanut field inside Grand Central Terminal next Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; get your picture taken with a peanut farmer, go nuts for nuts, free samples galore, and so on. Sandwich shop Peanut Butter & Co. will be on hand. In the meantime, you can now follow the FDA’s recalled product roster, in super-deluxe style, on Twitter. more ›

With more than 575 people sick in 43 states, public fears over salmonella-tainted peanuts are affecting restaurant menu offerings in the city. The Times reports that peanut-based desserts made by Gramercy Tavern’s Nancy Olson and Dovetail’s Vera Tong have been removed at least temporarily from dessert menus, and more customers want to know the origin of peanut products served by restaurants. The salmonella crisis allegedly stems from tainted peanuts sold by Peanut Corp. of America, a Virginia-based company, to an assortment of manufacturers and food producers like Clif Bar and Little Debbie. more ›

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is airing on ABC tonight...set your DVRs, or sit yourself down at 8 p.m. sharp. The special is also available on YouTube, of course, but it's just not the same as seeing it in Prime Time. Stay tuned to see if this year Charlie Brown really does kick that football... more ›