The first song to hit #1 in 1962 wasn’t a new song. It was Chubby Checker’s “The Twist,” back out of nowhere for a two-week run. Sometime between 1960, when the song came out, and 1962, when it ...

Red-nosed reindeer may be immortalized in merry carols, but candy canes - those striped, peppermint delights of yore - hold a special place in every child's heart. Yet for all their holiday charm, ...

There have been twists and turns in the life of Joseph DiNicola, Jr. ever since that Sunday afternoon in October 1961 when the pint-sized kid from Passaic stepped up to the microphone in a Manhattan ...

Inspired by Target’s seasonal peppermint snacks, the Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate (pictured above) is super similar to a frozen hot chocolate – only with a peppermint twist. Think of an icy ...

MARSHFIELD — Since opening nearly seven years ago, Peppermint Twist Candy Shoppe in Marshfield Center has been a destination for area residents to stock up on candy and chocolate and the store is ...

Twin Cities Live reporter Kristin Haubrich heads to Peppermint Twist Drive In in Delano, a family-owned restaurant that’s been cooking everything to order for the past 40 years. Peppermint Twist is ...