Bing cherries, available at their peak in June and July, are a cultivar from open pollinations between Black Republican and Royal-Ann cherries. In 1875 in Milwaukie , Oreg., horticulturist Seth ...

Author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo transform Ah Bing's sparse biography into a fable about family, prejudice ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Different cities bring in the New Year in different ways. In Milwaukie, they Bing in the New Year by dropping a 7-foot lighted cherry to honor the birthplace of the bing cherry ...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — On Tuesday, the city of Milwaukie held an event called "Bing in the New Year" — aimed at both celebrating the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, and honoring the contribution of a ...

DALLESPORT, Wash. — Washington State University scientist Per McCord, the only public cherry breeder in the U.S., sounded like a proud but judgmental father. As he stood in an experimental orchard, ...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KPTV) - Not many places ring in the new year with a giant cherry drop, but that’s the tradition in Milwaukie, Oregon. People gathered downtown on Wednesday night for the annual Bing ...

MILWAUKIE Ore. (KPTV) - You have heard of ringing in the new year with a ball drop, but how about a cherry drop? A 7-foot cherry was lowered by crane to “Bing in the New Year” for the first-ever ...