In a new effort to create transparency in its studies and allocations of money, Coca-Cola recently announced that they spent more than $119 million on research and health programs since 2010. Since the 1990s, the rates of obesity in the U.S. have skyrocketed. While in 1990 there were no...

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new data about the economic health of Metro Detroit, and the numbers include positive signs of growth. At the same time the numbers were released, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon visited Midtown for a ribbon cutting ceremony. Chase donated $3.7 million to renovate...

The Detroit Police Department scored a huge victory on Monday when it was announced that the city would be receiving $2.8 million in federal grants from the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. According to the Detroit Free Press, the DPD will add 15 more police...

In most cities, squatters are a nuisance at best, a danger at worst. But in one northwest Detroit neighborhood, residents are literally begging for squatters to come on by. Detroit has struggled to combat the urban blight, crime, and arson associated with abandoned homes. When residents move away —...