President Barack Obama is set to visit the city of Flint, MI, this week. The reason for the visit stems from a letter written by 8-year-old Amariyanna Copeny, a resident of the city also known as Mari or “Little Miss…
When it comes to home buying, there is an app for that, but unfortunately for Millennials, it isn’t — for once — catered to them. Ellie Mae, the software company that processes about a quarter of U.S. mortgage applications, has…
It looks like there is a new iceberg in town. Inside, one can find mock gale force winds swirling sea salt spray through the Detroit Zoo’s new penguin exhibit. Finally open to the public this week, the Polk Penguin Conservation…
A new report from Trulia counts down the 10 U.S. cities losing Millennials because of impossible-to-afford rents and home prices. While young people and college graduates have been flooding into urban settings like Austin, New York City, Los Angeles, and…
At the end of April, a number of popular blogs posted a link to a disturbing workplace safety video from the 1990s. Most workplace safety videos are cheesy and dull, more likely to induce yawns or eyerolls than anything else.…
Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012 and received a great deal of criticism because of it. Critics felt that the $1 billion purchase was poorly informed, considering the photo sharing social platform was producing zero revenue from its user base at…
If you are one of the 90% of Americans who regularly eats ice cream, then you most likely are familiar with the ice cream brand Ben and Jerry’s.Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben and Jerry’s, were two of…
Craft farmers, small batch, sustainability: these are the taglines for the world’s first major ad campaign for a cannabis brand.Flow Kana, a San Francisco based brand that only sources sustainability grown, small batch boutique marijuana strands from independent farmers is…
In last night’s Democratic debate, the candidates inevitably clashed over something. This time, it was over one particularly hot topic: gun control. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, when prompted to speak about her previous insinuation that guns from Vermont are responsible…
Planning your dream wedding isn’t easy. Ask any recent bride and they’ll tell you that the process is both stressful and overwhelming. But reality star turned author/lifestyle guru Lauren Conrad recently managed to stave off the marriage planning madness when…