Maxwell House's Drops of Good Project is currently holding a competition for a $50,000 renovation grant - and Chicago's own Austin Town Hall Park is not doing well. A community center on the West Side, Austin focuses on arts education and programming for residents, providing training in dance, music and theater as well as child daycare and senior care services. Want to help? All you have to do is click. more ›

Crain's reports that Kraft is in talks to sell its Maxwell House brand coffee to Sara Lee. This is part of Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld's ongoing efforts to raise enough capital to increase its bid to purchase confectioner Cadbury. That bid now stands at over $16 billion. Kraft has until November 9 to raise $9 billion in financing and make a formal offer for Cadbury to the British Takeover Panel. [Crain's] more ›