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 Pep Boys Auto retail sales manager Matt Myers hands costumer Michael Simmons of Philadelphia his change at a Pep Boys Auto retail and service location in Philadelphia.  (AP file photo)

Pep Boys sale to Bridgestone won’t mean retiring Manny, Moe and Jack

A familiar name in auto care in the Philadelphia region for nearly a century will soon be under new ownership.  But the namesakes wi ...

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Comcast board OKs proposal to reclassify its shares

Comcast’s board has approved a proposal that would reclassify its shares so that only its Class A common shares remain. The ...

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VW investigating whether more cars have trick software

more of its cars may have been fitted with software that was used to cheat on U.S. emissions tests. The company had previously sai ...

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Consumer group survey: Funeral costs vary in Philly, but prices difficult to compare

Determining the costs of funeral services can be really difficult in Philadelphia, according to a new survey from the ...

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Pa. manufacturer accused of selling imitation cheese as real

A western Pennsylvania cheese manufacturer is accused of selling imitation Parmesan and Romano cheese as the real thing. The ...

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New SEPTA GM Jeffrey Knueppel talks improvements and moving forward

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Hess trucks back — even though gas stations are no more

Hess gas stations are no more, but the annual toy truck is back. Hess Toy Trucks on Monday unveiled a red firetruck and ladder res ...

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Final US Airways flight begins journey from Philadelphia

The final US Airways flight has begun its roundtrip journey between Philadelphia and San Francisco. The plane is Flight 1939, name ...

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Village Voice sold to Pa. newspaper owner

The United States’ first alternative newsweekly has a new owner. New York’s The Village Voice, founded six decades ago ...

10 years ago

 Commercial office cleaners rally in the courtyard of 1515 Market St. before a strike authorization vote. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Without new deal, 2,800 Philly janitors set to strike Friday

Janitors and other custodial workers in many of Philadelphia’s major buildings have authorized a strike if negotiations between the ...

11 years ago

 Kiah Williams and team receive the top prize in Forbes' 'Change the World Competition.' (Glen Davis/Forbes)

Philly native wins $500,000 prize for drug-redistribution start-up

When Kiah Williams, 29, was growing up in Overbrook, her father fell ill and became unable to work the grueling hours required of a small ...

11 years ago

Driver license, photo centers closed for holiday weekend

State transportation officials in Pennsylvania say state driver license and photo centers will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday. ...

11 years ago

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Remote control: Calif. startup cancels Comcast service for frustrated subscribers

An Oakland-based startup is aiming to make some money from Comcast customers looking to disconnect. Many subscribers have found th ...

11 years ago

 Kegan Schouwenburg, co-founder of SOLS, takes part in a panel moderated by Denise Restauri, CEO of GirlQuake, at Forbes '30 Under 30' Summit.(Todd Bookman/WHYY)

Young movers and shakers congregate in Philly for Under 30 Summit

The second annual Forbes Under 30 Summit is under way in Philadelphia, drawing entrepren ...

11 years ago

AP analysis: Dozens of deaths likely from VW pollution dodge

Volkswagen’s pollution-control chicanery hasn’t just been victimless tinkering. An Associated Press statistical and co ...

11 years ago

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