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Money

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Booking for a table for two in Philly? You may soon have to pay to play

A new concierge service making its way through markets around the country aims to change the pace of the restaurant industry. What ...

12 years ago

 If Congress doesn't renew a 2007 law on mortgage debt forgiveness, homeowners could see their 2014 income tax bills spike. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Expired law could cause tax bills of homeowners, Sandy victims to soar

Some homeowners could end up paying a lot more in 2014 income taxes if Congress doesn’t renew a law it passed after the housing bub ...

12 years ago

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Federal ban sought for animal testing on cosmetics

Hoping to build off recent bans in Europe and India, opponents of animal testing in cosmetics plan to make a big push for a similar prohi ...

12 years ago

 Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Papers filed to close Trump Taj Mahal

The owner of the struggling Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has filed court papers to close it by next month, ...

12 years ago

 UberX rolled out promotions in Philadelphia earlier this year. (Electronic image via Uber.com)

UberX in Pa. doesn’t change enforcement of Philly’s ban on ‘ride sharing’

The ride-sharing service UberX just escaped legal limbo in Pennsylvania – except in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Public Utilit ...

12 years ago

 Ruth Hardrick, a dealer who worked at Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino for 26 years, stands with friend, Anthony Powell, on The Boardwalk, as she answers a question after the casino closed early Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
New Jersey

Report: Deep budget cuts, emergency manager only way to save Atlantic City

Virtually every aspect of Atlantic City, from the locus of fiscal authority and the number of police officers, to the scope of commercial ...

12 years ago

 The GPHCC has released 'The State of Hispanic Business' report. (Image courtesy of the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

Chamber reports on ‘state of Hispanic business’ in Philly region

Prompted by the rapid growth of Hispanic-owned businesses, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has released the first & ...

12 years ago

Nia Toomes has worked at the airport Au Bon Pain for a year and a half as a cashier. She said she's happy to see the airport moving in a 'positive direction.' (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Bakery workers at Philly airport seek parity with other subcontracted employees

The new year will bring a wage increase for many Philadelphia International Airport workers, thanks to an executive order from Mayor Mich ...

12 years ago

Uber X service wins OK in much of Pa.

The ride-sharing service Uber X has won a conditional two-year license to match riders with personal vehicles throughout much of Pennsylv ...

12 years ago

 The Reading Terminal Market was recognized as one of the nation's 'Great Places' by the American Planning Association (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Reading Terminal Market rolls out Instacart for delivery in an hour or less

Holiday specialty shopping just got a whole lot simpler today when Instacart launched its Reading Terminal Market service. In cert ...

12 years ago

 Passengers board the subway at 30th Street. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Transit Worker’s Union 234 ratifies two-year contract with SEPTA

The union that represents SEPTA bus, subway and trolley drivers ratified a new contract with SEPTA. TWU 234 President Willie Brown ...

12 years ago

 (Electronic image via GunCrisis.org)

News site monitoring Philly gun violence ends daily reports

For more than two years, the news website guncrisis.org documented nearly every shooting in Phila ...

12 years ago

 George Norcross III (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Former Inquirer co-owner behind Philly journalism startup

South Jersey political powerbroker George Norcross appears to be starting a new journalism website, months after leaving his job as co-ow ...

12 years ago

 This Comcast outage map from downdetector.com shows that recent reports primarily originate from: Philadelphia, Wilmington, Lancaster, Chicago, Seattle, Baltimore, Denver, Houston, Washington D.C., and Portland.

Power restored to Comcast subscribers

Comcast has restored service for most customers affected by an outage that left screens dark across the country. An unknown n ...

12 years ago

 Founder Melissa Alam calls her company

Targeting ambitious ‘queen bees,’ women’s working space opens in Philly

A new working space opened at Second and Race streets in Philadelphia’s Old City this week. But this is not another boy’s clu ...

12 years ago

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