Just west of Broad Street on Dickinson Street is Philadelphia Tech Repair. Alex Kanderson–the store’s owner, manager and lone employee–sits inside the small shop. As the small chalk board outside 1411 Dickinson St. states, he fixes [continue reading…]
Tech-savvy consumers often look ahead to the next best thing. However, there are times when repairing computers, phones and other devices is a better deal than buying new equipment. There are many tech repair shops [continue reading…]
Operation Smooth Streets Have a pothole in your neighborhood or affecting your daily commute? You’ve got options. Operation Smooth Streets is Philadelphia’s initiative to extend the life of roadways through service repair. According to the [continue reading…]
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