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Started by a lawyer from the Dominican Republic, the business became a staple in the Philly immigrant community.

Tina Fey’s ‘I’m a SEPTA b*tch’ wouldn’t be a bad slogan, says transit agency GM
Before her recent car purchase, the Philly-area native comedian was a public transportation diehard, she told Jimmy Fallon.

Your best pics of Philly streets in the city’s first snow in a thousand days
Addison Street lights? City Hall Tree? Check and check.
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