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The image of auto mechanics has come a long way from the days of Mayberry grease monkey Goober Pyle on the "Andy Griffith Show" and the band of young toughs who sang, danced and drag-raced through the ...

Decades ago, singer Cyndi Lauper opined that girls just wanna have fun. But in Milwaukie, Ore., a group of female high school students aspire to something more serious: establishing careers in ...

UPPER DARBY (WPVI) -- At Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby, owner Patrice Banks is challenging traditional gender roles with a car-care center that caters to women -- complete with a salon to get your ...

This low statistic is surprising considering the industry is suffering from an ongoing shortage of skilled professionals, predicted to amount to over 160,000 vacancies by 2031. Frankie Youd spoke with ...

Patrice Banks is now a mechanic, and the owner of a successful auto clinic, but there was a time when she avoided taking her own car in for routine maintenance. "I was afraid I was going to be taken ...

Patrice Banks is now a mechanic, and the owner of a successful auto clinic, but there was a time when she avoided taking her own car in for routine maintenance. “I was afraid I was going to be taken ...

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There was a time when Patrice Banks avoided taking her car in for routine maintenance. Now, she's a trained mechanic, and the owner of a garage that caters to women. Patrice Banks is now a mechanic, ...