Michael Tanenbaum

Michael Tanenbaum is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice.com, with interests ranging from technology and behavioral health to local community initiatives and cultural life. Michael has written for the Argentina Independent and Bespoke Magazine and previously served as a news editor for Xfinity.com before joining PhillyVoice. He received his B.A. in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

July 23, 2026

6ABC meteorologist Cecily Tynan to retire after more than 30 years with 'Action News'

by Michael Tanenbaum

6ABC chief meteorologist Cecily Tynan will retire at the end of August after more than 30 years as a weathercaster for "Action News." Tynan, who joined 6ABC in 1995, said she plans to devote more time to her family. Her final broadcast will be at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31.

July 22, 2026

Media

SportsRadio 94WIP, KYW Newsradio and Talk Radio 1210 to become available on SiriusXM

by Michael Tanenbaum

Three Philly radio stations — SportsRadio 94WIP, KYW Newsradio and Talk Radio 1210 — will be available on SiriusXM in the coming months after Audacy reached a licensing agreement with the satellite service.

July 22, 2026

Development

Wildwood seeks developer for vacant waterfront property on back bay

by Michael Tanenbaum

Wildwood is searching for a builder to redevelop 3.4 acres of waterfront property on the back bay. The request for proposals is part of a plan that includes turning the former municipal dump, an adjacent plot, into parkland.

July 21, 2026

Investigations

Teen set fire to American flags at 4 Montgomery County homes, police say

by Michael Tanenbaum

A teenager who set fire to American flags at four homes in Montgomery County will be charged with arson offenses, Pennsylvania State Police said. The teen was arrested Monday.

July 21, 2026

Investigations

Teen who was reported missing fatally struck by CSX train in Northeast Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

A 15-year-old boy was struck and killed by a CSX freight train Monday night in the Bustleton section of Northeast Philadelphia. Police said the teens, who was not identified, had been reported missing on Sunday.

July 20, 2026

Education

Pope Leo XIV to award new sustainability medal from Villanova University created in his name

by Michael Tanenbaum

Villanova University has created the new Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal to honor achievements in environmental science and social justice. Pope Leo, who graduated from Villanova in 1976, will present the inaugural medal in October in Rome.

July 20, 2026

Investigations

Bucks County sheriff's deputy charged with taking nude photos of people in custody

by Michael Tanenbaum

Former Bucks County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Gaffney, 46, allegedly took nude photos of two men during separate investigations and later shared the images with colleagues and personal contacts, District Attorney Joe Khan said Monday.

July 17, 2026

Courts

Contractor to pay $7.2 million settlement in Amtrak kickback scheme for 30th Street Station project

by Michael Tanenbaum

Masonry contractor Mark 1 Restoration has agreed to a $7.2 million settlement to resolve federal claims related to a bribery and kickback scheme for its work repairing the facade of Amtrak's 30th Street Station.

July 17, 2026

Movies

Trailer for Sylvester Stallone biopic 'I Play Rocky' shows re-creations of some of 1976 film's most memorable scenes

by Michael Tanenbaum

The biopic 'I Play Rocky' tells the story of how struggling actor Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in his Oscar-winning 1976 film set in Philadelphia. The movie, which is slated to hit theaters Nov. 6, released its first trailer.

July 17, 2026

Real Estate

Philly science institute that studies human senses plans move to expand health research

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Monell Chemical Senses Center in University City is moving next year from its decades-old home on Market Street to the nearby One uCity building on North 38th Street to help support the expansion of its research.