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.
September 29, 2022
Investigations
Week of highs and lows for Elkins Park bakery, business gets featured by CNN then burglarized not long after
Roling's Bakery, a landmark for Jewish families to buy traditional challah bread during the High Holy Days, was burglarized during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The incident occurred after a photo of the bakery's challah bread was featured in a CNN article about the Jewish holidays. Owner Israel Roling thinks the timing is a coincidence and doesn't believe anti-Semitism was a factor. The 51-year-old business lost about $1,500 and a cash register, along with a few other items.September 29, 2022
Obituarities
Dr. Audrey Evans, a pioneering childhood cancer researcher at CHOP, dies at 97
Dr. Audrey Evans, the renowned pediatric cancer researcher at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia whose life is the subject of an upcoming film, has died at 97 years old. Evans, a native of England, co-founded the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Philadelphia in 1974. She is considered the "Mother of Neuroblastoma" and is credited with developing a system that has been instrumental in improving treatment options and survival rates of children with the disease. The movie 'Audrey's Children,' which is being filmed in Philadelphia will be released some time in 2023.September 29, 2022
Media
WHYY's Marty Moss-Coane, longtime host of 'Radio Times,' to leave program after 35 years
WHYY's Marty Moss-Coane, the longtime host of "Radio Times" at the public FM station in Philadelphia, is leaving the weekday show after 35 years. Moss-Coane's final broadcast will be Nov. 18, 2022. The 73-year-old said she is developing a new show for WHYY that will air once per week.September 28, 2022
TV
FOX 29 anchor Alex Holley wants to settle whether her grandpa looks like James Earl Jones
FOX 29 anchor Alex Holley asked the internet whether her grandfather looks like famed actor James Earl Jones, who starred in classics such as "Field of Dreams" and famously voiced "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader. The answer is a resounding yes when it comes to resemblance, but the "Good Day Philadelphia" host's grandpa doesn't sound much like the esteemed actor.September 28, 2022
Investigations
Video shows suspects moments before fatal shooting of Roxborough High School football player, Nicholas Elizalde
The 14-year-old boy who died Tuesday afternoon in an ambush shooting outside Roxborough High School has been identified as Nicholas Elizalde, a student at Walter B. Saul High School who played for the Roxborough football team, Philadelphia police said. Elizalde was one of five boys shot as football players left the school's field following a scrimmage with Northeast High School and Boys Latin Charter School.September 28, 2022
Investigations
One man dead, one injured in single-engine plane crash in Lehigh County
One person died and a second person was injured Wednesday afternoon when a single-engine plane crashed in Lehigh County, barely missing a nearby home in Salisbury Township, officials said. The Lehigh County coroner reported to the scene along the 1400 block of Keystone Road, where the Piper PA-28 plane crashed in a backyard. The plane went down around 1:45 p.m. after departing from Queen City Airport.September 27, 2022
Investigations
Three men charged with fraud in saga of South Jersey deli once valued at $100 million
Your Hometown Deli, the former Paulsboro, New Jersey store that was once valued at $100 million, is now the subject of a federal fraud case against three defendants who are accused of manipulating the stock of the shell company that listed it as its sole asset. The meme stock gained national attention last year over the absurd valuation, which regulators say was driven by a conspiracy between James Patten, 63, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Peter Coker Sr., 80, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Peter Coker Jr., 53, of Hong KongSeptember 27, 2022
Investigations
Football player killed, 4 others injured in shooting after Roxborough High School practice, police say
A 14-year-old Roxborough High School football player was killed and four others were injured in a shooting after football practice Tuesday afternoon, police said. All players shot are students at Roxborough High School. Three teams had been scrimmaging at the school's stadium: Roxborough, Northeast High School, and Boys Latin High School.September 27, 2022
Environment
State park opens in Chester County as part of $45 million conservation investment
Chester County's Big Elk Creek State Park, a 1,700-acre area near the Maryland border in Elk and Franklin townships, is one of three new state parks announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The other parks are Vosburg Neck State Park, a 669-acre property in Wyoming County, and the wooded, 1,100-acre Susquehanna Riverlands State Park in Hellam Township, York County.September 26, 2022
Food & Drink
Spataro's to sell pink cheesesteaks at Reading Terminal Market to benefit victims of domestic violence
Spataro's at Reading Terminal Market will sell cheesesteaks with pink American cheese whiz as part of a fundraiser for A Woman's Place, which is the only domestic violence community benefit organization in Bucks County. The cheesesteaks will be sold for $15 apiece from Tuesday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 15.Just In
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