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.
January 25, 2021
Business
Dixie Cup manufacturer closing Pennsylvania plant, leaving Lehigh Valley after nearly a century
Georgia-Pacific will shut down the Dixie Cup manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania by the end of 2021, the company said. The facility in Forks Township, Northampton County, will be consolidated into a single site in Lexington, Kentucky. Dixie Cups have been manufactured in the Lehigh Valley for nearly a century.January 25, 2021
Development
Plans for former Foxwoods site take shape along Delaware River waterfront
Development plans appear to be moving ahead for hundreds of apartments and commercial space at 1401 S. Columbus Blvd. in South Philadelphia, the site where the ill-fated Foxwoods Casino was once proposed along the Delaware River waterfront.January 22, 2021
Government
City unveils redesign plans for public spaces at North Philly intersection
A new design for the public spaces near the North Philly intersection of Broad Street, Germantown Avenue and Erie Avenue includes a circles layout, bright colors and trees. Improvements are slated to begin in May 2021.January 22, 2021
Controversy
Pa. judge apologizes for photo of husband dressed as 'QAnon Shaman'
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kim Eaton apologized for posing in a photo with her husband dressed as the so-called "QAnon Shaman" who was involved in the U.S. Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. The photo, shared on Facebook, was intended as a joke as she and her family celebrated the Inauguration of President Joe Biden.January 22, 2021
Government
Philly unveils $12 million COVID-19 relief program for restaurants, gyms
The Philadelphia COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program will provide grants of up to $15,000 to small businesses in the city that have been significantly impacted by the recent wave of pandemic restrictions.January 22, 2021
Opioids
Opioid overdoses are killing more Black Philadelphians, but fewer white residents
Opioid overdose deaths in Philadelphia have spiked among Black residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Penn Medicine study shows. During the same period, overdose deaths among white residents have unexpectedly fallen. The research comes as city health officials warn of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, which is appearing more frequently in mixtures with other illicit drugs.January 21, 2021
Jersey Shore
'Heartbreaking' fire damages Jersey Shore restaurant Scojo's
Surf City restaurant Scojo's was damaged in a fire on Jan. 21, 2021, the owners of the Jersey Shore business said. Thh blaze was contained by Surf City, Ship Bottom and High Point firefighters.January 21, 2021
Investigations
Philly entrepreneur charged in $700,000 COVID-19 medical gown scheme
Gauravjit Singh, 26, of Philadelphia, was charged with one count of wire fraud for allegedly carrying out a scheme to obtain $712,500 from New York companies seeking medical gowns. The Drexel University grad told his victims he was a purveyor of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic, but instead used the funds he received for personal expenses, federal prosecutors said.January 21, 2021
Police
Fentanyl-laced drugs from Philly tied to body dumped at Pottstown Hospital
Two men are facing criminal charges connected to the death of Ramon Morales, whose body was dumped outside Pottstown Hospital in May 2020. Investigators determined the victim died of a drug overdose from a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine. The defendants, who allegedly obtained the drugs in Philadelphia, failed to call 911 and tried to cover up the victim's death, according to Montgomery County prosecutors.January 21, 2021
Eagles
Eagles fans give spicy reactions to hiring of new head coach Nick Sirianni
The reaction to the Philadelphia Eagles' hiring of Sirianni to be the team's new head coach generally was positive, much of it playing on the Italian last name that will likely endear him to the regions sizable Italian-American fanbase.Just In
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