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

August 8, 2018

Economy

Glassdoor report says Philly leads U.S. in wage growth

by Michael Tanenbaum

A new economic analysis by company-rating platform Glassdoor says Philadelphia leads the country in wage growth over the last year, notching 2.8 percent growth since July 2017.

August 8, 2018

Eagles

Artist reveals Eagles billboard destined to humiliate Patriots fans in Foxborough

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Philadelphia Eagles will kick off their 2018 preseason on Thursday night, and while the team is mostly tired of hearing praise about the Super Bowl, Eagles fans have one last score to settle with New England.

August 7, 2018

Investigation

Police recover infant abducted during theft of mother's car in West Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect who abducted a nine-month-old infant as the boy's mother shopped inside a store in West Philadelphia.

August 7, 2018

Investigation

River wards alarmed as police investigate at least one rape incident in East Kensington

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police have confirmed they are investigating a rape incident in that occurred after midnight Saturday in East Kensington, an event some neighbors in the river wards are warning could be part of a recent pattern.

August 7, 2018

Accidents

New Jersey man dies holding breath underwater at bachelor party

by Michael Tanenbaum

Basking Ridge resident Robert Zachary Bunsa, 23, died Saturday afternoon at Lake Sinclair in Baldwin County, Georgia, after participating in a contest to see who could their breath the longest underwater, authorities told The Macon Telegraph.

August 7, 2018

Education

Eight Philly students get college scholarships from Kevin Hart

by Michael Tanenbaum

Comedian Kevin Hart is providing $600,000 in scholarship funds for students attending historically black colleges and universities. The program is a partnership between the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Knowledge is Power Program and Hart's Help from the Hart Charity.

August 6, 2018

Obituaries

Former Eagles GM Tom Heckert dies at 51

by Michael Tanenbaum

Tom Heckert, the former general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles during one of the team's most successful eras, died Sunday night at the age of 51.

August 6, 2018

Celebrities

South Jersey teacher pays Wawa bill for broke Keith Urban

by Michael Tanenbaum

Country star Keith Urban is a four-time Grammy award-winning artist with an estimated net worth in the range of $75 million, and a wife named Nicole Kidman.

August 6, 2018

Crime

Body of missing Bronx mother of five found in North Philly home

by Michael Tanenbaum

The body of a mother of five who went missing from the Bronx late last month was reportedly found Sunday night at a home in the Feltonville neighborhood of North Philadelphia.

August 6, 2018

Recreation

Man corrals humongous fish from Schuylkill River in Montgomery County

by Michael Tanenbaum

A King of Prussia man caught a huge muskellunge in the Schulkill River in Montgomery County. A photo and video of the catch left many in the region wondering whether it was real. Officials with the Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area confirmed the catch was authentic.