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

March 5, 2017

Restaurants

Popular southeastern Pennsylvania restaurant briefly closed after ICE arrests

by Michael Tanenbaum

Four employees of a popular restaurant in southeastern Pennsylvania restaurant were arrested and let go from their positions during a recent crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, prompting the establishment to close for two weeks while replacement staff members were brought on board.

March 2, 2017

Odd News

Police: Torpedoes unearthed at site of South Jersey demolition

by Michael Tanenbaum

Authorities in South Toms River are searching for answers after a pair of torpedoes were found Wednesday morning beneath the foundation of a demolished building.

March 2, 2017

Politics

Pennsylvania YMCA bans 24-hour news networks over political yapping

by Michael Tanenbaum

Adrenaline and politics can be an inflammatory mix, turning otherwise civil debates into a gladiatorial struggle where only one true champion of the people can survive.

March 2, 2017

Investigation

D.A.: 'Irregularities' found in evidence room of Montgomery County police department

by Michael Tanenbaum

Several thousand dollars and various drugs were found to have gone missing from the evidence room of the Upper Dublin Police Department after a presiding detective's death prompted Montgomery County investigators to conduct an independent review, the district attorney's office said Thursday.

March 2, 2017

Arrests

Teen arrested for allegedly locking Chester County woman in closet for four days

by Michael Tanenbaum

Authorities in Chester County have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with a home invasion in East Brandywine that left an elderly woman locked in her own closet four days, the district attorney's office announced Thursday.

March 2, 2017

Investigation

Philadelphia escort among victims of alleged New Jersey serial killer

by Michael Tanenbaum

A 20-year-old New Jersey man is facing multiple charges in the murder of three women, including a former escort from Philadelphia, as prosecutors now allege he targeted a fourth victim all during a spree within the last six months.

March 1, 2017

Development

East Market developers secure $57 million loan for second residential tower

by Michael Tanenbaum

National Real Estate Development, the firm behind the East Market revitalization project, announced Wednesday that it has secured a $57 million loan with Wells Fargo to finance the construction of its second residential tower above 12th and Market streets.

March 1, 2017

Movies

Watch: Netflix trailer for upcoming Will Smith thriller 'Bright'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Global streaming giant Netflix has teased a clip from its upcoming feature film "Bright," a fantasy-tinged cop thriller that will star Will Smith and Joel Edgerton.

March 1, 2017

Scams

Pennsylvania, IRS warn businesses, schools of W-2 phishing scam

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service issued an advisory on Wednesday warning all employers— corporate, educational and nonprofit— of an email phishing scam that requests the W-2 forms of their employees.

March 1, 2017

People

Report: Widow of Joe Biden's late son Beau now dating his brother

by Michael Tanenbaum

Hallie Biden, the widow Joe Biden's late son Beau, is reportedly now in a relationship with Hunter Biden nearly two years after the former vice president's first son succumbed to brain cancer.