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 3, 2017
Restaurants
Center City staple Little Pete's gets a likely 2017 closing date
Late-night revelers and creatures of habit have long known that the era of Little Pete's in Center City has been drawing to an end in fits and starts.January 3, 2017
Investigation
Delco native: 'I just let him shoot me' to survive Istanbul nightclub attack
A Pennsylvania man who survived the deadly mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day says he managed to escape alive by playing dead amid the surrounding chaos.December 26, 2016
Conspiracy Theories
Northeast Philly man delivers Pizzagate tirade at Center City church
The Northeast Philadelphia man who gained recognition for hoisting a "Hillary 4 Prison" sign on Roosevelt Boulevard during the 2016 presidential campaign burst into The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul early Monday and delivered a screed against the church involving the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory.December 26, 2016
Search
N.J. woman, granddaughter go missing on way to North Carolina
Authorities are searching for a 71-year-old Mays Landing woman and her granddaughter who were reported missing by family members who were expecting them to arrive in North Carolina for Christmas.December 26, 2016
Crime
N.J. forensic technician charged in theft of money from crash victim
A New Jersey forensic technician is facing charges after prosecutors say he allegedly stole more than $1,000 from the body of a man who died in a single-car crash in Newark earlier this month.December 26, 2016
Rescues
Pennsylvania woman survived on twigs, urine in Grand Canyon
A Pennsylvania woman who was rescued after getting lost with her family during a winter storm in the Grand Canyon survived for a day by eating twigs and drinking urine, she's said in the days after her harrowing Christmastime experience.December 24, 2016
Humor
Flashback: Man delivers 'South Philly Christmas' poem
Many, many things have changed since the year 2008.December 24, 2016
Business
Pennsylvania oil and gas jobs drop 32 percent over last year
Pennsylvania lost 32 percent of its jobs in the oil and gas industry in a year-to-year comparison of second quarter data, according to new state labor statistics.December 24, 2016
Humor
WATCH: ESPN trolls Philly fans with Santa-themed '30 for 30' trailer
In May of 2015, Philadelphia said goodbye to the man whose volunteerism turned into a grave misfortune for the city's sports reputation.December 24, 2016
Investigation
Elderly woman killed at her South Philly grocery store on Christmas Eve
Philadelphia police are searching for a gunman after an 81-year-old woman was fatally shot Saturday morning at her grocery store in South Philadelphia.Just In
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- Philly police to fire officer who failed to help man moments before he was fatally struck by vehicle
- SEPTA gets $80 million federal grant to make upgrades to three trolley stations
- Malala Yousafzai went to the Eagles season opener. Here's the history of her stealth Birds fandom
- A video rental shop is opening in South Philly in October. Here's what's in the 20,000-piece collection
- Fantasy football injuries: updates on Ladd McConkey, Zay Flowers, Kyler Murray and more
- Delaware River Festival will turn both sides of the river into one free event
- Renaissance-style Fantasy Faire will bring sword fights and fire performers to South Street
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