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.
August 18, 2016
Cities
How does Philly score globally on quality of life?
Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about (and eat up) a new study comparing American cities across a array of urban factors, from public transportation and walkability to Millennial-friendliness, livability and unsavory things like bed bugs.August 18, 2016
Education
Kindergarteners will no longer be suspended in Philadelphia public schools
The School District of Philadelphia announced that Thursday that it has revised its Student Code of Conduct to eliminate suspensions for kindergarten students who misbehave.August 18, 2016
Lawsuits
Pennsylvania pizzeria, hospital sued over scary gluten-free mishap
A Wilkes-Barre pizzeria and a local hospital have both been hit with a lawsuit two years after a girl became "violently ill" when she ate a menu item falsely advertised as gluten-free.August 17, 2016
Development
Plan for condos on Jewelers Row delayed
Suburban developer's bypassed necessary step, L&I saysAugust 17, 2016
Investigation
Feds: Philly doc hatched rival pill scheme against former boss
A man who ran a Philadelphia clinic that allegedly sold illegal prescriptions was indicted Wednesday just four months after his ex-boss and two associates were charged with similar crimes, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.August 17, 2016
Events
City Hall announces hybrid events for Parks on Tap, Culture in the Courtyard
If people like beer, and people like cultural events, then people must like beer to go along with their enjoyment of cultural events.August 17, 2016
Games
FYI Philly, you can now recreationally throw an axe
The summer of 2016 has been an unbearably hot and humid one in Philadelphia, two meteorological qualities that tend to make people infirm, rageful and crazy. It's serious: 13 people were shot in one weekend, four people have died from heat-related medical complications, and a suspect attempted to rob a man scooping water ice rather than, you know, get some water ice.August 16, 2016
Courts
Pa. Supreme Court rules SRC illegally canceled teacher's union contract
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Philadelphia's School Reform Commission acted illegally when it canceled its contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers in 2014.August 16, 2016
Memorials
CHOP fundraiser honors slain Berks County family
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has launched a fundraiser to honor the victims of family murder-suicide that occurred earlier this month in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.August 16, 2016
Fishing
N.J. firefighter, police officer reel in $767,000 for gigantic prize tuna
It's not every day that we get to peer into the lives of the men and women who keep our communities safe. Sometimes Philadelphia police get creative in the cutting room and other times an EMT does "The Whip," but usually the fun we see takes place in uniform.Just In
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- City Council to explore options to save Academy of Natural Sciences
- Pro-Palestinian protest planned for Ed Sheeran's Philly concert
- Wonder food hall to move production, distribution offices to South Jersey
- Drink in a historic graveyard during this beer and history tour in Old City
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