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.
April 25, 2016
Ice Cream
Yuengling wins international award for vanilla ice cream
The word "Yuengling" usually means one predominant thing to most Pennsylvanians: an ice cold lager brewed in our own figurative backyard.April 24, 2016
Musicians
WATCH: The Roots' 'Black Thought' busts out freestyle at Harvard talk
Last October, Jimmy Fallon came to the City of Brotherly Love to toast The Roots as they entered the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame, entering an illustrious class that includes jazz icon Billie Holliday and the Trammps.April 24, 2016
Arrests
Man charged after Twitter threat to bomb Trump rally
A 20-year-old Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he made a threatening reference on Twitter to a possible bombing at a Donald Trump rally in Waterbury.April 24, 2016
Education
Embattled N.J. school board member steps down over anti-Muslim Facebook posts
After several months of intense criticism and calls for her dismissal, a New Jersey school board member officially resigned last FridayApril 24, 2016
Investigation
Police: Teen fatally shot outside lounge in North Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot Sunday morning outside a lounge in the Feltonville section of North Philadelphia.April 24, 2016
Cities
Study: Philly's 'livability' makes it second most undervalued city in U.S.
Practically everywhere we look in Philadelphia in 2016, attractive new developments are on the rise and future projects call for expansive plans to build out the city's residential and commercial capacity.April 24, 2016
Marriage Equality
Former U.S. Sen. Wofford, 90, writes about plans to marry a man
In a powerful column written for The New York Times, former Pennsylvania Sen. Harris Wofford announced his upcoming marriage to a man with whom he has spent the last fifteen years.April 24, 2016
Research
Drexel seeks healthy participants for landmark Alzheimer's drug study
Researchers at the Drexel Neurosciences Institute have embarked on a potentially groundbreaking Alzheimer's study that will examine healthy subjects for signs of a plaque formation commonly associated with the progression of the degenerative disease.April 22, 2016
Police
Police seek help in identifying suspect in attempted rape in South Philly
Police are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect in the attempted rape of a young woman on Wednesday in South Philadelphia.April 21, 2016
CHOP
CHOP, Eagles raise more than $40K for autism research
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Eagles announced Thursday that last weekend's 6th Annual Huddle Up for Autism Event, held April 17 at Lincoln Financial Field, raised more than $40,000 to support research at CHOP's Center for Autism Research.Just In
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