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 31, 2016

Social Media

Mayor Kenney ranks 39th among U.S. peers on Twitter

by Michael Tanenbaum

Life in the public eye comes with plenty of risk and reward for politicians in the age of social media saturation. Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's career was damaged by an oversight on Twitter, while 2016 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump rides his @realDonaldTrump handle to exclamatory paydirt.

March 30, 2016

Investigation

Police justified in fatal shooting of Cinnaminson teen, DA says

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police officers in South Londonberry, Pa. were justified in the fatal shooting last August of an 18-year-old Cinnaminson, N.J. man who was targeted after stealing 81 firearms from a family-owned gun shop, according to a report released Wednesday by the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office.

March 30, 2016

Arrests

Rhode Island man charged in case of Pa. horse attacked with paintballs

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Rhode Island man accused of transporting and later abandoning a sick horse at a Pennsylvania auction farm was arrested Wednesday and charged with animal cruelty as investigators continue to seek a suspect responsible for shooting the animal more than 130 times with a paintball gun.

March 30, 2016

Development

Condos planned for Garden Square development in Hawthorne

by Michael Tanenbaum

Residents of South Philadelphia's Hawthorne neighborhood will soon see work get underway on the 48-condominium Garden Square development led by the Center City Development Group.

March 30, 2016

Architecture

AIA Convention: Kevin Spacey keynote and Philly napkin doodles

by Michael Tanenbaum

The pastime of doodling on napkins may be largely supplanted by texting and surfing the Internet on your phone, but the American Institute of Architects wants Philadelphia residents to pick up a black ink pen and create inspired likenesses of their favorite spots in the city.

March 30, 2016

Business

Report: Jefferson purchases MilkBoy location for $2.1 million

by Michael Tanenbaum

Thomas Jefferson University has reportedly acquired the MilkBoy restaurant and venue located on Chestnut Street for $2.1 million, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

March 30, 2016

Investigation

Police: Woman found dead in bathtub at Delco apartment

by Michael Tanenbaum

Authorities in Delaware County are investigating after a woman was found dead Wednesday afternoon inside a bathtub at her apartment in Secane.

March 27, 2016

Investigation

Police: Woman shot in neck near Oxford Circle in Northeast Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are seeking a suspect after a 46-year-old woman was shot in the neck Sunday afternoon near Oxford Circle in Northeast Philadelphia.

March 27, 2016

Investigation

State police probe severed cow's head left at Pa. Hindu sanctuary

by Michael Tanenbaum

Pennsylvania State Police have launched an investigation in Bangor after a severed cow's head was found dumped at a Hindu sanctuary last weekend.

March 27, 2016

Preservation

Mystery buyer saves Fishtown church from demolition

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Montgomery Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in Fishtown will be preserved after a mystery buyer stepped in last week to acquire the property for $675,000.