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 25, 2016

Transportation

Driving on a prayer: Texas charter bus trip to Philly papal visit fraught with danger, feds say

by Michael Tanenbaum

Last September, when Pope Francis made his first visit to the United States, about a million people strong streamed into Philadelphia for the 2015 Festival of Families celebration. Come Hell or high water, they were going to make their way to Philly to see the Holy See.

March 25, 2016

Investigation

Police: Two teens shot at Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police in Atlantic City are investigating after two teenagers were shot late Thursday night ainside the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino.

March 25, 2016

Development

DVRPC approves pedestrian bridge in Villanova, $7.6 million for TAP projects

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has approved a $4.5 million state-funded pedestrian bridge in Villanova that will serve as a connection between Villanova University's main campus and the Villanova stop on SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line.

March 25, 2016

Politics

WATCH: Reporter insinuates former Cruz staffer had affair live on CNN

by Michael Tanenbaum

Republican rancor over a salacious National Enquirer story about Ted Cruz' alleged infidelity took an awkward turn live on CNN Friday afternoon when a Boston Herald reporter suggested the Texas senator's spokeswoman and former communications director was one of the candidate's extramarital partners.

March 24, 2016

Accidents

Industrial accident traps worker in paper bail at Philly warehouse

by Michael Tanenbaum

An industrial laborer is recovering Thursday after he became trapped in a paper bail at a warehouse in the Tacony section of Philadelphia.

March 24, 2016

CHOP

CHOP doctor receives $1M 'quantum' grant for pediatric cancer research

by Michael Tanenbaum

A pediatric cancer specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been selected among five researchers to receive a $1 million "quantum" grant from the nonprofit Hyundai Hope on Wheels.

March 24, 2016

Odd News

Ex-staffer's autographed Christie gym shorts land on eBay

by Michael Tanenbaum

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken a bit of a thump since dropping out of the Republican presidential race, to put it mildly. After endorsing Donald Trump for the GOP nomination, six "fed up" New Jersey newspapers called for his resignation, while everyone else in the media took a few days to dissect his perplexing expression as he stood beside his former debate stage foe.

March 24, 2016

Courts

Horsham man sentenced for indecent contact with boy

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Horsham man will spend anywhere from three to 23 months in prison after he was sentenced Thursday for indecent contact with a 10-year-old boy.

March 24, 2016

Restaurants

Fishtown's Mugshot Diner set to reopen in April

by Michael Tanenbaum

Resident and visitors to Fishtown are rarely at a loss for options when comes to grabbing a bite, but the special aura surrounding diners has been sorely missed since Mugshot Diner temporarily closed for renovations.

March 24, 2016

Demographics

Census: Philly metro area population drops to seventh in U.S.

by Michael Tanenbaum

New population statistics released by the United States Census Bureau show that Philadelphia has fallen to seventh in the nation, eclipsed by Washington, D.C. and its surrounding metropolitan areas in Virginia.