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.
February 5, 2016
Super Bowl 50
Which industries invest the most in Super Bowl commercials?
With Super Bowl 50 right around the corner, football fanatics and casual fans of the annual spectacle can expect to see the best the advertising industry has to offer come Sunday night. Many of the most iconic global brands have paid the steepest price on television to define themselves through commercials that leave lasting, sometimes generational impressions: Coca Cola's polar bears, Apple's "Think Different" campaign andFebruary 5, 2016
Search
Police searching for missing Montgomery County girl
Police in Montgomery County are seeking assistance from the public to locate a 16-year-old girl who went missing overnight Thursday, officials said.February 5, 2016
Weather
Overnight snowfall causing slick roads, school delays
Just one day after the snow disappeared from area lawns, it was back. Snow started falling overnight, heavy in some places at times. It was laying on lawns, but not so much on roads, though caution is urged for those driving during the morning commute – or making their way to Wing Bowl 24 at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia. Many roads will be slick.February 4, 2016
Marriage
Philly tech couple gets engaged in heartwarming moment at El Bar
The wonderful El Bar in Fishtown is a rare exception to the rule that if you repeat the same actions over and over again, you shouldn't expect different results. Pleasantly unusual things tend to happen at the N. Front Street watering hole on a nightly basis, and last week it was a marriage proposal between two members of Philadelphia's thriving tech community.February 4, 2016
Arrests
Two women in custody after police raid Main Line massage parlor
Police in Radnor Township took two women into custody Thursday after conducting a raid on a Main Line massage parlor, officials said.February 4, 2016
NASA
NASA reveals discovery of icebergs on Pluto
For much of the past year, scientists on NASA's New Horizons mission have scoured through images of Pluto to analyze the geographical features of the dwarf planet. After publishing shots of mountain ranges, craters and possible ice volcanoes, the space agency on Thursday released what appears to be evidence of several large iceberg clusters.February 4, 2016
Development
Blatstein pursues zoning variance for massive South Broad project
Developer and Tower Investments CEO Bart Blatstein is pushing forward with an ambitious mixed-use project on South Broad and Washington streets after filing an appeal for a zoning variance with the Department of Licenses and Inspections.February 4, 2016
Education
Philadelphia commission unveils $60M annual pre-K plan
An educational commission formed by former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to develop a citywide plan for universal pre-kindergarten has released a report outlining a $60 million-per-year proposal that will ensure high-quality, affordable and accessible programs for the city's 42,500 preschool-aged children.February 3, 2016
Restaurants
Five great spots for dim sum in Philly
The Cantonese traditional cuisine dim sum has its roots in historical roadside establishments that served Chinese travelers and rural workers tea and dumplings to keep them energized through their journeys and labor. In its modern form, dim sum is an inviting meal format in which dumplings, buns, meats, and vegetables are served from roving steam table trolleys, allowing for a taste of the many variations on ancient Chinese specialties. Next time you're in the mood for Chinese food, let the thirty or so menus you have lay where they lie and try out these four great Philly dim sum restaurants.February 3, 2016
Marriage
At Philly restaurant, Bills LB proposes to girlfriend with terminal cancer
On Monday, less than two months after Brittany Burns was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, she died an engaged woman who led a campaign to create a charity for others facing similar hardships.Just In
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