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 14, 2016
Investigation
South Philadelphia woman assaulted by armed robbers posing as utility workers
Philadelphia police are investigating after a South Philadelphia woman was assaulted Sunday morning by two armed robbers who invaded her home posed as a pair of utility workers.February 14, 2016
Pop-Up Garden
Parks and Rec plans beer garden series at select Philly parks
As we all bundle up or barricade ourselves inside for what could be the most bitterly cold day of the year (Happy Valentine's Day!), it won't hurt us to take a peek forward at the warmer months ahead in 2016. There's good reason to do so: Philadelphia's Department of Parks and Recreation has announced plans to partner with the Fairmount Park Conservancy on a series of temporary beer gardens at select parks throughout the city.February 14, 2016
Research
Villanova chemists developing disinfectants to keep pace with super bugs
A team of chemistry students at Villanova University is developing a new generation of disinfectants that can keep pace with the adaptation of super bug bacteria that have increasingly become resistant to current drugs.February 14, 2016
Holidays
A look at Valentine's Day by the numbers
As couples young and old cuddle up for another special Valentine's Day, or as the singles out there carry on with their heads held high, it's worth taking a moment to remove the rose-tinted glasses and examine some of the stats behind the holiday dedicated to celebrating love.February 14, 2016
Investigation
Police: Woman's throat slashed in bar fight at Fiddler's Green Tavern
Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman had her throat slashed during a bar fight early Sunday morning at Fiddler's Green Tavern in the Mayfair section of the city.February 14, 2016
Restaurants
Malaysian BYOB Saté Kampar opens on East Passyunk Ave.
Philadelphia's restaurant scene is on a roll with skewers. Last month, Double Knot opened in a Midtown Village as a coffee bar by day and an underground Japanese-style izakaya by night. In February, we get Saté Kampar, a Malaysian BYOB whose speciality is char-grilling marinated meat on bamboo skewers and serving up coconuts with a straw.February 14, 2016
Entertainment
Shopping Bob Saget is so ready for 'Fuller House'
The great Bob Saget, a graduate of Abington Senior High School, is pumped for the fast-approaching debut of Netflix's spinoff sitcom 'Fuller House,' which will take us back to San Francisco to see how the Tanner family has braved the devastating loss of the nineties (plus D.J.'s fictional husband, who has left her a widow and mother of three).February 13, 2016
Celebrities
President Obama dines with political hopeful Will Smith in Los Angeles
In the lead-up to the release of Will Smith's controversial football biopic 'Concussion,' the Philadelphia native opened up about his interest in a pursuing a political career. On Thursday, Smith had a chance to sit down for a private dinner in Los Angeles with the man who holds the world's highest political office, President Barack Obama.February 13, 2016
SEPTA
Drexel criminologist to evaluate impact of SEPTA's body camera initiative
At the beginning of 2016, SEPTA became the first transit police system in the United States to roll out a plan that will equip all of its officers with body cameras by the end of the year. The initiative, touted by SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestle as a way to ensure credibility and compliance, came after a widely publicized incident last June when surveillance video showed a transit officer shove a man suspected of skipping his fare.February 13, 2016
Hospitals
CHOP joins $3.5M investment toward needle-free blood-draw device
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia joined multiple investors this week who collectively contributed $3.5 million to a medical device firm seeking to develop and commercialize a blood-draw mechanism that would eliminate the need for multiple needle-pricks for hospital inpatients.Just In
- Report: Eagles are waiving Hollywood Brown
- Michael Wilbon says he ignored warning signs about his health. The ESPN host's story should be a wake-up call for others
- Academy of Natural Sciences museum closure prompts bill to fund Philly arts and cultural institutions
- City Council says it will investigate, but not eliminate, embattled sheriff's office
- 30th Street Station's South Concourse reopens as Amtrak readies to unveil new food and retail options
- Fantasy football Week 10 start/sit advice
- Glow-in-the-dark Cosmic Baseball is coming to Citizens Bank Park
- Old City will celebrate the holidays with historic home tours on Elfreth's Alley and a car-free Third Street Sip & Stroll
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