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

January 27, 2016

Universities

La Salle cuts ribbon on brand new building for business school

by Michael Tanenbaum

After more than two years of anticipation, students and faculty at La Salle University's School of Business finally inaugurated their new home Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the state-of-the-art, $35 million facility in North Philadelphia.

January 27, 2016

Investigation

Evesham police investigate suspicious luring attempts in South Jersey

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police in Evesham Township, N.J. are investigating after receiving reports that a suspect possibly attempted to lure juveniles into his car at two separate locations earlier this month.

January 24, 2016

Shoveling

Pregnant teen dies after shoveling snow in Pottstown

by Michael Tanenbaum

A pregnant teenager in Pottstown died Saturday morning after shoveling snow in the during the powerful blizzard that swept through the region this weekend, according to the teen's family.

January 24, 2016

Awards

Penn Vet professor to receive Louis Braille Award

by Michael Tanenbaum

A professor of medical genetics and ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary medicine will

January 24, 2016

Apple Inc.

Leaked image could be Apple's rumored 'iPhone 5SE'

by Michael Tanenbaum

In a move that could give picky tech consumers an option to upgrade their iPhone without transitioning to a bigger screen, Apple may soon launch a 4-inch "iPhone 5SE" that effectively imports the specs of the iPhone 6 into the smaller design and form factor of the iPhone 5S.

January 24, 2016

Accidents

Pennsylvania man dies after car gets buried by plow

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Muhlenberg Township man was killed Saturday night in Berks County after his running car became trapped by snow from a plow clearing the roadway, officials announced Sunday.

January 24, 2016

Space

Astronaut Scott Kelly captures 'thundersnow' as Jonas hits Eastern U.S.

by Michael Tanenbaum

Here on Earth, the northeastern United States was pounded this weekend by winter storm Jonas, which deposited nearly two feet of snow in Philadelphia and produced severe flooding along the New Jersey coastline.

January 24, 2016

Weather

Drone footage shows success of shore town's dunes against blizzard

by Michael Tanenbaum

In the aftermath of the record-breaking blizzard that dropped more than a foot of snow and caused severe flooding along New Jersey's coastal areas, one of the state's key bulwarks against infrastructure damage appears to have met the challenge of the storm in drone footage released by Belmar's Department of Public Works.

January 23, 2016

Weather

Barnegat man defies mandatory evacuation: 'I'm not leaving'

by Michael Tanenbaum

As a forceful winter storm continues to batter the Delaware Valley, officials in Barnegat Township declared a local emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation notice for residents between the Barnegat Municipal Bathing Beach and the East Bay Avenue Bridge.

January 23, 2016

Weather

Va. emergency dispatcher helps husband deliver baby in storm

by Michael Tanenbaum

Out of all the world's possible scenarios to go into labor, the middle of a severe, blustery snowstorm is probably up there among the most dreaded for pregnant women everywhere.