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.
November 1, 2015
Internet
Facebook employees test 2G Tuesdays to close 'empathy gap'
Forward-thinking employees at Facebook are opting into a new program, "2G Tuesdays," that will require them to experience the slow Internet that the majority of people in some developing countries deal with on a daily basis.October 31, 2015
Investigation
Woman critically wounded in shooting outside North Philadelphia club
Philadelphia police are seeking a suspect in a shooting outside a North Philadelphia after hours club that left a woman critically injured early Saturday morning.October 31, 2015
Videos
'Uncover Philly': Philadelphia from the Camden waterfront
In the latest installment of videographer Cory J. Popp's 'Uncover Philly' series, we get a sequence of glistening views of the Camden waterfront with Philadelphia serving as a majestic backdrop. Popp explained the explained the experience in a post accompanying the video:October 31, 2015
Health News
Study: Fitful sleep is worse for health than staying awake
A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that fitful, uninterrupted sleep patterns – well known by parents of newborns – may be more detrimental to maintaining a positive mood than getting a shortened amount of uninterrupted sleep.October 31, 2015
Videos
WATCH: Obama dubbed to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'
To celebrate Halloween, YouTube channel BaracksDubs brings us the president's spin on Michael Jackson's 1983 megahit "Thriller," meticulously stitched together from speeches and press conferences.October 31, 2015
Accidents
Motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV in West Oak Lane
A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning after colliding with an SUV in West Oak Lane, according to police.October 31, 2015
Investigations
Forty years later, Deptford teen's murder remains unsolved
On October 30, 1975, 17-year-old Patrick O'Neill was walking home from a half-day spent at his cooperative education construction job in Deptford, New Jersey.October 31, 2015
Accidents
Circus performer plummets 30 feet at West Philadelphia show
A trapeze artist performing during a traveling circus show in West Philadelphia Saturday afternoon fell 30 feet into a crowd of onlookers, police said.October 30, 2015
Courts
Cherry Hill woman, parents convicted in $3.8 million mortgage fraud scheme
A Cherry Hill woman and her parents were convicted Thursday in federal court for a $3.8 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved preying on desperate New Jersey homeowners facing foreclosure, prosecutors announced Friday.October 30, 2015
Police
Philadelphia police officer pursuing suspect struck by patrol car
A Philadelphia police officer was struck by a patrol car Friday afternoon as authorities were pursuing a suspect West Philadelphia.Just In
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- Eagles fan who says new parking rules are 'breaking up the tailgates' forms group to protect game day traditions
- 55 students in a single classroom: What a surge in freshman enrollment means for Philly's Girls High
- Pa. lawmakers are considering limits on Flock cameras. But how many are already in Philly?
- Dumpling Fest Philadelphia returns Oct. 28 with a self-guided restaurant crawl
- Bordentown Cranberry Festival will bring 100-plus artists and makers downtown Oct. 3-4
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