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.
September 23, 2015
Papal Visit
City announces papal visit text alert system
The City of Philadelphia has announced a text alert system that will provide real-time information to mobile subscribers for the duration of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis' visit.September 19, 2015
Development
Columbus Square redesign hits $2.8M funding goal
While most Philadelphians have been awaiting the redesign of Love Park, plans to renovate Columbus Square Park at 12th and Wharton have also been afoot for two years as community organizers worked to raise the estimated $2.8 million the project would cost.September 19, 2015
Courts
Court: Borgata Casino can regulate the weight of servers
A New Jersey appeals court ruled earlier this week that the Borgata Casino's policy of holding servers to personal appearance standards is lawful, but recommended that a lower court decide whether managers' enforcement of the policy subjected some women to a hostile work environment.September 19, 2015
Health News
CHOP wins $3.6 million NIH grant for study on patient care decisions
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to bolster research into the genetic causes of pediatric conditions and evaluate how families use medical feedback to make decisions about patient care.September 19, 2015
Investigation
Police: Herr's employee stabbed by coworker in company truck
Philadelphia police have arrested and charged a suspect after he allegedly stabbed a Herr's employee in a truck in southwest Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.September 19, 2015
Barricade
Barricade situation in domestic dispute ends, suspect and victim at large
Philadelphia police and a SWAT team have responded to the scene of a domestic dispute Saturday afternoon in which an armed man locked his ex-boyfriend in a closet following a breakup.September 19, 2015
Obituaries
'Hollywood Wives' novelist Jackie Collins dies of breast cancer at 77
Best-selling English novelist Jackie Collins died at age 77 Saturday after battling breast cancer for more than six years.September 19, 2015
Film Screening
South Philly Barbacoa hosting film and forum on undocumented workers
The owners of South Philly Barbacoa want to open up a serious conversation about the reality of life for undocumented immigrant workers in America's restaurants, who comprise as much as 10 percent of the 12.7 million people who work in the industry, according to BLS statistics.September 19, 2015
Investigation
Philadelphia man fatally shot while getting out of his car
Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon as a man was stepping out of his car.September 18, 2015
Charges
Main Line woman charged in $24,000 fortune telling scam
A Main Line woman has been charged with theft by deception and fortune telling after police investigated a report from an alleged client that she progressively raised her fees per session, charging $24,000 between February and December 2014.Just In
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