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

August 11, 2015

Investigation

Pair charged in alleged handcuffing of autistic man at Overbrook home

by Michael Tanenbaum

After responding to an Overbrook home for a disturbance call this past weekend, Philadelphia police arrested and charged two individuals for allegedly handcuffing a non-communicative autistic man on more than one occasion.

August 11, 2015

Investigations

Report: Inmates endured beatings from investigators after N.Y. prison break

by Michael Tanenbaum

More than a month after the end of a lengthy manhunt for two convicts who escaped Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, new revelations indicate that prison inmates may received brutal beatings at the hands of investigators during the course of their search.

August 11, 2015

Papal Visit

Aramark named official food & beverage provider for papal visit

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia-based food services firm Aramark has officially been named the food and beverage provider of next month's World Meeting of Families 2015, the much-anticipated global event that will mark its first-ever appearance in the United States.

August 9, 2015

Real Estate

New Jersey starts HomeSaver program to help families in foreclosure

by Michael Tanenbaum

To help families facing foreclosure due to severe negative equity, mortgage rate increases and financial hardship, the state is launching a new program backed by $17 million in federal aid to provide no-interest loans up to $50,000

August 9, 2015

Missing

Police recover body of missing Brooklyn man in Delaware River

by Michael Tanenbaum

The body of a Brooklyn man who went missing after a tubing incident in the Delaware River on Saturday was recovered by a search team Sunday afternoon, officials said.

August 9, 2015

NASA

'Dark Lady' spotted in photo from NASA's Curiosity rover

by Michael Tanenbaum

NASA recently launched an interactive website that allows you to drive Curiosity around, examine the planet's topography and learn more about the mission of the Mars Exploration Program, which is gathering data to help find a landing site for the Mars 2020 rover mission. Eventually, this research will pave the way to coordinate a manned mission in the 2030s.

August 9, 2015

Celebrities

Is Meek Mill about to be a father? Nicki Minaj hints at pregnancy

by Michael Tanenbaum

Nicki Minaj, Meek's girlfriend and Drake's Young Money Entertainment labelmate, hinted in nearly unmistakable terms Saturday night that she is pregnant and Meek will be the father of her child.

August 9, 2015

Shooting

Teenager fatally shot in the head in Southwest Philadelphia

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police have opened an investigation after a 16-year old boy was fatally shot in the head in the Elmwood neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia on Sunday night.

August 9, 2015

Health News

'Sexting' is widespread among adults, Drexel researchers find

by Michael Tanenbaum

Sexually charged text messages are not just the worrisome pastime of promiscuous teens, according to a team of researchers at Drexel University who surveyed 870 people between the ages of 18 and 82.

August 8, 2015

Crime