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

April 14, 2026

Development

State awards $2.3 million grant to restore West Fairmount Park's 19th century fountain

by Michael Tanenbaum

A $2.3 million state grant will support the Fairmount Park Conservancy's project to restore the John Welsh Memorial fountain in Parkside, across from the Please Touch Museum. The fountain, built in 1887, has not flowed with water for decades.

April 13, 2026

Transportation

Speed cameras activated on stretch of Route 13 in Northeast Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

A stretch of U.S. Route 13 in Northeast Philadelphia now has automated speed cameras that will enforce the 25 mph speed limit. A 60-day warning period will end June 12, when violations will come with fines ranging from $100 to $150.

April 13, 2026

Courts

N.Y. man must repay $66,000 to Pa. Fine Wine & Good Spirits for using stolen credit cards to buy booze

by Michael Tanenbaum

Eugene Antwi, 26, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to four to 23 months in prison and ordered to pay $66,000 in restitution to Pennsylvania Fine Wine & Good Spirits for buying liquor using stolen debit and credit cards.

April 10, 2026

'Welcome to Wrexham,' following Rob Mac's soccer club, renewed for three more seasons

by Michael Tanenbaum

'Welcome to Wrexham,' the FX soccer docuseries that follows the Welsh club owned by actors Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds, has been renewed for three more seasons that will take the show through 2029.

April 10, 2026

Courts

Philly real estate agent sentenced to prison for $3.1 million fraud scheme

by Michael Tanenbaum

Center City real estate agent Jonathan Barach, 47, was sentenced to more than three years in prison for a $3.1 million fraud scheme that duped investors into financing non-existent projects. Barach spent the money on sports gambling and a variety of luxury items, prosecutors said.

April 9, 2026

Recreation

Aronimink Golf Club prepares for 200,000 spectators to descend on course in May

by Michael Tanenbaum

Aronimink Golf Club is preparing to welcome about 200,000 people will flock to Newtown Square as the storied Aronimink Golf Club hosts the PGA Championship for the first time since 1962.

April 8, 2026

Investigations

Former sports radio host Mike Missanelli charged with assaulting fiancée

by Michael Tanenbaum

Retired sports radio personality Mike Missanelli has been charged with assaulting his fiancée at his home in Lower Merion Township. Missanelli, 70, allegedly slapped his fiancée in the head and drew blood. He's charged with simple assault and harassment.

April 8, 2026

Investigations

State trooper pleads guilty to secretly filming women to create AI-generated pornography

by Michael Tanenbaum

Stephen Kamnik, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal in Montgomery County, pleaded guilty to secretly taking photos and videos of women to create AI-generated pornography, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said.

April 8, 2026

Government

Jersey Shore towns get $99 million in federal funding for beach replenishment

by Michael Tanenbaum

Jersey Shore communities in Cape May County will get $99 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for beachfill and dune projects in Ocean City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City and Strathmere over the coming months.

April 8, 2026

Investigations

One man dead, two missing after CHOP parking garage partially collapses in Grays Ferry

by Michael Tanenbaum

A parking garage under construction in Grays Ferry partially collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, killing one man and prompting a heavy emergency rescue response to the site in Southwest Philly, police said. Two people remain missing and a search-and-rescue operation is ongoing.