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.
February 16, 2023
Investigations
More than $13,000 raised for owner of car flipped by rowdy Eagles fans
A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $13,000 for the owner of a car that was flipped and vandalized on Sunday during a pre-Super Bowl block party in North Philadelphia. In videos shared widely on social media, Eagles fans were seen overturning the car, smashing its windows and jumping on top of it. At least two people involved in the incident have reportedly surrendered to Philadelphia police.February 14, 2023
Investigations
Threatening note found in pocket of Michigan State shooter prompts New Jersey school closures
In the aftermath of Monday night's mass shooting at Michigan State University, police found a note in the pocket of gunman Anthony McRae, 43, that contained threats against schools in Ewing Township, New Jersey, police said. McRae once lived in Ewing, which is just north of Trenton. Public schools in Ewing were shut down on Tuesday as a precaution. The shooting at the campus in East Lansing left three people dead and five other critically injured.February 14, 2023
Odd News
Body found in Pa. creek turns out to be realistic sex doll, police say
Police were called investigate what passersby had thought was body in a creek but turned out to be a discarded sex doll. The investigation happened in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Feb. 12, authorities said. The county coroner and state troopers were called to the scene, before investigators determined that a realistic foot sticking out of the water belonged to a silicone doll.February 14, 2023
Investigations
St. Hubert's expels students responsible for racist blackface video
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls has expelled the students involved in making a racist video and sharing it online last week, school leaders said. The Northeast Philadelphia school resumed in-person learning Monday after shifting to a virtual schedule due to threats received when the video spread widely online. Another student from Franklin Towne Charter High School also was expelled. St. Hubert's is working with the Anti-Defamation League, the Archbishop's Commission on Racial Healing and the Office for Black Catholics to address the fallout from the video.February 13, 2023
Investigations
Eagles fans flipped a car before Super Bowl; police want to identify them
A group of Eagles fans flipped and vandalized a car a few blocks west of Temple University in the hours before Super Bowl LVII on Sunday. The incident was caught on video and shared widely on social media. Philadelphia police are investigating the incident. Temple University officials said students who were involved could face disciplinary action.February 13, 2023
Eagles
Jalen Hurts gave Giovanni Hamilton a poignant quote at his post-game press conference
The Eagles' incredible season came to a painful and heartbreaking end in Arizona on Sunday night as they lost Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs. Teen podcaster Giovanni Hamilton asked the team's quarterback Jalen Hurts about the lessons from this loss.February 13, 2023
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania residents can join lotteries for 814 rare whiskey bottles
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will hold another round of lotteries for rare, limited-released whiskeys. The lotteries are open to Pennsylvania residents and include bottles from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection of bourbons. The deadline to enter is Friday, Feb. 17.February 10, 2023
Entertainment
Angelo Cataldi's retirement plans include hours of watching TV, but it's all research for his podcast
Angelo Cataldi, 94WIP's longtime morning show host, will retire days after the Philadelphia Eagles play in the Super Bowl. Cataldi then turns his attention to 'The TV Show,' a podcast he recently started with WIP co-host Rhea Hughes and Jay Black. Cataldi, 71, has been obsessed with television since he was a child. As he enters retirement and begins to write a memoir, he'll be discussing the shows he watches on the podcast.February 10, 2023
Social Media
Matisse Thybulle spray-paints farewell message to Philly on Fishtown mural
Former Philadelphia 76ers forward Matisse Thybulle spray-painted a thank-you message on the Fishtown mural of him on the side of the Garage bar at Frankford and Girard avenues. Thybulle was traded to the Portland Trailblazers in a three-team deal Thursday that resulted in the Sixers getting Jalen McDaniels from the Charlotte Hornets.February 10, 2023
TV
Apple TV+ could be filming in Bucks County for Ridley Scott-directed crime drama 'Sinking Spring'
The upcoming Apple TV+ crime drama "Sinking Spring," directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Peter Craig, has been linked to film shoots planned in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in February. Crews will shut down Route 113 in Bedminister and Tinicum townships in mid-February. The 8-episode series will be based on the book "Dope Thief" by Philadelphia novelist Dennis Tafoya. The plot centers on a group of friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents, robbing petty drug dealers until they run afoul of a hidden, countryside drug network that operates along the Eastern seaboard.Just In
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