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

September 9, 2022

Investigations

Cold case of Celina Mays, missing South Jersey girl, to be featured on 'In Pursuit with John Walsh'

by Michael Tanenbaum

An episode of 'In Pursuit with John Walsh' will feature the investigation int the disappearance of Celina Mays, a 12-year-old girl who went missing from her Willingboro, New Jersey, home in December 1996. Mays was pregnant at the time. The case has gone unsolved for more than 25 years. The show airs Wednesday Sept. 14 at 9 p.m. EST on Investigation Discovery. It also can streamed on the Discovery+ app.

September 8, 2022

Investigations

Cucina Carini owner killed in car crash outside the Mount Laurel restaurant

by Michael Tanenbaum

Glenn Keen, the owner of the Italian restaurant Cucina Carini in Mount Laurel, died Sept. 3, 2022 from injuries suffered in a car crash outside his business at 1373 Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road. Keen was leaving the parking lot of the restaurant when he was struck by another driver, who was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation into the crash remains ongoing. A funeral was held for Keen on Thursday morning at Sacred Heart Church in Riverton.

September 8, 2022

Food & Drink

Three Philly restaurants named to Bon Appétit's 50 best new spots in 2022

by Michael Tanenbaum

Three Philadelphia restaurants, Her Place Supper Club, Korshak Bagels and Irwin's Upstairs, made Bon Appetit's 50 Best New Restaurants of 2022 list. The restaurants, all of which opened in recent years, have quickly become favorites among locals and visitors in Philadelphia.

September 8, 2022

Investigations

Man fired from pharma job after racist, homophobic rant on plane at Philly airport

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Pennsylvania man who had a drunken outburst on an American Airlines flight last week has been fired by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which called the chemical engineer's racist and homophobic rant "reprehensible." Zach Easterly, of York County, also was charged with assaulting a federal employee.

September 8, 2022

Social Media

That 300-pound bench Philly skaters stole from New York City? It's already gone

by Michael Tanenbaum

A 300-pound, curved metal bench that has become a piece of skateboarding history was stolen last month from New York City's Tompkins Square. A group of Philadelphia skateboarders took credit for driving up in a U-Haul and bringing the bench back down I-95. For the past week or so, it had been at Cecil B. Moore Station Plaza near Temple University. Now it's gone again after Temple Police reportedly gave it a person who provided them with evidence of ownership of the bench.

September 8, 2022

History

Queen Elizabeth II presented the U.S. with a replica Liberty Bell while visiting Philly in 1976

by Michael Tanenbaum

Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at age 96, presented a Bicentennial Bell to the United States during an appearance at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia in 1976. The bell, which was cast at the same London foundry where the Liberty Bell was cast, has been in storage since 2013, but there are plans to put it back into public view as part of a renovated garden at Third and Walnut streets.

September 7, 2022

Food & Drink

'Philly Jawns' croquettes added among food options for Eagles games at Lincoln Financial Field

by Michael Tanenbaum

Eagles home games at Lincoln Financial Field will feature new food from Aramark Sports + Entertainment. Philly Jawns are brisket and cheese croquettes served with Rita’s Wild Black Cherry Ice BBQ sauce, available in Section 138. The second new option is Philly Cheesesteak Co. on the roll, a family-owned food truck stationed in Section 120. The Eagles' home schedule kicks off Sept. 19 with a primetime "Monday Night Football" matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.

September 7, 2022

Movies

Trailer for Netflix's 'The Good Nurse' shows Nnamdi Asomugha as a homicide detective

by Michael Tanenbaum

"The Good Nurse," an upcoming true crime drama about serial killer Charles Cullen, will premiere on Netflix on Oct. 26. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne and former Philadelphia Eagles star Nnamdi Asomugha, who plays a homicide detective attempting to bring down Cullen for intentionally killing dozens of hospital patients while working as a nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

September 6, 2022

Food & Drink

Martorano's Prime, an Italian-American steakhouse, to open at Rivers Casino

by Michael Tanenbaum

Celebrity Chef Steve Martorano is opening a new restaurant at Rivers Casino Philadelphia in Fishtown. Martorano's Prime is an Italian-American steakhouse that builds off the success of the restaurant's first location, which opened last year at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. Martorano is a South Philadelphia native who emerged in the culinary world with Fort Lauderdale's Cafe Martorano, which now has a location in Las Vegas. He also has a Martorano's restaurant at Harrah's Atlantic City.

September 6, 2022

Social Media

Philly skaters stole a legendary 300-pound bench from New York City

by Michael Tanenbaum

A group of skateboarders from Philadelphia stole a green bench from New York City's Tompkins Square last month, bringing a piece of skating lore to the City of Brotherly Love. The 300-pound, curved bench, one of just two that originated in Santa Ana, California in the late 1990s, is now at Cecil B. Moore Station Plaza near Temple University after it was driven to Philly in a U-Haul. The bench was made famous by pro skaters Anthony Van Engelen and Jason Dill, who used it in a pair of 2003 skate videos and more recently in a video from the company they own.