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.
August 10, 2021
Government
Sea Isle City boosting police presence to combat 'destructive behavior,' mayor says
Sea Isle City will increase police patrols at beaches in the Jersey Shore town amid a pattern of destructive behavior, Mayor Leonard Desiderio said Tuesday. The Cape May County town also will look to limit large crowds inside businesses as COVID-19 cases rise again in New Jersey.August 10, 2021
Eagles
Eagles podcaster Giovanni Hamilton gets custom DeVonta Smith figurine, throwback sneakers at Linc practice
Philadelphia Eagles podcaster and superfan Giovanni Hamilton was gifted a custom DeVonta Smith figurine and a pair of Eagles high tops while attending the team's open practice at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday night. Hamilton, 13, suffers from Schwartz-Jampel syndrome, a type of dwarfism that has left him with skeletal abnormalities and severe muscle stiffness.August 9, 2021
TV
'Modern Family' star helped New Jersey woman who fainted at Utah park
Julie Bowen, aka Claire Dunphy from the hit comedy "Modern Family," helped care for a New Jersey woman who fainted during a hike to see the Delicate Arch at Arches National Park in Utah. Minnie John, of Oradell, Bergen County, shared her unexpected brush with fame in a Facebook post.August 9, 2021
Investigations
Human Robot Brewing reports theft from safe at West Kensington taproom
Human Robot Brewing said its West Kensington brewery and taproom was robbed overnight Monday. An Instagram post from the Philadelphia brewery showed that safe at the location on North 5th Street had been broken into, but it's unclear how much money was taken. Philadelphia police are investigating.August 9, 2021
Technology
NASA rocket launch may be visible from Philly area on Tuesday
NASA's rocket launch from Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia may be visible from the Philadelphia area on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, shortly after the Antares spacecraft lifts off at 5:56 p.m. The launch is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station that will include 8,200 pounds of crew supplies, hardware and research materials.August 9, 2021
Investigations
Man wrongfully convicted of Barbara Jean Horn's 1988 murder in Northeast Philly does 'Dateline NBC' interview
Dateline NBC will examine the 1988 murder of Barbara Jean Horn in Northeast Philly and the wrongful conviction of Walter Ogrod, who was exonerated last year after spending 28 years behind bars, most of it on death row. The episode, title The Investigation, airs 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13. Lester Holt will interview Ogrod, Barbara Jean's parents, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and others as the special shines light on decades of corruption and misconduct in Philadelphia's criminal justice system.August 6, 2021
Investigations
New Jersey man charged in fatal shooting of transgender woman, LGBTQ advocate
Daniel L. Smith, 36, of Ewing, has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting of Shai Vanderpump, 23, in Trenton on July 30. Vanderpump was a transgender woman and LGBTQ advocate in New Jersey. She is the 32nd trans, nonbinary or gender-nonconforming person known to have died by violence in the U.S. this year,August 6, 2021
Development
Amazon signs lease for Southwest Philly warehouse, leaving SEPTA to mull other options for trolley project
Amazon has signed a lease for a 140,000 acre warehouse and fulfillment center in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia. The property at 6901 Elmwood Avenue had been targeted by SEPTA as a storage and maintenance location for modernized SEPTA trolley cars, but the online retailer outbid the transit authority. SEPTA continues to look for alternative locations for the trolley facility.August 6, 2021
Education
Community College of Philadelphia mandates COVID-19 vaccine for faculty, staff
Faculty, staff and students at the Community College of Philadelphia will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months, the college announced. CCP is the first public education institution in the Philadelphia region to mandate vaccines.August 6, 2021
Development
Penn unveils plans for new student performing arts center
The University of Pennsylvania plans to build a new student performing arts center on the Ivy League school's West Philadelphia campus. The project, still in its preliminary stages, would provide 36,000-square-foot space for a range of undergraduate student groups involved theater, dance, instrumental and vocal music, comedy and spoken word.Just In
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