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.
June 11, 2021
Investigations
Homeowner found dead after explosions, fires in Eagleville police standoff
Thomas Razzi, 65, was found dead in his home after a series of explosions and fired followed a police standoff in Eagleville on Thursday, June 10, 2021, Montgomery County prosecutors said. Two other homes were destroyed and another three were damaged. Razzi, 65, had brandished a gun earlier when township code enforcement officer arrived to perform a follow-up inspection for known hoarding conditions.June 11, 2021
Investigations
Allentown woman tried to hire undercover cop to kill husband, D.A. says
Claudia F. Carrion, 44, of Allentown, was charged with solicitation to commit criminal homicide after she allegedly offered to pay an undercover detective $4,000 to kill her husband, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.June 11, 2021
Politics
President Biden gave U.K.'s Boris Johnson a bike made at North Philly shop
President Joe Biden gave U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson a custom-made touring bike built at North Philadelphia's Bilenky Cycle Works. The gift was given in recognition of Johnson's penchant for cycling as the two leaders met ahead of this weekend's G7 Summit. Biden received a framed photograph of a British mural of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.June 11, 2021
Investigations
Bucks County drug manufacturer, execs charged with conspiracy to defraud FDA
KVK-TECH, a generic drug maker in Newtown, Bucks County, is facing federal penalties over alleged violations of U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations. Two executives at the company, Murty Vepuri, 69, and Ashvin Panchal, 50, allegedly chose to sell a prescription anxiety medication with an unapproved ingredient acquired from a laboratory in Mexico.June 10, 2021
Development
Lighting expected to be added to Manayunk Bridge later this year
A project to install lighting along the Manayunk Bride Trail is on track to move forward and be completed by the end of 2021, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia says. The popular trail opened in 2015, creating a connection between Manayunk to Lower Merion for pedestrians and cyclists. Once lighting is installed, users will have 24/7 access to the 0.6-mile trail.June 10, 2021
Investigations
Woman fatally struck by police car in Camden County
A woman was fatally struck by a Camden County police vehicle around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night in the area of Mount Ephraim and Woodlynne avenues. An investigation into the incident will be handled by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.June 10, 2021
Investigations
Man fatally struck by lightning at South Jersey country club
A man was fatally injured when he was struck by lightning Wednesday during a storm in South Jersey at the Burlington Country Club in Westhampton Township. The victim was identified Thursday as 70-year-old Michael Ward, who is the first victim of a fatal lightning strike in the United States in 2021.June 9, 2021
Food & Drink
Gingerbread Man restaurant to close in Mechanicsburg after 42-year run
The Gingerbread Man bar and restaurant in Mechanicsburg will close at the end of July after a 42-year run. The only remaining location will be in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.June 9, 2021
Investigations
Were Ted Bundy's first murders at the Jersey Shore? Decades later, unsolved case still has ominous links
On Memorial Day Weekend in 1969, Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, were murdered after leaving Ocean City, New Jersey, and left along the Garden State Parkway. An investigation spanning 52 years raises questions about whether serial killer Ted Bundy may have killed the two girls. There are also links to another serial killer, Gerald Stano, and a drifter from Georgia named Ronnie Walden.June 8, 2021
Investigations
U.S. Marine from South Jersey dies during basic training exercise at Parris Island
U.S. Marine Recruit Dalton Beals died June 4 direct a basic training exercise at Parris Island in South Carolina. Beals, 19, was a graduate of Pennsville Memorial High School in Salem County, N.J. The circumstances of Beal's death remain under investigation, military officials said.Just In
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