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.
March 24, 2021
Investigations
Philly woman identified as homicide victim in Delaware cold case
Marie Petry Heiser, 50, was found dead in New Castle County, Delaware in June 1977. Her remains remained unidentified until recently, when investigators teamed up with forensics experts to link a DNA profile to living relatives. Heiser was a former resident of Northeast Philadelphia in the 1950s and 1960s prior to her death, according to authorities.March 24, 2021
Business
Philly bakery Barry's Buns to open location in Wildwood Crest
Barry's Buns will open a new location in Wildwood Crest on May 7, 2021. The Philadelphia bakery opened its first shop in Chestnut Hill in 2016 and now plans to expand to the Jersey Shore with a larger storefront at 6107 New Jersey Ave.March 24, 2021
Music
Kurt Vile's Matador labelmates write joke song about Philly rocker ghosting them
In their latest album, Car Seat Headrest side project 1 Trait Danger has a song about how they were unable to get Matador labelmate and Philadelphia-based folk rocker Kurt Vile to collaborate with them.March 24, 2021
Politics
Senate confirms Dr. Rachel Levine for U.S. health department post in Biden administration
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as the Biden administration's next assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.March 23, 2021
Sixers
Sixers make Hennessy the official spirit of the team
The Philadelphia 76ers have teamed up with Hennessy to make them the official spirit of the organization. The partnership will include new signage at the Wells Fargo Center and will support the Sixers' initiative to assist small businesses from the Philadelphia region.March 23, 2021
Investigations
Bucks County woman drugged, raped before death at Miami Beach hotel, police say
Christine Englehardt, 24, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was found dead at the Albion Hotel in Miami Beach on March 18, 2021. Prosecutors say Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24 — both of Greensboro, North Carolina — drugged and raped Englehardt before leaving her at the hotel. Englehardt had traveled to Miami alone for a vacation.March 23, 2021
Illness
FEMA clinic to offer single-dose vaccines as Philly seeks more federal help
Philadelphia's FEMA COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Convention Center will run for two extra weeks using a federal supply of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Over the next three weeks, the FEMA clinic will complete second dose appointments for those who received their first shot there. Philadelphia hopes to continue working with FEMA for additional vaccine resources and clinics.March 23, 2021
Illness
Cancer drugs show promise in blocking hormones that fuel COVID-19 progression
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that hormone drugs used to inhibit androgen receptors may have a powerful effect in cutting down the viral load of COVID-19. These drugs may be a tool for early intervention to prevent serious illness and mortality from SARS-CoV-2.March 23, 2021
Investigations
Camelback Resort investigating lift chair fall that injured three people
Camelback Resort, located in the Pocono mountains in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, is investigating the cause of a ski lift detachment that injured three people on March 21, 2021. The lift chair plummeted 15 feet after it broke loose from the line.March 23, 2021
Government
Philly will not ease COVID-19 capacity limits on restaurants, bars, other venues until at least April 30
Because Philadelphia is seeing a steady increase in new cases of COVID-19 – and, recently, an uptick in hospitalizations – city officials said Tuesday they will not be further relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and large outdoor events when the rest of Pennsylvania does so in less than two weeks.Just In
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- Parks & Rec resource center offers Philly residents free access to gardening tools, compost and mulch
- Struggling Phillies release RHP Taijuan Walker
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