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.
October 13, 2020
Investigations
Mother in custody after 5-year-old boy found dead in West Philly bathtub
Philadelphia police took a 40-year-old woman into custody on Monday after her five-year-old son was found dead in a bathtub at their West Philadelphia home. The boy was found by his father and had suffered a stab wound in the neck. The mother was found cutting her wrist in a bedroom. The incident remains under investigation.October 13, 2020
Illness
Amid rising COVID-19 case counts, Philly modifies indoor, outdoor gathering restrictions
Philadelphia introduced new restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings as COVID-19 case counts are on the rise. While outdoor gatherings will have greater maximum occupancy limits, some indoor venues will see limits decline based on their size. The changes will allow for Eagles fans to begin attending games at Lincoln Financial Field.October 13, 2020
Illness
Wasp venom may help solve the problem of drug-resistant infections
Researchers at Penn Medicine have used the venom of the Korean yellow-jacket wasp to develop a promising candidate for a future antibiotic. The research highlights the need for new antibiotics as bacterial strains increasingly become drug resistant, leading to fatal infections in people.October 13, 2020
Education
West Philly high school principal named best in the United States
Principal Richard M. Gordon IV of Philadelphia's Paul Robeson High School For Human Services was named the best high school principal in the United States by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Gordon is one of only three Pennsylvania principals to receive the prestigious honor.October 12, 2020
Neighborhoods
East Passyunk commits to 'overdue' change of Native American logo
The East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District will change its current logo of a Native American Indian in a headdress, the group said. The logo, which inaccurately depicts the indigenous Lenape tribes who inhabited the region, will be removed from signage and marketing materials in the South Philly neighborhood.October 12, 2020
Vandalism
Vandal ruins Pennsylvania Capitol's pink fountain display for breast cancer awareness
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition revealed Monday that the annual pink fountain display at the Pennsylvania East Capitol Building in Harrisburg was vandalized last week. As a result of the incident, the fountain required draining and will no longer be pink for the rest of October.October 12, 2020
NFL
Young Eagles superfan sends heartfelt video message to Cowboys' Dak Prescott
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending ankle injury against the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. Giovanni Hamilton, a young Eagles fan who suffers from a painful genetic disorder, offered his support to Prescott from Philadelphia.October 12, 2020
Investigations
Pennsylvania's second lady films woman's racist attack at Aldi parking lot
Pennsylvania Second Lady Gisele Fetterman shared a video of a woman who verbally assaulted her at an Aldi grocery store near Braddock, just outside Pittsburgh, on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2020. The woman called Fetterman, a Brazilian native, the n-word as she tried to leave the parking lot in her car.October 9, 2020
Investigations
Pennsylvania couple arrested in death of Delaware girl found in Smyrna field
Delaware authorities have identified Emma Cole as the victim whose body was found at a Smyrna field in Sept. 2019. Brandon and Kristie Haas were taken into custody in Pennsylvania and identified as persons of interest in the ongoing investigation.October 9, 2020
Behavioral Health
Philly embeds behavioral health specialist in 911 call center
A new co-responder program launched in Philadelphia will embed behavioral health specialists in the city's 911 radio control and dispatch offices in order to better direct appropriate personnel to behavioral health crises.Just In
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