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.
April 10, 2025
Transportation
SEPTA plans to hike fares and drastically cut service to avoid budget crisis
Faced with an impending fiscal crisis, SEPTA proposed a budget Thursday that would raise fares by 21.5% in September and cut service by 20% in late August if additional funding is not provided by the state. Regional Rail lines and bus, subway and trolley routes could be eliminated or shortened.April 9, 2025
Transportation
Programs offering free SEPTA rides to city workers, low-income residents on track for extensions
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said she will not get rid of the program that gives free SEPTA rides to city employees and is working on deal that will continue another program subsidizing fares for thousands of low-income residents. Parker previously had said she would not seek funding to maintain the two programs created under former Mayor Jim Kenney.April 9, 2025
Courts
Man's bid to cash in $59,500 worth of chips from 1980s-era Playboy casino rejected in N.J. court
A New Jersey court panel ruled that a man can't redeem $59,500 in gaming chips from the former Playboy Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, which shut down in 1984. The man purchased the chips — most of which were supposed to have been destroyed decades ago — in an online auction.April 8, 2025
Investigations
Camden County woman allegedly sought hitman on Tinder to kill Philly police officer, his daughter
Jaclyn Diiorio, 26, of Runnemede, is charged with offering $12,000 for the killings of her ex-boyfriend — a Philadelphia police officer — and his 19-year-old daughter last week, Camden County prosecutors said. Diiorio allegedly orchestrated the murder-for-hire plot after meeting a confidential informant on Tinder.April 8, 2025
Arts & Culture
Mütter Museum parts ways with director who questioned ethics of displaying human remains
The Mütter Museum parted ways Monday with Executive Director Kate Quinn, who spearheaded a contentious ethical review of its policies for displaying human remains. Quinn joined the museum in 2022 and faced backlash over her initiative to change its practices and traditions.April 7, 2025
Real Estate
Baseball legend Reggie Jackson's childhood home in Montgomery County to be demolished next week
The abandoned Wyncote, Pennsylvania home where baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson grew up will be demolished starting Monday, April 14. The two-story property at 149 Greenwood Ave. once doubled as a tailor shop run by Jackson's father. It will be replaced by a parking lot for a co-working space and gym.April 7, 2025
Business
401(k) creator gives investment advice as Trump's tariff turmoil sends stock markets spiraling
The tumbling stock market has left many Americans anxious about their 401(k) plans and what moves to make to protect their investment portfolios. Ted Benna, the founder of the 401(k) plan, says older Americans near retirement or already out of the workforce should think seriously about moving their assets to less risky investments.April 4, 2025
Investigations
Three men fatally struck by Amtrak train in Bucks County identified
Three men who were fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Bristol Borough on Thursday night were identified as Christopher Cramp, 56, and his sons David, 31, and Thomas, 24. The Bucks County Coroner's Office ruled Thomas' death a suicide and deemed the other two accidental.April 4, 2025
Arts & Culture
Author Kurt Vonnegut's rarely seen drawings are on display at Drexel
Drawings made by novelist Kurt Vonnegut are displayed at Drexel University's Paul Peck Alumni Center through July 19. The 'Slaughterhouse-Five' and 'Breakfast of Champions' author refined his skills as a visual artist over a period of decades coinciding with his literary career. His artwork has only rarely been collected and displayed for public appreciation.April 4, 2025
Music
Bruce Springsteen's 'Streets of Philadelphia' sessions from upcoming lost albums has 'hip-hop edge'
Bruce Springsteen will put out seven unreleased albums in June as part of his 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' project that digs into his archives from 1983 to 2018. The collection will include an album of material recorded in the same style as 1993's Oscar-winning soundtrack single 'Streets of Philadelphia,' a departure that guitarist Shane Fontayne said had a 'hip-hop edge.'Just In
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