Michael Tanenbaum

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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.


tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

January 11, 2021

Eagles

Eagles Twitter reacts to firing of head coach Doug Pederson

Doug Pederson is officially out as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, ending a five-year run that peaked with a victory in Super Bowl LII and ended with a disastrous 4-11-1 record in 2020. His tenure was capped by the humiliation of an overt tank-job in his final game.

January 8, 2021

Investigations

Ex-patient charged in killing of Bucks County chiropractor

Joseph O'Boyle, 22, was charged with homicide and related offenses in the Nov. 2, 2020 death of 64-year-old James Sowa, a Bensalem chiropractor who had previously treated the defendant at his home office.

January 8, 2021

Politics

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman mulling U.S. Senate run in 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022, targeting the seat that will be vacated after GOP Sen. Pat Toomey announced that he will not seek a third term in office.

January 8, 2021

Police

U.S. Capitol Police identify New Jersey native as officer who died in D.C. riot

U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick died Wednesday after physically engaging with rioters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Sicknick, from East Brunswick, New Jersey, was a veteran who joined the USCP in 2008. Authorities are investigation Sicknick's death as a homicide.

January 8, 2021

Business

Wawa opening first Pa. drive-thru location in Bucks County on Friday

Wawa's first standalone drive-thru location in Pennsylvania opened Friday in Falls Township, Bucks County, at 549 West Trenton Avenue. The company opened a New Jersey drive-thru store last month in Westhampton Township, Burlington County.

January 7, 2021

Government

New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim joined late night cleanup efforts at U.S. Capitol

Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, who represents New Jersey's Third District, remained at the U.S. Capitol after Wednesday's insurrection to help clean-up crews. Kim called the building "our home" and said he believes the Capitol is the country's most beautiful building.

January 7, 2021

Fishing

Maryland angler beats Pennsylvania man's record for largest flathead catfish

Maryland fisherman Joshua Dixon, 34, caught a 57-pound, 50-inch long flathead catfish on Dec. 27 near the Lapidium Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna River. The catch topped two fish caught in Pennsylvania over the last two years as Dixon became the first state record holder for the invasive catfish.

January 7, 2021

Investigations

Cape May man identified among rioters arrested by U.S. Capitol Police

Cape May, New Jersey resident Leonard Guthrie was among a group of rioters arrested by U.S. Capitol police during Wednesday's chaotic insurrection in Washington, D.C. Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building as lawmakers were holding a vote to confirm Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.

January 7, 2021

Lottery

$1 million Powerball ticket, $3 million scratch-off sold in Montgomery, Chester counties

A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at a gas station in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, on Jan. 6, 2021. And in Chester County, a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold this week at a gas station in Thorndale. The current Powerball jackpot has climbed to $470 million ahead of the next drawing on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

January 6, 2021

Food & Drink

Four upcoming Philly restaurants among Food & Wine's 15 most anticipated 2021 openings

Honeysuckle, Middle Child Clubhouse, The Landing Kitchen and The Lark are four new restaurants slated to open in the Philadelphia area in 2021. Food & Wine named them among the most "highly anticipated" restaurants that will open across the United States this year.

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