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.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

September 15, 2025

Business

Philly Pretzel Factory plans to add water ice and soft-serve ice cream to menu

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philly Pretzel Factory plans to add soft-serve ice cream and water ice to the menu at some locations. The Bensalem-based company hopes to expand its dessert offerings to most stores by the end of 2026.

September 14, 2025

'Task' Episode 2 recap: As stakes climb, HBO's Delco crime drama digs deeper into backstories

by Michael Tanenbaum

Episode 2 of 'Task,' Brad Ingelsby's new HBO crime drama set in Delaware County, dives deeper into the lives for FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) and struggling small-time criminal Robbie Prendergast (Tom Pelphrey).

September 12, 2025

Business

Norcross family makes $25 million bid to buy Ocean City's Wonderland Pier boardwalk site

by Michael Tanenbaum

The owner of the former Gillian's Wonderland Pier site on the Ocean City Boardwalk has received a $25 million offer for the property by South Jersey attorney Phillip Norcross and other members of his family.

September 12, 2025

Courts

Perkiomen man sentenced to life in prison for killing girlfriend with hammer

by Michael Tanenbaum

William Roy Carey Jr., 47, of Perkiomen Township, was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for fatally attacking his girlfriend, 34-year-old Jessica Zipkin, with a hammer at his apartment last November.

September 11, 2025

Investigations

Suspect in custody after alleged road rage shooting near Stockton University

by Michael Tanenbaum

Stockton University in Galloway Township issued a shelter-in-place order on Thursday afternoon following a suspected road rage shooting that occurred near campus. The order was lifted after Galloway police took a suspect into custody.

September 10, 2025

Investigations

Cape May police seek suspects who vandalized Humpty Dumpty statue at mini golf course

by Michael Tanenbaum

Cape May police are searching for two men who were caught on video stealing a statue of the nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty from Ocean Putt Golf early Sunday morning.

September 10, 2025

Politics

Kathleen Kane, convicted former Pa. attorney general, says new podcast will teach about 'resilience'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane will release a new podcast on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Kane, the first Democrat and woman to serve as the state's top prosecutor, was convicted of perjury and other offenses in 2016.

September 10, 2025

Transportation

Improved MLK Drive Bridge to reopen this month after more than two years of repair work

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Bridge near the Philadelphia Museum of Art will reopen this month after a $20.1 million repair project kept it closed for over two years.

September 9, 2025

Food & Drink

Mawn, Meetinghouse make New York Times' list of best restaurants in the U.S.

by Michael Tanenbaum

Cambodian noodle house Mawn and Kensington tavern Meetinghouse are included in the New York Times' 2025 list of the best restaurants in the United States. Both restaurants have earned national praise since they opened in 2023.

September 9, 2025

Development

SPS Technologies plans new aerospace parts facility in Abington months after fire destroyed plant

by Michael Tanenbaum

SPS Technologies' manufacturing facility in Abington Township was destroyed by an explosion and four-alarm fire in February. The company now plans to unveil a proposal to construct a new aerospace parts factory at the same site.