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.
January 24, 2020
Food & Drink
Original Hot Dog Factory to open in Center City next month
Atlanta-based chain The Original Hot Dog Factory will open in Philadelphia on Feb. 17, 2020. The restaurant become popular after appearing several times on "Real Housewives of Atlanta."January 24, 2020
Animals
Obese black bear from Pennsylvania sportsmen's club relocated to Colorado sanctuary
Dillon, an Asiatic black bear, was relocated to a sanctuary in Colorado after public pressure to remove him from the Union County Sportsmen's Club in Western Pennsylvania, where he received inadequate veterinary care and became morbidly obese.January 23, 2020
Comcast
Comcast experienced a nationwide internet outage on Thursday
Philadelphia-based cable and internet giant Comcast has resolved a nationwide internet outage that disrupted service on Jan. 23, 2020.January 23, 2020
Hip-hop
Eagles' DeSean Jackson decks out Rolls-Royce in tribute to late rapper Nipsey Hussle
DeSean Jackson's Rolls-Royce Cullinan has been outfitted to pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle, the late rapper and longtime friend of Jackson's who was fatally shot in Los Angeles in March 2019.January 23, 2020
Adult Health
Cooper becomes world's first hospital to use new virtual reality system for stroke patients
The Cooper Neurological Institute is the first rehabilitation center in the world to use the Penumbra Real Immersive System in the treatment of stroke patients.January 23, 2020
Investigations
Delco insurance adjuster allegedly stole $722,000 from Northeast Philly manufacturer
Michael Shelly, owner of Zenith Public Adjusters, allegedly stole settlement checks intended for Philly Rubber, Inc., a manufacturer of gaskets and other rubber and foam products in Bridesburg, Philadelphia.January 22, 2020
Eagles
Donovan McNabb on 2004-05 Eagles: Terrell Owens 'broke us up'
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb believes Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens broke the team up following the season they went to the Super Bowl.January 22, 2020
Children's Health
Sixers' Matisse Thybulle supports Abington teen in dire need of bone marrow transplant
Philadelphia 76ers rookie Matisse Thybulle is supporting 17-year-old Juwan Adams, an Abington Senior High School student who needs a bone marrow transplant in his fight against Hodgkin lymphoma.January 21, 2020
NHL
Former Flyers defenseman Brandon Manning suspended for using racial slur in AHL game
Former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Brandon Manning will serve a five-game suspension for using a racial slur against an opponent during an AHL game on Monday night, the minor league hockey office announced.January 21, 2020
Investigations
In 15-year-old cold case, Bucks County man charged with murdering his friend
Damon Smoot, 36, is expected to plead guilty to third-degree murder in the October 2004 death of 26-year-old Adam Brundage, who was killed in Quakertown, Bucks County.Just In
- Instant observations: With Joel Embiid and Paul George sidelined, another late-game collapse sinks Sixers in Toronto
- N.J. becomes latest state to ban cellphones in classrooms as Murphy signs bill into law
- N.J. lawmakers fast-track bills limiting cooperation with ICE after Minneapolis shooting
- Open thread replay: 49ers 23, Eagles 19
- Data centers are straining N.J.'s power grid. A bill would make them pay for it.
- At Philly's new 'Disaster University,' first responders get immersive training for mass-casualty events
Must Read
