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

October 18, 2024

Business

Radio host Andre Gardner laid off from 102.9 WMGK after 22 years

by Michael Tanenbaum

Andre Gardner, the longtime host of the afternoon show at 102.9 WMGK, revealed Friday he has been laid off by station owner Beasley Media Group after 22 years at the classic rock station. Gardner said his position was eliminated due to budgetary issues stemming from challenges that face the radio industry at large, including declining advertising revenue and the switch to digital formats.

October 18, 2024

Food & Drink

Inaugural Philly Coffee Festival offers tastings from more than 30 roasters

by Michael Tanenbaum

The inaugural Philly Coffee Festival will be held this weekend at the 23rd Street Armory, bringing together more than 30 roasters from the region for tastings, exhibitions and live music on Saturday and Sunday. Participating roasters include La Colombe, Pilgrim Roasters, Bucks County Coffee Co. and Talk N' Coffee.

October 18, 2024

2024 Election

Elon Musk heads to Oaks to campaign for Donald Trump on Friday night, offering money to Pa. voters

by Michael Tanenbaum

Elon Musk will be at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Montgomery County on Friday night for another town hall event organized by his America PAC in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Musk. was in Delaware County on Thursday night for a Q&A session at Ridley High School in Folsom. His PAC is focused on increasing Republican turnout.

October 17, 2024

Animals

Camden County family seeks help finding missing French bulldog puppies

by Michael Tanenbaum

A family in Somerdale, New Jersey is hoping to reunited with two French bulldog puppies that went missing from their property on Oct. 7. The family believes the puppies escaped their property by going under their fence and then may have been picked up by someone else.

October 17, 2024

Investigations

Paramedic stabbed twice by patient in an ambulance in North Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

A paramedic was stabbed in the chest and hand Tuesday morning by a patient in an ambulance in North Philadelphia, police said. The suspect fled from the ambulance and was taken into custody a short time later, police said. The paramedic was hospitalized in critical condition, but is expected to survive, authorities said.

October 17, 2024

Investigations

Husband charged after missing wife's body was found in closet of Northeast Philly home

by Michael Tanenbaum

A 61-year-old woman was found dead and wrapped in plastic inside a closet at a Northeast Philadelphia where she had been reported missing days earlier by a friend, police said. Lola Karabaeva was found during a search of the property on the 9000 block of Diplomat Place on Wednesday morning. Her husband, 65-year-old Vladimir Lushevskiy, has been charged with abuse of a corpse and could face additional charges, police said.

October 16, 2024

Investigations

Cumberland County detective fatally shot during break-in at her Bridgeton home, police say

by Michael Tanenbaum

A detective with the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office was fatally shot Tuesday night at her home in Bridgeton after several people broke in, authorities said. Sgt. Monica Mosley, 51, had been with the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office since 2006. No arrests have been made.

October 16, 2024

Lawsuits

Exonerated Philly man, who CNN's Jake Tapper advocated for, sues the city and police officers

by Michael Tanenbaum

C.J. Rice was wrongfully convicted in a 2011 shooting and spent more than a decade in prison before he was exonerated and released from prison last year. CNN anchor Jake Tapper and his father played key roles in helping get Rice's case get exposure before a federal court overturned the conviction. Rice has now filed a lawsuit against the city and seven police officers claiming his case fits a pattern of misconduct in criminal investigations.

October 16, 2024

Investigations

Drexel administrator charged for alleged drunken confrontation with police inside SEPTA station

by Michael Tanenbaum

Drexel University administrator Kevin Montgomery was arrested outside a SEPTA station in Center City on Tuesday night and charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Montgomery allegedly was involved in an argument with another person and then pushed a police officer who intervened. The university is investigating whether bias and discrimination were involved in the incident.

October 15, 2024

History

Rare sword from a Revolutionary War soldier to be displayed at Philly museum

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution will soon display a sword belonging to a solider who fought in the final battle of the Revolutionary War. The sword belonged to Sgt. Jeremiah Keeler, who participated in the decisive Siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781 that ended British war efforts in the American colonies. The sword was a gift from French military officer Marquis de Lafayette.