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.
February 13, 2017
Investigation
Police: Drunk man's vandalism at Pennsylvania Capitol to cost thousands
Authorities at the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg have arrested a Gettysburg man who they say broke into the facility overnight Sunday and proceeded to destroy thousands of dollars worth of items.February 13, 2017
Immigration
Two Philly lawyers offer immigrants green card assistance for $1
Two Philadelphia-based lawyers are doing everything in their power to ease the panic felt by immigrants facing an uncertain future under the Trump administration.February 13, 2017
NBA
Joel Embiid delivers video message on misconceptions about Africans
Sidelined Sixers sensation Joel Embiid might have been a volleyball player had his father, a Cameroonian colonel, held firm on reservations about his son's late-blooming basketball obsession.February 12, 2017
Business
In face of competition, Verizon brings back unlimited data plan at $80
Verizon wireless announced Sunday that it will again offer customers an unlimited data plan on its 4G LTE network starting Monday, reversing course from an overhaul last summer that saw speeds drop whenever plan holders exceeded their data limits.February 12, 2017
Universities
Penn State won't remove 'offensive' campus posters hunting down 'illegal aliens'
Officials at Penn State University say that a series of posters that appeared on campus bulletin boards this past week are "deeply offensive" in their call for U.S. citizens to report "illegal aliens" to authorities.February 12, 2017
Social Media
Philly winner of 'Madden Bowl 2017' fined for inappropriate tweets
Philadelphia's closest claim to an NFL-related championship in many years was tarnished this weekend when the local winner of the "Madden Bowl 2017" contest was fined $3,000 for defiantly posting "inappropriate" tweets against the urging of game-maker Electronic Arts.February 12, 2017
Television
WATCH: SNL's grotesque Kellyanne Conway, Jake Tapper seduction skit
White House senior adviser and South Jersey native Kellyanne Conway has become a legitimate rival to President Donald Trump in the department of outrageous headlines. After pulling off the trifecta of coining "alternative facts," referencing a non-existent "Bowling Green Massacre," and unsubtly schilling for the fashion products of Ivanka Trump, Conway found herself the subject of a provocative skit on last night's edition of "Saturday Night Live."February 12, 2017
Labor
New Jersey AG files complaint over hotel pay for fired female housekeeper
New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino has filed a civil complaint on behalf of a female worker whose wages were allegedly held below those of their male counterparts at the Hilton Homewood Suites in Edgewater, reopening an equal pay debate shelved earlier this year by Governor Chris Christie.February 9, 2017
People
Oldest living person in the United States dies in New Jersey
A New Jersey woman who held the title of oldest living American passed away last Sunday at the age of 114, leaving behind the remarkable distinction to another woman from Pennsylvania.February 9, 2017
Videos
Watch: Dogs were loving the snow at Rittenhouse Square
The start of 2017 has been troubling for Rittenhouse Square, usually such a peaceful place to duck away from the commotion of the streets and whatever you call work. Backed by Mayor Kenney, the people of Philadelphia won an embarrassing subtextual battle over the right to sit on the recently restored walls. And then on Monday, a naked man carjacked a cab and drove it through the park in broad daylight until he was subdued by a brigade of citizens.Just In
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