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 16, 2017
Viruses
Pennsylvania health officials find pet rat infected with Seoul virus
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Thursday that a pet rat from a home-based breeding facility tested positive for Seoul virus, a type of hantavirus that has claimed 13 lives in a multistate outbreak.February 16, 2017
Odd News
New Jersey woman ditches corporate career to rescue special needs baby goats
There are times in life when what is needed is a fresh start, a bold search for self-rediscovery and a whole new world that you hope still involves getting paid for the things you do—anything to escape the proverbial, highly subjective jar.February 16, 2017
Politics
Pat Toomey's 'tele-town hall' got broadcast by a Temple University emergency phone
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey finally elected on Thursday to have an open conversation with the dissatisfied constituents who have been calling him non-stop and protesting outside of his offices in Center City and elsewhere in the state.February 16, 2017
Restaurants
'Fancy Corn Dogs' shop opens at Reading Terminal Market
There's no place quite like Reading Terminal Market. You can walk in there and purchase all the ingredients and accoutrements you need for an ultra-healthy meal, or you can cram chocolate-covered pretzels, ice cream and cheesesteaks down your gullet until you waddle out into the sunlight with a new outlook on life.February 16, 2017
Television
Seaside Heights residents terrified that reality show casting call could mean another 'Jersey Shore'
The people of Seaside Heights are on edge over a local bar's casting call for an upcoming reality television show whose details remain foggy enough to leave room for the troubling possibility of a "Jersey Shore" style series in the making.February 15, 2017
Business
Young founder of Penn startup ThirdEye sees campus potential after acquisition
Four students at the University of Pennsylvania have successfully sold a company that originally formed out of a 36-hour PennApps hackathon back in 2014. Now the former CEO wants to help college students realize that it isn't as tough as they may think to launch a business while enrolled in school.February 15, 2017
Awards
Jersey Shore town named best in state for health and wellness
If you're looking for a model of the good life in New Jersey, state officials would point you toward a popular Jersey Shore town to understand what community health and wellness is all about.February 15, 2017
Urban Planning
Maps: How does Philly's population density compare to other cities?
A few years ago, Center City Philadelphia rose to the rank of the second most populous downtown district in the United States, predictably landing behind Midtown Manhattan. From 2000 to 2015, according to the the Center City District, the population of Philadelphia's urban core — an area bounded by Pine Street to the south, the Delaware River to the east, the Schuylkill River to the west, and Vine Street to the north — increased by 16 percent to 183,240 residents.February 15, 2017
Politics
Michael Nutter urges Kellyanne Conway to resign
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, already an outspoken critic of the Trump administration, isn't pulling any punches when it comes to the current state of disarray at the White House.February 14, 2017
Politics
Chaput criticizes media for 'hostile' coverage of Trump
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput hasn't shied away from tense political topics over the past year, periodically weighing in on questionable facts of the 2016 campaign and urging "decency" in the wake of Donald Trump's electoral victory.Just In
- How a Flyers fan became a part of Noah Cates' warmup routine
- A Pierre Robert mural is coming to Center City, but its exact site is undetermined
- Condom maker to increase prices by 30% due to Iran war supply issues
- Why traffic for Flyers and Sixers playoff games will be even worse than usual
- Report: Phillies C J.T. Realmuto placed on IL with lower back injury
- Red Cross is offering gift cards to encourage spring blood donations
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