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.
March 8, 2017
Crime
Penn trauma surgeons: Racial disparity 'profound' in Philly gun violence
A group of surgeons and epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine are calling for more research on firearm injuries and the establishment of a national database to track them, citing racial disparity in Philadelphia as the "elephant in the room" of gun violence.March 8, 2017
Investigation
'Stupid' Pennsylvania teens anonymously apologize for swastika at local library
Three teenagers in Pennsylvania have anonymously apologized for spray-painting a swastika made of shaving cream at a local library last Friday, slipping a letter containing $50 into a book depository.March 8, 2017
Inspirations
Philly woman throws boobs a goodbye bash before double mastectomy
Life's most painful experiences can often be endured only through powerful laughter, the kind that doubles and knocks you over in the most spirit-lifting any of us will ever know.March 7, 2017
Law Enforcement
Conservative sheriff: Former Philly Police Commissioner Ramsey 'was a disaster'
Longtime Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a frequent commentator on FOX News and author of the soon-to-be-published "Cop Under Fire," believes former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey "was a disaster" for law enforcement officers in the United States.March 7, 2017
Firefighters
Drexel researchers: Data management can save fire departments money on injuries
For the second day in a row, the Philadelphia Fire Department has its hands full.March 7, 2017
Media
FOX29's Mike Jerrick 'fighting,' receiving treatment for depression
Concerned viewers of FOX29's "Good Day Philadelphia" now have an answer about what's going on with the station's beloved co-host Mike Jerrick, who has been absent from the broadcast for several weeks.March 7, 2017
Investigation
49 arrested in big Chester County drug bust
Authorities in Chester County have charged 49 people in a two-year operation targeting drug dealers in the southern part of the county, the District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday.March 6, 2017
Legislation
Pa. auditor general: Time for state to get on board 'marijuana train'
Pennsylvania's chief fiscal officer believes the time has come for the Keystone State to legalize, regulate and tax recreational marijuana, outlining in a Monday news conference how taking such a step would help solve the state's imposing budgetary challenges.March 6, 2017
Politics
Kenney: Revised travel ban 'instills unnecessary fear' among immigrants
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney renewed his objections Monday to the Trump administration's travel restrictions on select immigrant groups, claiming that the White House's revised ban still fails to prevent crime and creates "unnecessary fear" among immigrant communities in the United States.March 6, 2017
Emergencies
Video: Massive fire breaks out at fitness center in Northeast Philly
A four-alarm fire at a large fitness facility in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday prompted officials to issue a shelter in place order to neighborhood residents in the vicinity of the blaze.Just In
- With historic win over Curaçao, Ivory Coast stays unbeaten in World Cup games in Philly, advances to first knockout stage
- Bellevue Hotel's new restaurant is an inventive ode to Thomas Edison
- Chester County has a new outdoor gym with 7 stations for a 7-minute workout
- Most costly add-on procedures marketed to improve IVF success show little benefit, study says
- America's 250th birthday yields tons of collectibles, but their future value may be hard to gauge
- Flyers trade F Garnet Hathaway to Panthers in pre-draft deal
