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.
October 16, 2016
Blight
Penn calculates financial toll of blight, violence in Philadelphia
In many respects, the personal toll of violent crime in the United States is incalculable. The story behind each of the country's 12,000 annual gun homicides alone often goes untold, beyond basic facts surrounding the most heinous and visible of incidents that reach the public eye.October 16, 2016
Schools
'Mass bullying' scheme foiled before New Jersey high school homecoming
The administrators of a north New Jersey high school canceled an annual homecoming election after it was discovered a large part of the student body had planned to use their ballots as a tool to embarrass and bully a pair of vulnerable students.October 14, 2016
Odd News
Police arrest 'moonwalking' New Jersey shopper on active warrant
Authorities in Toms River announced on Friday that a strange man was placed under arrest after police received a report that was doing the moonwalk and acting erratically inside a local store.October 14, 2016
Investigation
Police: Two teens killed in Roosevelt Boulevard crash during rush to hospital
Two teenagers were tragically killed in a collision on Roosevelt Boulevard early Friday morning as the driver of one of the vehicles rushed through a red light to visit his father at Temple University Hospital.October 14, 2016
Legislation
Christie signs controversial N.J. gas tax hike into law
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie officially signed into law on Friday the controversial tax plan that raises the state's gasoline tax by 23 cents per gallon in order to fund transportation and infrastructure investments.October 14, 2016
Restaurants
Guy Fieri's 'Philly' restaurant is not a hoax
The great Guy Fieri restaurant hoax of 2016 struck Asbury Park this week, nearly convincing many residents that the Food Network star was preparing to open up shop in their town. A few locals played along with it and eventually it revealed that someone created a fake website that copied Fieri's official page.October 14, 2016
Wildlife
Pedals, the walking bear, feared dead at hands of New Jersey hunter
Pedals the bear, prominent in New Jersey for walking on two feet, is believed to have been killed this week during the start of the state's expanded bear hunting season.October 14, 2016
Recreation
Survey: Philly Free Streets event an 'immediate success'
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney believes last month's first inaugural Philly Free Streets event was a smash hit and he's got the numbers to prove it.October 13, 2016
Trade
Port of Philadelphia getting first U.S. shipment of Brazilian beef in 13 years
The Port of Philadelphia will receive on Friday the first U.S. shipment of Brazilian beef in thirteen years, inaugurating a trade relationship that is set to bring roughly 3,000 tons of beef from the South American nation on a monthly basis.October 13, 2016
Investigation
Mysterious trash can explosion under investigation in Barnegat
Authorities in Barnegat Township are investigating after a trash can exploded early Thursday morning in the area of Village Drive, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office announced.Just In
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