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.
August 16, 2016
Courts
Pa. Supreme Court rules SRC illegally canceled teacher's union contract
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Philadelphia's School Reform Commission acted illegally when it canceled its contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers in 2014.August 16, 2016
Education
White House awards Philly high school for STEM program
A Philadelphia high school was awarded this week by the White House for its participation in a public-private collaboration to develop an innovative STEM education program.August 16, 2016
Murals
Brooklyn artist turns Center City building into a verdant meadow
In a city so well known for its dedication to public art, it's surprising that a beautiful mural installed on a prominent Center City facade can still be completely blindsiding.August 16, 2016
Arrests
Police: Teen arrested in shooting of Philly pizza driver
Philadelphia police have arrested a teenage suspect in the June shooting of a pizza delivery driver in the southwest section of the city, authorities announced Tuesday.August 16, 2016
Fishing
N.J. firefighter, police officer reel in $767,000 for gigantic prize tuna
It's not every day that we get to peer into the lives of the men and women who keep our communities safe. Sometimes Philadelphia police get creative in the cutting room and other times an EMT does "The Whip," but usually the fun we see takes place in uniform.August 16, 2016
Memorials
CHOP fundraiser honors slain Berks County family
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has launched a fundraiser to honor the victims of family murder-suicide that occurred earlier this month in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.August 15, 2016
Development
Nature preserve planned for hidden forest in Camden
Officials in Camden have announced plans to convert a 35-acre site in the city's eastern Cramer Hill section into a public nature preserve, one of two park projects intended to open up the developing Delaware River waterfront.August 15, 2016
College Football
Temple to make pitch for a place in expanded Big 12
Temple University is among 18 universities that are expected to make a pitch to move their football program into the Big 12 athletic conference, according to a report from ESPN.August 15, 2016
Travel
Religious tent town at Jersey Shore charges $6,000 for utopian summer
Most of the last century's devastating bloodshed and crippling paranoia can be attributed to ideological battles over how to install an ideal socioeconomic system that never seemed to materialize in the way any of the world's adamant contestants envisioned it.August 14, 2016
Videos
WATCH: Iverson gives Jadakiss his top five hip-hop artists
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