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
Videos
WATCH: Trump, Clinton shameless in 'SNL' replay of 'worst ever' town hall debate
In what has been a red-hot start to the 42nd season of "Saturday Night Live," Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon continue their splendid run for the U.S. presidency, nailing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a way few comedians have achieved in elections past.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 16, 2016
Investigation
Police: Woman set West Philadelphia house fire in revenge against ex
Philadelphia police on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old woman who allegedly set fire to the West Philadelphia home of the father of her child in what was described as an apparent act of revenge.October 16, 2016
Labor
SEPTA transit union votes to authorize Nov. 1 strike
Members of SEPTA's Transportation Workers Union Local 234 voted unanimously on Sunday morning to authorize a strike as disagreement continues over the renegotiation of a contract set to expire at the end of the month.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
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
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
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.Just In
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- Here's a look at the newly renovated First Bank of the United States, which is now open to the public
- Eastern State Penitentiary has a new exhibit on its synagogue, the nation's first in a prison
- U.S. Marshals offer $5,000 rewards to find teens charged with killing Penn State student
- Flyers sign Tyson Foerster to eight-year extension, lock in another core piece
- Report: Kelly Oubre Jr. leaves Sixers for two-year, nearly $17 million with Pacers
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