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.
July 14, 2016
Parks
Bartram's Garden unveils $2.7 million renovation, previews new trail
City officials and local students from Woodlands Academy gathered Thursday morning at Bartram's Garden, the nation's oldest surviving botanic garden, to unveil a $2.7 million restoration project and the opening of the new Bartram's Mile trail.July 14, 2016
Investigation
Police: Threat made for DNC at Philadelphia's African American Museum
Philadelphia police are investigating a threatening letter sent to Philadelphia's African American museum on Arch Street in Center City.July 14, 2016
Demographics
Where do most people come and go from Philadelphia?
The population of Philadelphia has grown for nine consecutive years and counting, led by a relatively steady birth rate and an influx of immigrants.July 14, 2016
Wildlife
Cheltenham police address string of neighborhood coyote sightings
The Cheltenham Police Department in Montgomery County offered some tips and reassurance to residents after a string of coyote sightings in recent weeks.July 13, 2016
Obituaries
Philly-area native honored after fatal fall at Grand Canyon
A woman who tragically fell to her death late last week at the Grand Canyon has been identified as 35-year-old Colleen Burns, an Orlando resident who grew up in Delaware County and described herself on social media as a "Philly girl at heart."July 13, 2016
Temple University
Ex-Temple provost issues statement on sexual harassment allegation
Dr. Hai-Lung Dai speaks out after Board of Trustees vote to remove president Neil D. TheobaldJuly 13, 2016
Princeton, UPenn sign Letter of Intent for health system partnership
The Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine) announced Wednesday that they have signed a "Letter of Intent" to pursue a future partnership.July 13, 2016
Politics
What does Trump's slight edge over Clinton in Pennsylvania mean?
As the trusted pollsters over at FiveThirtyEight predict Donald Trump has a scant 20 percent chance of getting elected president in November, the latest swing state polls from Quinnipiac have sparked a new debate about the significance of a narrowing gap with Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania and two other states.July 12, 2016
Environment
Phytoplankton bloom brings turquoise waters to Jersey Shore
Residents and visitors along the beaches of the Jersey Shore have been pleasantly surprised by a tropical tinge that spread across the coastal Atlantic Ocean in recent weeks. The cause, marine scientists say, is a sudden bloom of phytoplankton brought in by a drought-like reduction in river flows throughout the region.July 12, 2016
Development
U-Haul restores life to South Philly's Pennsylvania Railroad Warehouse
South Philadelphia's historic Pennsylvania Railroad Refrigerated Warehouse, built in the early 1900's, is on its way to a new life after DIY-moving company U-Haul purchased it for adaptive reuse earlier in the spring.Just In
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- In Crust We Trust joins Fishtown's growing pizza scene at former Vince's storefront
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