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.
May 24, 2016
Public Health
Melanoma surge in New Jersey likely tied to beach exposure
With Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner and droves of beachgoers planning to make their first visit to the Jersey Shore, May's designation as Skin Cancer Awareness Month offers an important reminder to heed the risks of sun exposure.May 24, 2016
Transportation
Biden's infrastructure plan includes Amtrak funding that could revive passenger service in Pennsylvania
Passenger rail advocates in Pennsylvania hope President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan will revive direct routes from Philadelphia to Reading, from Allentown to New York City and from Scranton to New York City. The White House proposal includes $80 billion in projects to repair and modernize Amtrak's Northeast Corridor passenger rail service.May 24, 2016
SEPTA
Police: Man fatally struck by SEPTA subway after falling onto tracks
Service on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line has been restored from 30th Street Station to Spring Garden Station Tuesday afternoon after a man was fatally struck by a subway.May 24, 2016
Courts
Lancaster man pleads guilty to hacking celebrity accounts for nude photos
A Lancaster man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony computer hacking charge in a phishing scheme that gave him access to the Apple and Google accounts of more than 100 people, included celebrities in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.May 24, 2016
Apps
Spotluck dining app coming to Philly with wheels of deals
Just in time for summer, Philadelphia is reportedly about to welcome a popular app that offers daily discounts at up to 80 local restaurants.May 23, 2016
Odd News
Brooklyn man gives N.J. State Police an alias, gets arrested for stranger's warrant
Getting pulled over by the police, whether it's on the highway or in a populated area, is universally something to be avoided at all costs, preferably by not breaking the law. If it happens, barring an obvious violation of your rights, your best bet is just to cooperate with authorities. Otherwise, your fabrications could be subject to the inescapable influence of Murphy's Law.May 23, 2016
Travel
2016 Jersey Shore beach guide: Beach Haven
Beach Haven, alternately known today as Queen City, is one of Long Beach Island's top destinations, a resort town established in 1873 to attract wealthy Philadelphia residents for summer outings. While most vestiges of the town's early days were wiped out by fierce storms in the 1940s, including the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944, some of its traditional Victorian and Edwardian structures remain intact in the Historic District, recognized by New Jersey and the National Register of Historic Places.May 23, 2016
Education
Top-ranked Villanova School of Business appoints new dean
Villanova is in the midst of a banner year in 2016. The Wildcats dramatically sealed an NCAA men's basketball championship and the university's School of Business was recently ranked the best undergraduate business program in the United States.May 23, 2016
Crime
New Jersey parents charged in disposal of missing newborn
Two New Jersey parents are facing charges after they allegedly disposed of their infant son immediately after he was born late last week, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.May 23, 2016
Eagles
Eagles bring in Villanova's Jay Wright to meet with team, coaches
With the Eagles offseason program getting underway and the team ushering in a new coaching regime, the organization chose wisely on Monday to bring in Villanova head basketball coach Jay Wright to help instill the kind of championship atmosphere that led the Wildcats to NCAA title earlier this year.Just In
- After Sixers Game 7 win, what will happen to Bruce Springsteen concert?
- Rest of Flyers-Hurricanes playoff schedule released
- Pennsylvania traffic fatalities fell to an all-time low last year
- More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking
- FIFA held a 6-minute fashion show to unveil its World Cup volunteers' outfits. Here's how it went
- In Crust We Trust joins Fishtown's growing pizza scene at former Vince's storefront
Must Read
