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 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
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.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 22, 2016
Art
PMA's 'Inside Out' exhibition brings art to Philly-area streets
Some of the most transformative aesthetic experiences can take place in the halls and showrooms of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, no matter your age or your familiarity with art history. From the Dalí exhibition in 2005 to the Chagall-era collection in 2011, plus enchanting keepers like Marcel Duchamp's "Étant donnés," Philadelphia is beyond fortunate to have a world-class art museum as a portal to the city's cultural life.May 22, 2016
Odd News
WATCH: N.J. couple gets married at a White Castle
It didn't seem possible, but there are bigger fans of White Castle than Harold and Kumar.May 22, 2016
Politics
Stephen Colbert teases Rendell for 'ugly women' comment
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell found himself in familiar hot water earlier this week after he suggested Donald Trump's chances in the Keystone State will be hurt by an abundance of "ugly women" opposed to his misogyny.May 22, 2016
Arrests
Local activist Tony Soto charged in dispute with off-duty cop
A local man who describes himself as a civil rights activist faces multiple charges in connection to a May 18 incident in which he allegedly impersonated police and pulled a gun on an officer.May 22, 2016
Investigation
Police: Teen killed in Chester triple shooting
Chester police are investigating after a gunman fatally shot a teenager and injured two others Saturday night in a triple shooting.May 22, 2016
Evacuations
Underground cable failure prompts evacuations near Washington Square
Multiple residents in the area of Philadelphia's Washington Square were left without power Sunday morning after an underground cable failure forced a series of evacuations overnight.May 19, 2016
Neighborhoods
Pew: Gentrification just one facet of neighborhood change in Philadelphia
Since the turn of the century, neighborhood change in Philadelphia has qualified as gentrification in just 15 out of the city's 372 residential census tracts, according to a set of definitions laid out in a report published Thursday by the Pew Charitable Trusts.Just In
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