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 29, 2016
Real Estate
Fishtown historian strangely nominates two garages for Historic Register
A local Fishtown historian has nominated two Frankford Avenue garages for Historic Nomination with the Philadelphia Historic Register, a move that could possibly block a proposed condo development.May 29, 2016
Crime
Camden death toll climbs to ten in May alone
Camden County police are searching for answers to a recent spike in crime after another fatal shooting on Saturday became the city's tenth homicide in May alone.May 29, 2016
Groceries
Reading Terminal Market debuts storage space, plans valet service
As every shopper at Reading Terminal Market knows, planning a 20-minute mission almost always unravels into an hour or more of perusing and picking up irresistible items. It's the nature of the beast and it's money well spent.May 26, 2016
Cities
Report: Philly ranks eighth in U.S. for digital innovation readiness
Predicting the course of innovation is a tricky proposition when a single breakthrough — something like Facebook, for example — can open the floodgates to developments across multiple industries that would otherwise not have been considered feasible. Yet advances in digital technology over the last 30 years have penetrated markets to such an extent that we now have a much better grasp on the factors that create a climate of innovation in and between cities.May 26, 2016
Investigation
Police: Men stole $52,000 in seafood from South Philly market
Philadelphia police are seeking six suspects in a cargo theft who allegedly stole $52,000 worth of seafood from a truck parked outside a South Philadelphia market.May 26, 2016
Amusement Parks
No joke: Six Flags pulls plug on new coaster, The Joker, after riders get stuck
After several weeks of hype leading up to the debut of The Joker, Six Flags Great Adventure's latest attraction, park operators hit a snag Thursday afternoon and shut the coaster down when riders got stuck on the 4D free-fly coaster.May 26, 2016
Investigation
DoJ to launch tactical review of Chester Police Department
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that the federal Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) will conduct a collaborative review of the Chester Police Department.May 25, 2016
Investigation
HBO producer, ex-con charged in death of N.J. doctor, beauty queen
An HBO producer and an ex-con are facing drug charges in the death of a New Jersey doctor and former beauty pageant winner who overdosed on cocaine during a wild party in Chelsea last October.May 25, 2016
Baseball
Hiroshima baseball team has a blue Phillie Phanatic doppleganger
When the Philadelphia Phillies gave Bonnie Erickson the gig to design a mascot for the team in the late 1970's, little did the creator of the Muppets' Miss Piggy likely suspect the profound impact the Phanatic would have on the city's baseball tradition.May 25, 2016
Restaurants
Penn's Landing Hilton remakes waterfront restaurant in $15 million renovation
The Hilton Philadelphia at Penns Landing will soon have a new theme for its waterfront restaurant as it completes a $15 million renovation along the Delaware River.Just In
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