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.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

May 15, 2016

Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park to be mapped out on Google Street View

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia's sprawling Fairmount Park, an interconnected system spanning 6.4 square miles and 4,100 acres, will become the first major urban park in the United States to be thoroughly mapped and made navigable online by Google Street View.

May 13, 2016

Police

Update: Google decal on surveillance van just officers 'being creative,' Philly police say

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police brass said Friday that officers were just "being creative" when they attached a large Google Maps logo to a surveillance van in an apparent attempt to disguise it as one of the company's street-filming cars.

May 12, 2016

Courts

New Jersey groomer acquitted in dog's mysterious death

by Michael Tanenbaum

The owner of a Burlington County pet grooming salon has been acquitted of all charges in the mysterious death of a dog following an appointment last February at the Bordentown business.

May 12, 2016

Accidents

Two injured in crash between SEPTA trolley, SUV

by Michael Tanenbaum

At least two people were injured Thursday afternoon in a crash between a SEPTA trolley and an SUV in the Ludlow section of North Philadelphia.

May 12, 2016

Investigation

DOJ: Wilmington police officers justified in shooting of armed man in wheelchair

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Delaware Department of Justice released a report Thursday detailing the outcome of an investigation into the fatal shooting of a wheelchair-bound Wilmington man who was armed when four police officers, acting within the scope of the department's use-of-force policy, opened fire on him last September.

May 12, 2016

Collectors

Suburban Pa. dad shows off sprawling collection of 30,000 toy cars

by Michael Tanenbaum

Everybody's got something that makes them tick, an obsession that could germinate as a hobby and then bloom into a full-blown collection whose every detail is committed to memory. Some people like stamps, others like coins, and then there are the fans of bobbleheads, magazines, art, whatever.

May 12, 2016

Real Estate

Bruce Springsteen sells N.J. home to former Villanova star Randy Foye

by Michael Tanenbaum

Rock and roll legend Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold one of two adjacent North Jersey mansions he owns to current NBA player and former Villanova Wildcat Randy Foye.

May 11, 2016

Courts

Feibush awarded $34,000 in federal case over Point Breeze lots

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia developer Ori Feibush was awarded $34,000 by a federal jury on Wednesday in a civil lawsuit against Councilman Kenyatta Johnson over a thwarted attempt to purchase two vacant lots last year in Point Breeze, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

May 11, 2016

Transportation

SEPTA Key rollout to expand as 2016 progresses

by Michael Tanenbaum

After announcing last month that Philadelphia's long-awaited SEPTA Key pilot program will debut for 10,000 early adopters on June 13, SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel told City Council on Tuesday that the "soft launch" will expand as 2016 progresses.

May 11, 2016

Investigation

Chester County man charged in alleged murder recorded on girlfriend's phone

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Chester County man was charged Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend in an incident that was recorded on the victim's cell phone earlier this month, prosecutors announced.