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.
March 31, 2016
Restaurants
Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Italian restaurant and relic, open for business in Fishtown
Fishtown's much anticipated new Italian restaurant, the curiously named Wm. Mulherin's Sons, officially opens to the public Thursday with a long trail of history to go with the spaghetti and meatballs.March 31, 2016
Labor
Kenney renews eviction pledge amid PHL subcontractor strike
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney reiterated his commitment on Thursday to ensuring a $12-an-hour minimum wage for Philadelphia International Airport workers who went on strike Wednesday and Thursday against a pair of subcontractors who have yet to comply with the required wage increase.March 31, 2016
Social Media
Mayor Kenney ranks 39th among U.S. peers on Twitter
Life in the public eye comes with plenty of risk and reward for politicians in the age of social media saturation. Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's career was damaged by an oversight on Twitter, while 2016 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump rides his @realDonaldTrump handle to exclamatory paydirt.March 30, 2016
Investigation
Police justified in fatal shooting of Cinnaminson teen, DA says
Police officers in South Londonberry, Pa. were justified in the fatal shooting last August of an 18-year-old Cinnaminson, N.J. man who was targeted after stealing 81 firearms from a family-owned gun shop, according to a report released Wednesday by the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office.March 30, 2016
Arrests
Rhode Island man charged in case of Pa. horse attacked with paintballs
A Rhode Island man accused of transporting and later abandoning a sick horse at a Pennsylvania auction farm was arrested Wednesday and charged with animal cruelty as investigators continue to seek a suspect responsible for shooting the animal more than 130 times with a paintball gun.March 30, 2016
Investigation
Police: Woman found dead in bathtub at Delco apartment
Authorities in Delaware County are investigating after a woman was found dead Wednesday afternoon inside a bathtub at her apartment in Secane.March 30, 2016
Business
Report: Jefferson purchases MilkBoy location for $2.1 million
Thomas Jefferson University has reportedly acquired the MilkBoy restaurant and venue located on Chestnut Street for $2.1 million, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.March 30, 2016
Development
Condos planned for Garden Square development in Hawthorne
Residents of South Philadelphia's Hawthorne neighborhood will soon see work get underway on the 48-condominium Garden Square development led by the Center City Development Group.March 30, 2016
Architecture
AIA Convention: Kevin Spacey keynote and Philly napkin doodles
The pastime of doodling on napkins may be largely supplanted by texting and surfing the Internet on your phone, but the American Institute of Architects wants Philadelphia residents to pick up a black ink pen and create inspired likenesses of their favorite spots in the city.March 27, 2016
Evacuations
Report: CO leak forces evacuations along Old City block
Several business and apartments in Old City were forced to evacuate occupants early Sunday morning after a carbon monoxide leak triggered a detector.Just In
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