Michael Tanenbaum

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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

March 26, 2016

Restaurants

Honeygrow plans Fall opening at Temple University

Honeygrow, the community-centric health concept led by Temple University alum Justin Rosenberg, will soon be returning to the Broad Street campus where it first sprouted in 2012. 

March 26, 2016

Study

CHOP scientists find mother's birthweight, blood sugar tied to newborn's size

A trio of researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recently published the results of an international study that established a link between the weight, blood sugar and blood pressure of a pregnant mother and the birth weight of her newborn child.

March 26, 2016

Investigation

Police: Postal worker fatally struck by vehicle in Southwest Philly

Philadelphia police are investigating after a USPS worker was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday night in Southwest Philadelphia.

March 25, 2016

Transportation

Driving on a prayer: Texas charter bus trip to Philly papal visit fraught with danger, feds say

Last September, when Pope Francis made his first visit to the United States, about a million people strong streamed into Philadelphia for the 2015 Festival of Families celebration. Come Hell or high water, they were going to make their way to Philly to see the Holy See.

March 25, 2016

Labor

Wawa seeks 5,000 employees in regional hiring spree

Jobseekers looking for work this summer may not need to venture much further than their local Wawa, where some would possibly spend the equivalent of a part-time schedule anyway.

March 25, 2016

Politics

WATCH: Reporter insinuates former Cruz staffer had affair live on CNN

Republican rancor over a salacious National Enquirer story about Ted Cruz' alleged infidelity took an awkward turn live on CNN Friday afternoon when a Boston Herald reporter suggested the Texas senator's spokeswoman and former communications director was one of the candidate's extramarital partners.

March 25, 2016

Accidents

Officials: Person struck, killed by Amtrak train in Delaware County

Amtrak officials confirmed that a person was fatally struck Friday morning by a Northeast Corridor train heading southbound to Washington, D.C.

March 25, 2016

Development

DVRPC approves pedestrian bridge in Villanova, $7.6 million for TAP projects

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has approved a $4.5 million state-funded pedestrian bridge in Villanova that will serve as a connection between Villanova University's main campus and the Villanova stop on SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line. 

March 25, 2016

Investigation

Police: Two teens shot at Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City

Police in Atlantic City are investigating after two teenagers were shot late Thursday night ainside the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino.

March 24, 2016

CHOP

CHOP doctor receives $1M 'quantum' grant for pediatric cancer research

A pediatric cancer specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been selected among five researchers to receive a $1 million "quantum" grant from the nonprofit Hyundai Hope on Wheels.

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