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 24, 2016
Restaurants
Fishtown's Mugshot Diner set to reopen in April
Resident and visitors to Fishtown are rarely at a loss for options when comes to grabbing a bite, but the special aura surrounding diners has been sorely missed since Mugshot Diner temporarily closed for renovations.March 24, 2016
Accidents
Industrial accident traps worker in paper bail at Philly warehouse
An industrial laborer is recovering Thursday after he became trapped in a paper bail at a warehouse in the Tacony section of Philadelphia.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.March 24, 2016
Transportation
SEPTA Key's launch delayed (again) ahead of April meeting
The long-awaited launch of SEPTA Key, the new fare payment system that will replace the agency's tokens, has again been pushed back after the agency projected a partial debut in April.March 24, 2016
Odd News
Ex-staffer's autographed Christie gym shorts land on eBay
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken a bit of a thump since dropping out of the Republican presidential race, to put it mildly. After endorsing Donald Trump for the GOP nomination, six "fed up" New Jersey newspapers called for his resignation, while everyone else in the media took a few days to dissect his perplexing expression as he stood beside his former debate stage foe.March 24, 2016
Demographics
Census: Philly metro area population drops to seventh in U.S.
New population statistics released by the United States Census Bureau show that Philadelphia has fallen to seventh in the nation, eclipsed by Washington, D.C. and its surrounding metropolitan areas in Virginia.March 23, 2016
Research
In breakthrough, Temple researchers remove HIV-1 from human T-cells
Two years after becoming the world's first research team to successfully remove the virus from cultured human immune cells Researchers at Temple University have reached a significant milestone in their ongoing HIV studies Two years after becoming the first team to successfully remove the virus from cultured human immune cellsMarch 23, 2016
Odd News
Aaron Rodgers claims he saw UFO in New Jersey sky
The perennial shock of alleged UFO sightings, rarely met with tangible evidence, was substantially dulled in January when the CIA released a trove of so-called "X-Files" in response to years of Freedom of Information Requests. They and the paranormalists of the world may want to touch base with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who swears he saw a UFO fleet across the New Jersey sky in the days leading up to the 2005 NFL Draft.March 23, 2016
Sixers
Radio call of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game to enter Library of Congress
A late-game recording of Philadelphia 76ers legend Wilt Chamberlain's record-setting 100-point performance in 1962 will soon have a place in the Library of Congress after the game's fourth quarter broadcast was included among 25 new entries to the national collection.March 23, 2016
Winter Weather
Obama declares FEMA relief aid for Winter Storm Jonas in Pennsylvania
President Obama and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Wednesday that federal disaster emergency aid has been made available to Pennsylvania communities affected by the blizzard that barrelled across the East Coast in late January, dropping nearly two feet of snow in some parts of the state.Just In
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- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art plans $100 million expansion with 325-acre nature preserve
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