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

March 18, 2016

Investigation

Pa. horse riddled with paintballs recovering from Penn Vet eye surgery

by Michael Tanenbaum

A 20-year-old horse who was abandoned and brutally shot with paintballs at an auction farm in New Holland, Pa. is recovering after her eye was surgically removed this week at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center in Kennet Square.

March 18, 2016

Investigatoon

Police: Man fatally shot by dirtbike rider in Kensington

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police have taken a person of interest into custody after a gunman on a dirtbike opened fire Friday afternoon, fatally shooting a 22-year-old man in Kensington.

March 18, 2016

Arrests

Montco officials arrest suspect on fifth anniversary of Norristown murder

by Michael Tanenbaum

Officials in Montgomery County have announced the arrest of a suspect five years to the day after 17-year-old D'Ravious "Ray" Dawkins was fatally shot in Norristown.

March 18, 2016

Philadelphia Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes new Amur tiger

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Philadelphia Zoo proudly welcomed a 7-year-old Amur tiger to an existing family of four this week with the addition of Grom, a 300-pound beast who could grow to almost double that size in the years to come.

March 17, 2016

Videos

WATCH: Bag of money spills on New Jersey highway

by Michael Tanenbaum

In a scene lifted directly from any number of cartoons, movies and sweet dreams, a giant bag of cash spilled out of a Guarda truck Thursday afternoon on Route 46 in Wayne, N.J., halting traffic and rousing a sudden dash for the cash strewn about the highway.

March 17, 2016

Legislation

Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approves industrial hemp bill

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Pennsylvania Senate took another step closer to the legalization of industrial hemp on Wednesday after unanimously passing a bill that would establish a statewide cultivation pilot program through the creation of an Industrial Hemp Licensing Board in the Department of Agriculture.

March 17, 2016

Arrests

Galloway man arrested in raid, six charged in alleged drug trafficking organization

by Michael Tanenbaum

Prosecutors in Atlantic County have announced charges against six alleged members of a drug trafficking organization after conducting a pre-dawn raid Wednesday morning at the home of a Galloway man believed to be involved in the conspiracy.

March 17, 2016

Business

Report: Aramark considering relocation outside Philadelphia

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia-based global food services firm Aramark is reportedly considering moving its headquarters outside of Philadelphia after the lease on Center City's Aramark Tower, located at 1101 Market Street, expires in 2018.

March 17, 2016

Legislation

Pennsylvania could be first state to list autism as qualifying condition for medical marijuana

by Michael Tanenbaum

As the Pennsylvania Senate prepares to review a medical marijuana bill overwhelmingly approved this week by the state House of Representatives, the legislation could be the first in the United States to include Autism Spectrum Disorder as a qualifying condition to receive a prescription.

March 17, 2016

Properties

Home of Philly mobster 'Gentle Don' rejected for historical designation

by Michael Tanenbaum

The longtime home of former Philadelphia Family mob boss Angelo Bruno will not receive historical designation after the city's advisory Historical Committee rejected a February nomination painting Bruno as a person of significance for his impact on federal investigations of organized crime.