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 10, 2016

Entertainment

What's really behind the Wawa cult following?

by Michael Tanenbaum

Is this even a question? Reasonable minds will balk and wonder why anything as self-evident as the greatness of Wawa, our region's convenience store of choice, would be subjected to a discussion about cults, which are usually religious in nature or otherwise involve misplaced, excessive admiration.

March 10, 2016

Lawsuits

Pennsylvania couples win $4.24 million in lawsuit against fracking company

by Michael Tanenbaum

Two couples from northeastern Pennsylvania's Dimock Township have been awarded $4.7 million after a federal jury reached a verdict Thursday in a lawsuit against Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Corp, which stood accused of polluting well water as a result of its natural gas drilling projects.

March 10, 2016

Arrests

Police: Four juveniles arrested in beating of Roman Catholic student

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police have arrested four juveniles who were allegedly involved in a vicious attack on a Roman Catholic High School student late last month, the first of two attacks that occurred in Center City during the final week of February.

March 10, 2016

SEPTA

Philadelphia Art Commission approves 'Nexus' headhouses at SEPTA's 40th St. Station

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Philadelphia Art Commission has unanimously approved designs for four new public art installations that will serve as headhouses in SEPTA's renovation of 40th Street Station on the Market-Frankford line.

March 10, 2016

Arrests

Bensalem Police arrest Philly man in alleged rape of minor near Neshaminy Mall

by Michael Tanenbaum

Bensalem Police arrested and charged a Philadelphia man on Thursday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl earlier this month in a wooded area behind the Neshaminy Plaza Shopping Center.

March 10, 2016

Courts

Pennsylvania judge approves dissolution of Sandusky's Second Mile charity

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Pennsylvania judge officially signed off on the dissolution of The Second Mile charity founded by Jerry Sandusky and used as a means for the former Penn State assistant football coach to seek out victims targeted in the child sex abuse scandal that unraveled in 2009.

March 10, 2016

Investigation

New Jersey family accused of burning Bentley for insurance claim

by Michael Tanenbaum

A New Jersey couple, their son and the manager of a car dealership in Hudson County are all facing charges after state prosecutors allege they conspired to obtain a $139,000 Bentley only to torch it and later report it stolen to an insurance company.

March 9, 2016

Lawsuits

Pennsylvania transgender man sues over state's Medicaid exclusions

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Pennsylvania transgender man has a filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit challenging the state's Medicaid program for excluding coverage of a hysterectomy that his doctor determined to be medically necessary.

March 9, 2016

Accidents

Pilot hospitalized after small plane crashes in Montgomery County

by Michael Tanenbaum

The pilot of a single-engine plane was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after his aircraft crashed in Limerick Township.

March 9, 2016

Investigation

Philadelphia fleet supervisor charged in alleged $400K auto repair fraud

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Philadelphia official who supervises the city's vehicle fleet has been charged in connection with an alleged scam to overcharge the city by more than $400,000 after arranging a contract with an unqualified auto body shop.