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.
February 17, 2016
Arrests
Montco officials seize three kilos of heroin in arrest of drug trafficking suspect
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday the arrest of a drug trafficking suspect and the seizure of more than three kilos of heroin – valued in excess of $1 million – that had been transported across state lines inside retrofitted car batteries.February 17, 2016
Arrests
Camden County suspect arrested in attempted robbery with meat cleaver
Officials with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and the Woodlynne Police Department announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect who allegedly attempted to a hold up a grocery store with a meat cleaver.February 17, 2016
Investigation
N.J. State Police link suspected serial killer to 50-year-old murder
More than 50 years after 18-year-old Mary Agnes Klinsky was found dead by a Garden State Parkway road crew new Holmdel, officials with the New Jersey State Police and the Monmouth Police Department say they have linked DNA evidence from the crime scene to Robert Zarinsky, a suspected serial killer who was convicted of another murder in 1969 and died while awaiting trial for a third homicide.February 17, 2016
Development
Revised renderings released for Blatstein's South Broad Street project
A few weeks ago, developer and Tower Investments CEO Bart Blatstein filed for a zoning variance with the Department of Licenses & Inspections to move forward with a massive mixed-used project at the intersection of Broad and Washington streets, a site the city views as a gateway between Center City and South Philadelphia.February 17, 2016
Transportation
Pa. police chief skeptical of PennDOT's plan to eliminate registration stickers
Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that it will phase out registration stickers at the start of 2017 in order to implement Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology in law enforcement agencies statewide.February 17, 2016
Education
School Reform Commission reels after Pa. Supreme Court rolls back powers
The School Reform Commission reacted Wednesday to a ruling by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that may significantly hamstring the 5-member panel in its future efforts to secure financial stability and manage the expansion of charter schools in the School District of Philadelphia.February 17, 2016
Economy
UPenn generated $14.3 billion economic impact on Pennsylvania in FY15
An independent report conducted by Philadelphia-based Econsult Solutions found that the University of Pennsylvania generated a combined economic impact of $14.3 billion toFebruary 17, 2016
Bars
Raise a glass at these five Philly whiskey bars
The historical importance of whiskey in the United States can tell us a lot about what keeps us coming to the bar stool in the present day. Even as we celebrate the Grammy-winning Broadway musical "Hamilton" as a national masterwork traversing centuries of conflict and expression, it's worth remembering: Alexander Hamilton was the early statesman whose excise tax on whiskey sparked the country's first insurrection in Western Pennsylvania.February 14, 2016
Investigation
South Philadelphia woman assaulted by armed robbers posing as utility workers
Philadelphia police are investigating after a South Philadelphia woman was assaulted Sunday morning by two armed robbers who invaded her home posed as a pair of utility workers.February 14, 2016
Holidays
A look at Valentine's Day by the numbers
As couples young and old cuddle up for another special Valentine's Day, or as the singles out there carry on with their heads held high, it's worth taking a moment to remove the rose-tinted glasses and examine some of the stats behind the holiday dedicated to celebrating love.Just In
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