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.
January 6, 2016
Government
Jim Kenney appoints first woman to lead Philadelphia Water Department
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, busy rounding out his administration during his first week in office, has appointed Debra McCarty to lead the Philadelphia Water Department, making her the first woman to hold the title of commissioner in the department's 200-year history.January 6, 2016
Education
Penn professor, leader in topology, changing the face of math education
To many in the United States, advanced forms of mathematics are a terrifying maze of numbers, symbols, graphs, and hypotheticals that render our world more complex than simple observations would comfortably make it seem.January 3, 2016
Investigation
Police: Man critically injured in shooting outside West Philly SEPTA station
Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was shot Sunday afternoon outside a SEPTA station in West Philadelphia.January 3, 2016
Economy
As Trans-Pacific Partnership looms, interests of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh diverge
As the 2016 U.S. Presidential race begins to come into sharper focus, the impending fate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an international trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries, has underscored the industrial divide between Pennsylvania's two biggest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.January 3, 2016
Investigation
Police: Man in parked car fatally shot in Kensington
Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was fatally shot early Sunday morning in Kensington.January 3, 2016
Transportation
Rate increase, 'cashless' tolling take effect on Pennsylvania Turnpike
A scheduled toll increase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike took effect Sunday morning, implementing new rates for both E-ZPass and cash customers.January 3, 2016
Weather
Montgomery County declares 'Code Blue' weather emergency
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners have declared a "Code Blue" Weather Emergency at the urging of the county's Department of Public Safety after reviewing forecasts from the National Weather Service.January 3, 2016
Investigation
Pa. restaurant under investigation for deer brains on premises
A Chinese restaurant is under investigation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission after inspectors say they found deer heads, brains and unidentifiable remains of other animals on site in violation of regulations that require documentation for game animal meats, among multiple other infractions.January 3, 2016
Internet
Google Chrome app helps you scrub Donald Trump from the Internet
Presidential candidate Donald Trump's rise to GOP stardom in 2015, whether because of or in spite of his insulting just about everyone everywhere, found a natural place on the information super highway.January 1, 2016
Video
Pa. man fired for racist tirade at anti-fracking protest says his comments were 'stupid'
A Pennsylvania man has been fired from his job with a land management company after a video surfaced online showing him spew racial insults at a peaceful protest held by anti-fracking activists against a controversial drilling project in Butler County.Just In
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