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 14, 2016
Restaurants
Malaysian BYOB Saté Kampar opens on East Passyunk Ave.
Philadelphia's restaurant scene is on a roll with skewers. Last month, Double Knot opened in a Midtown Village as a coffee bar by day and an underground Japanese-style izakaya by night. In February, we get Saté Kampar, a Malaysian BYOB whose speciality is char-grilling marinated meat on bamboo skewers and serving up coconuts with a straw.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
Investigation
Police: Woman's throat slashed in bar fight at Fiddler's Green Tavern
Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman had her throat slashed during a bar fight early Sunday morning at Fiddler's Green Tavern in the Mayfair section of the city.February 14, 2016
Entertainment
Shopping Bob Saget is so ready for 'Fuller House'
The great Bob Saget, a graduate of Abington Senior High School, is pumped for the fast-approaching debut of Netflix's spinoff sitcom 'Fuller House,' which will take us back to San Francisco to see how the Tanner family has braved the devastating loss of the nineties (plus D.J.'s fictional husband, who has left her a widow and mother of three).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.February 13, 2016
Indictment
Philadelphia lawyer indicted in Baltimore drug trafficking ring
A prominent Philadelphia defense attorney has been indicted on charges that he allegedly laundered money for a drug trafficking organization in Maryland and tampered with an official investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office following an arraignment on Friday.February 13, 2016
Charges
Pennsylvania trooper charged in recorded beating of skater
A Pennsylvania state trooper who allegedly attacked a longboarder in Harrisburg last May is now facing criminal charges following an investigation into his use of force.February 13, 2016
Celebrities
President Obama dines with political hopeful Will Smith in Los Angeles
In the lead-up to the release of Will Smith's controversial football biopic 'Concussion,' the Philadelphia native opened up about his interest in a pursuing a political career. On Thursday, Smith had a chance to sit down for a private dinner in Los Angeles with the man who holds the world's highest political office, President Barack Obama.February 13, 2016
Fire
Firefighters battle 6-alarm blaze at Frankford auto repair shop
Philadelphia firefighters are battling a 5-alarm blaze that broke out Saturday morning at an auto repair shop in the Frankford section of the city.February 13, 2016
Hospitals
CHOP joins $3.5M investment toward needle-free blood-draw device
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia joined multiple investors this week who collectively contributed $3.5 million to a medical device firm seeking to develop and commercialize a blood-draw mechanism that would eliminate the need for multiple needle-pricks for hospital inpatients.Just In
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