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.
March 4, 2016
Flyers
Bra-throwing grandma promises thong for next Flyers' hat trick
The NHL custom of tossing a cap onto the home ice to celebrate a hat trick took a strange turn Monday night when Brayden Schenn scored three times in a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. WhileMarch 4, 2016
Rescue
SEPTA officials, medics respond to cardiac arrest patient on Philly subway
SEPTA officials and Philadelphia Fire Department medics rushed to respond to a patient who suffered cardiac arrest Friday afternoon on a subway at the Market-Frankford line's 13th Street Station.March 4, 2016
Courts
Ukrainian man who faked identity at Pa. high school seeks reduced bail
An attorney representing Artur Samarin, the 23-year-old Ukrainian man who posed as a teenager at a Pennsylvania high school – drawing praise for his academic promise and community service – has asked a Dauphin County judge to reduce his client's bail from $240,000 to $50,000 following his arrest on Feb. 23.March 4, 2016
Investigation
Thousands of criminal cases in doubt after N.J. lab tech allegedly fakes drug test results
More than 7,000 criminal cases in New Jersey have been cast into doubt after the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office revealed that a lab technician allegedly faked results in a drug case.March 3, 2016
Cities
Toronto Star writer says Philly might be 'cooler' than New York City
The age-old sports and food rivalries between Philadelphia and New York City are merely the most prominent examples of how the two powerhouse East Coast cities jockey for supremacy. Most of us in Philadelphia would defend our appeal against the Big Apple's high cost of living, throngs of noisy people and overbearing – even if somewhat deserved – sense of self-importance. We'd also probably acknowledge that, critically speaking, it's a battle we tend to lose most of the time and it doesn't really change how we feel about Philadelphia.March 3, 2016
Courts
Aide to Kathleen Kane gets jail sentence for email snooping
An aide to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced Thursday to three to six months in jail after a a court ruled he illegally accessed emails in order to watch her boss's adversaries in a grand jury probe.March 3, 2016
Jefferson
Jefferson neuroscience receives $500K gift for new Stem Cell Center
Jefferson Hospital's Vicki and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience announced this week that it received a $500,000 gift that will go toward the construction of a new Stem Cell Center for research into neurodegenerative diseases.March 3, 2016
Transportation
Report: Philly ranks 7th in U.S. for biking, walking to work
A new report released by the Alliance for Biking and Walking ranks Philadelphia seventh in United States among large American cities whose populations either bike or walk to work.March 3, 2016
Investigation
Police discover woman's decomposed body in Overbrook home
Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman's decomposed body was discovered Thursday afternoon at a home in the Overbrook section of the city.March 3, 2016
Investigations
Police seek suspect in North Philadelphia day care burglaries
Philadelphia police are seeking help identifying a suspect allegedly involved in two day care break-ins late last month in the Olney section of North Philadelphia.Just In
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