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

April 1, 2016

Entertainment

Casting call: MTV seeks 'Real World' actors in Philadelphia

by Michael Tanenbaum

MTV has scheduled a series of casting calls for the next season of "The Real World" and one of the events, hosted by Bunim/Murray Productions, will be held April 9 at Paddy Whack's Irish Sports Pub, located at 150 South Street.

April 1, 2016

Law Enforcement

Montco leads Pa. in rise of distracted driving citations

by Michael Tanenbaum

Pennsylvania drivers are increasingly flouting the rules of the road, racking up a 43 percent increase in distracted driving citations between 2014 and 2015, according to statistics released in a new report from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

March 31, 2016

Social Media

Mayor Kenney ranks 39th among U.S. peers on Twitter

by Michael Tanenbaum

Life in the public eye comes with plenty of risk and reward for politicians in the age of social media saturation. Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's career was damaged by an oversight on Twitter, while 2016 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump rides his @realDonaldTrump handle to exclamatory paydirt.

March 31, 2016

Labor

Kenney renews eviction pledge amid PHL subcontractor strike

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney reiterated his commitment on Thursday to ensuring a $12-an-hour minimum wage for Philadelphia International Airport workers who went on strike Wednesday and Thursday against a pair of subcontractors who have yet to comply with the required wage increase.

March 31, 2016

Investigation

Philadelphia man found dead on Megabus in State College

by Michael Tanenbaum

Authorities in State College are investigating after a Philadelphia man was found dead Thursday afternoon on a Megabus in State College.

March 31, 2016

Parks

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge gets annual $1M federal investment

by Michael Tanenbaum

Southwest Philadelphia's John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge will soon receive a wave of new educational programs focused on conservation after the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced $1 million in annual funding during a gathering in Tinicum Thursday afternoon.

March 31, 2016

Restaurants

Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Italian restaurant and relic, open for business in Fishtown

by Michael Tanenbaum

Fishtown's much anticipated new Italian restaurant, the curiously named Wm. Mulherin's Sons, officially opens to the public Thursday with a long trail of history to go with the spaghetti and meatballs.

March 31, 2016

Investigation

Suspect arrested in beating, robbery of 92-year-old Ewing woman

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police in Ewing Township, N.J. announced on Wednesday the arrest of a 21-year-old suspect who allegedly bound, beat and robbed a 92-year-old woman after breaking into her home earlier this week.

March 30, 2016

Arrests

Rhode Island man charged in case of Pa. horse attacked with paintballs

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Rhode Island man accused of transporting and later abandoning a sick horse at a Pennsylvania auction farm was arrested Wednesday and charged with animal cruelty as investigators continue to seek a suspect responsible for shooting the animal more than 130 times with a paintball gun.

March 30, 2016

Investigation

Police justified in fatal shooting of Cinnaminson teen, DA says

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police officers in South Londonberry, Pa. were justified in the fatal shooting last August of an 18-year-old Cinnaminson, N.J. man who was targeted after stealing 81 firearms from a family-owned gun shop, according to a report released Wednesday by the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office.