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

February 6, 2016

Investigation

Philadelphia police investigate after cab driver shot in Point Breeze

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are seeking three suspects in the shooting of a taxicab driver in the Point Breeze section of South Philadelphia early Saturday morning.

February 5, 2016

Space

WATCH: New Jersey pilot captures glimpse of shooting star

by Michael Tanenbaum

A New Jersey pilot who recently captured footage of a shooting star may be the first known person to observe the phenomenon from an aircraft.

February 5, 2016

Super Bowl 50

Which industries invest the most in Super Bowl commercials?

by Michael Tanenbaum

With Super Bowl 50 right around the corner, football fanatics and casual fans of the annual spectacle can expect to see the best the advertising industry has to offer come Sunday night. Many of the most iconic global brands have paid the steepest price on television to define themselves through commercials that leave lasting, sometimes generational impressions: Coca Cola's polar bears, Apple's "Think Different" campaign and

February 5, 2016

Police searching for missing Montgomery County girl

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police in Montgomery County are seeking assistance from the public to locate a 16-year-old girl who went missing overnight Thursday, officials said.

February 5, 2016

Dorney Park

Public outcry prompts Dorney Park to rehire special needs worker

by Michael Tanenbaum

An intense social media backlash against Allentown-based Dorney Park has led the company to rehire a special needs worker who had been an employee for 12 years before a new interview process disqualified him from returning for the 2016 season.

February 5, 2016

Courts

Bucks County lawyer found guilty of insider trading

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Doylestown lawyer convicted of insider trading on Friday could spend up to 25 years in prison for capitalizing on a 2011 merger involving an insurance company his firm was representing at the time, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

February 5, 2016

Investigation

Upper Darby police seek 'urban terrorist' who shot 7-Eleven clerk

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police in Upper Darby are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a man who shot a 7-11 store clerk Thursday night during an attempted robbery, officials said.

February 5, 2016

Weather

Overnight snowfall causing slick roads, school delays

by Michael Tanenbaum

Just one day after the snow disappeared from area lawns, it was back. Snow started falling overnight, heavy in some places at times. It was laying on lawns, but not so much on roads, though caution is urged for those driving during the morning commute – or making their way to Wing Bowl 24 at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia. Many roads will be slick.

February 5, 2016

Casinos

Borgata threatens to stop paying Atlantic City taxes

by Michael Tanenbaum

With Atlantic City on the brink of insolvency, the Borgata Hotel & Casino has threatened to stop paying real estate taxes until the city pays back $62.5 million in court-ordered refunds for overpayments made in 2009 and 2010.

February 4, 2016

Development

Blatstein pursues zoning variance for massive South Broad project

by Michael Tanenbaum

Developer and Tower Investments CEO Bart Blatstein is pushing forward with an ambitious mixed-use project on South Broad and Washington streets after filing an appeal for a zoning variance with the Department of Licenses and Inspections.