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

January 7, 2016

Development

Baltimore to emulate Philadelphia's fraught Neighborhood Transformation Initiative

by Michael Tanenbaum

In a move that will revive a blight- and crime- fighting program established by former Philadelphia Mayor John Street, Maryland Governor John Hogan announced this week that the city of Baltimore will undertake a $700 million initiative to combat urban decay.

January 6, 2016

Investigation

OSHA investigates after Pa. man loses arm at Walmart Distribution Center

by Michael Tanenbaum

Officials with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration are investigating the circumstances surrounding a northeastern Pennsylvania man who lost his arm in an industrial accident at a Wal-Mart Distribution Center late last month.

January 6, 2016

Politics

Bribery allegations lead to fight after Bloomfield City Council meeting

by Michael Tanenbaum

It was anything but politics as usual at Tuesday night's Bloomfield, N.J. City Council meeting.

January 6, 2016

Recipes

Five blissful hot chocolate recipes for the winter

by Michael Tanenbaum

It may have taken until the turn of 2016 for bitter cold winter temperatures to arrive, but now that they are here, it's time to pull out all the stops to keep warm. While layers, central heating and hot showers all work wonders to prevent chattering teeth, nothing works quite as well as a delicious cup of hot chocolate.

January 6, 2016

Government

Jim Kenney appoints first woman to lead Philadelphia Water Department

by Michael Tanenbaum

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

by Michael Tanenbaum

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 6, 2016

Business

PREIT Executive Chairman Rubin to step down with strong Philadelphia legacy

by Michael Tanenbaum

Ron Rubin, Executive Chairman of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), will step down from his position in June after serving the company for nearly 20 years after it acquired The Rubin Organization in 1997, the company announced Tuesday afternoon.

January 6, 2016

Investigation

Police: Man fatally shot in Strawberry Mansion

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was fatally shot Wednesday night in the Strawberry Mansion section of the city.

January 3, 2016

Internet

Google Chrome app helps you scrub Donald Trump from the Internet

by Michael Tanenbaum

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 3, 2016

Investigation

Pa. restaurant under investigation for deer brains on premises

by Michael Tanenbaum

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.