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.
November 7, 2015
Politics
N.J. native Rod Silva, founder of Muscle Maker Grill, enters U.S. presidential race
Entrepreneur and Newark, New Jersey, native Rod Silva is throwing his hat into the 2016 presidential race.November 7, 2015
Science
White House prepping strategy against catastrophic $2 trillion weather event
Last week, the White House's National Science and Technology Council published a strategic plan to monitor the risk of a solar flare that would wipe out critical infrastructure including telecommunications systems, railways, gas and oil pipelines, satellites, and spacecraft,November 7, 2015
Prisons
Pennsylvania awarded $1M federal grant for prison education system
Inmates serving time in Pennsylvania prisons will soon have a bevy of new educational opportunities after the state announced it has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to reduce recidivism rates and facilitate reentry into the workforce.November 7, 2015
Health News
N.J. office workers suspended without pay for refusing flu shots
Three employees of a social services agency in Burlington Township have been suspended from their jobs without pay after refusing to take flu shots or wear surgical masks, both in violation of their company's new flu prevention protocols.November 7, 2015
GoFundMe
WIP host Innes raises thousands on GoFundMe for Dallas women's shelter
94 WIP afternoon host Josh Innes launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for Genesis Women's Shelter in Dallas.November 6, 2015
Health News
Four N.J. siblings struggle to cope with genetic mystery illness
For the Herzfelds, a Jewish family from Teaneck, New Jersey, life has become an incredible challenge over the past 12 years.November 6, 2015
In throes of heroin crisis, New Jersey risks losing 42 percent of treatment beds
Despite 781 fatal heroin overdoses in 2014, New Jersey is at risk of losing 42 percent of its long-term inpatient treatment beds after a prominent Atlantic City clinic announced plans to shut down next spring,November 6, 2015
Investigation
Police: Student brings stun gun to Philadelphia charter school
Philadelphia police are investigating after a student took a stun gun with him to Belmont Charter School in West Philadelphia Friday morning.November 6, 2015
Travel
Philadelphia designated World Heritage City, first in United States
Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy and an acclaimed urban reflection of the global community, won official designation Friday as a World Heritage City, becoming the first locale in the United States to achieve the honor.November 6, 2015
Penn State
Sue Paterno publishes letter for 4th anniversary of husband's firing
Nearly four years after the firing of illustrious Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, Sue Paterno maintains that the NCAA, Louis Freeh and the university's Board of Trustees committed damaging errors during the child sexual abuse investigation of Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant coach.Just In
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- Joel Embiid, Paul George questionable for Sixers-Raptors on Monday after missing front end of back-to-back
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