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 22, 2016

Wildlife

Runaway cow Freddy saved after escaping Queens slaughterhouse

by Michael Tanenbaum

A runaway cow who garnered national headlines Thursday after esacaping a Halal slaughterhouse in New York City will be spared death thanks to an animal sanctuary in New Jersey.

January 22, 2016

Missing Teen

Philadelphia police seek help locating missing autistic teen

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are seeking assistance from the public to locate a teenager with autism who went missing from his home in Southwest Philadelphia.

January 21, 2016

Education

Villanova law gets new name after 'transformative' $25 million gift

by Michael Tanenbaum

After receiving a gift of $25 million for scholarships, faculty expansion and curriculum development, Villanova will rename its law school after benefactor Charles Widger, who

January 21, 2016

Business

City Council eyes requirement for Philadelphia businesses to report tax breaks, job creation

by Michael Tanenbaum

In her first regular meeting with City Council on Thursday, Philadelphia councilwoman Helen Gym introduced two bills that could bring greater transparency to the local economy and provide a more complete picture of how many jobs local businesses create.

January 21, 2016

Eagles

Eagles brass, villains appear in Doug 'Funnie' Pederson parody

by Michael Tanenbaum

The upcoming Eagles offseason figures to bring plenty of excitement as the team unites around new head coach Doug Pederson and his coaching staff. Major questions remain to be answered at key positions on offense and defense, but the overall goal of the organization, as owner Jeffery Lurie has made fully clear, is to bring a Super Bowl title to Philadelphia.

January 21, 2016

Videos

Astronaut plays water ping pong to celebrate 300th day in space

by Michael Tanenbaum

The general expectation of astronauts on the International Space Station is that they are constantly at work on cutting-edge research, but over the course of the past year, Scott Kelly has become a bit of a space celebrity for his quirky videos from above.

January 21, 2016

Weather

New Jersey repeals licensing requirement to shovel snow

by Michael Tanenbaum

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill on Tuesday that will repeal a previous requirement that state residents possess a license to shovel snow for profit.

January 21, 2016

Weather

Unwilling to wait for storm, N.J. man makes his own snow

by Michael Tanenbaum

In what has been a mild winter thus far across the Delaware Valley, one New Jersey man decided he could no longer wait for this weekend's approaching storm that could bring blizzard-like conditions

January 21, 2016

Nurses

Nurses at Hahnemann Hospital vote to unionize

by Michael Tanenbaum

Nurses at Philadelphia's Hahnemann Hospital voted Thursday to unionize in a move that will join 850 employees with the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.

January 20, 2016

Indictment

Five scientists indicted in alleged theft of GlaxoSmithKline trade secrets

by Michael Tanenbaum

Five scientists accused of conspiring to steal biopharmaceutical secrets from GlaxoSmithKline are facing multiple charges in connection to a scheme that ran from January 2012-January 2016, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia announced.