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.
December 11, 2015
Seniors
Study: Chronic stress in later years fuels risk of pre-Alzheimer's condition
High levels of stress in old age increases the risk of developing cognitive impairments associated with a pre-Alzheimer's condition, according to a joint study by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Montefiore Health System.December 11, 2015
Investigation
Police: Bensalem women set N.J. home ablaze, attempts to kidnap daughter
Police in Washington Township, New Jersey, are investigating after two women, a mother and her cousin, attempted to kidnap a three-year-old girl Thursday night after setting the house where she was living on fire.December 10, 2015
Investigation
Police: Suspect stole $7K from Mini Market in Southwest Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are seeking assistance from the public to identify and locate a suspect who stole thousands of dollars in in cash from a market in Southwest Philadelphia last month.December 10, 2015
Police
Philadelphia police officer injured in struggle with burglary suspect
A Philadelphia police officer was injured Thursday afternoon while attempting to arrest a burglary suspect in the Spring Garden section of the city, officials said.December 10, 2015
Humor
WATCH: Orangutan cracks up at zoo visitor's magic trick
In 2009, a pair of researchers, including Jeffrey Schwartz of the University of Pittsburgh, published a controversial study claiming that orangutans, not chimpanzees, are the closest living relatives of human beings.December 10, 2015
Obituaries
Philanthropist Henry Rowan, benefactor of Rowan University, dies at 92
Rowan University benefactor and philanthropist Henry Rowan, a pioneer in the growth of the Glassboro institution, died Thursday at the age of 92.December 10, 2015
Race Relations
Black students at Pa. university protest demeaning Snapchat photo
A group of black students at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania joined in protest Wednesday over an offensively captioned photo posted online to the ephemeral social media Snapchat.December 10, 2015
Criminal Justice
Study: New Jersey's 'enhanced' eyewitness testimony instructions too potent
A new study on the role of eyewitness testimony, considered one of the crucial pillars to mount a case in court, finds that a set of jury instructions adopted by the state of New Jersey may be working too well and, in the process, exonerating guilty defendants.December 10, 2015
Apartments
Report: Rent for 1-bedrooms in Philly plummeted in 2015
In an annual report on more than 1 million active rental listings in the United States, Philadelphia recorded the nation's fourth largest drop in the price of 1-bedroom units. According to Zumper's National Rent Report, Philadelphia had a - 5.3 percent annual rent change in 1-bedroom listings, with an average price of $1,240.December 9, 2015
Investigation
Police: Boy stuck classmates with hypodermic needle at Philadelphia school
Philadelphia police are investigating after a 7-year-old boy allegedly poked a female student and several other classmates with a hypodermic needle Wednesday morning at General George G. Mead Elementary School.Just In
- LeBron James ruled out for Sixers-Raptors on Thursday
- 30th Street Station's South Concourse reopens as Amtrak readies to unveil new food and retail options
- Openings & Closings: Dick's House of Sport kicks off and a Graduate Hospital fast-casual staple wraps up
- Philly teachers union says it can prevent school closures with $25 million. The district says the cost is 12 times higher
- Philly planted 18,581 trees over past three years, placing it 'on track' to reach goals to grow canopy
- Fantasy football Week 10 start/sit advice
- Glow-in-the-dark Cosmic Baseball is coming to Citizens Bank Park
- Old City will celebrate the holidays with historic home tours on Elfreth's Alley and a car-free Third Street Sip & Stroll
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