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.
October 10, 2015
Restaurants
With Philly expansion, hospitality firm to add, bolster local restaurants
After a five-year wait, Pittsburgh-based hospitality firm Sofranko Advisory Group has decided the time is right to expand to Philadelphia, where it plans to create new opportunities for restaurants and help existing eateries survive.October 10, 2015
Film
Bryan Cranston wants to play Marvel villain
Bryan Cranston's career catapulted with the AMC original series 'Breaking Bad' and it seems his success playing the dark role of meth-dealing Walter White has him searching for another villain opportunity.October 10, 2015
Arson
Arsonist sets three cars on fire in Montgomery County
Montgomery County police are seeking a suspect in a string of arsons over the past few days in which three cars were set ablaze, officials said.October 10, 2015
Health News
Study: Gas drilling, premature births linked in Pennsylvania
According to a study released earlier this week, women in Pennsylvania have a higher risk of premature births and high-risk pregnancies when they are exposed to unconventional natural gas development, otherwise known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.October 9, 2015
Search
Philadelphia police seek help finding missing teen girl
Philadelphia police are seeking assistance from the public to find a 13-year-old girl who went missing from her home in the 17th District on Thursday afternoon.October 9, 2015
Health News
Chemists win Nobel Prize for findings on DNA repair
Three chemists were awarded their field's 2015 Nobel Prize this week for mapping out the molecular process by which DNA repairs itself amid the thousands of spontaneous changes it undergoes on a daily basis.October 9, 2015
Weather
Dangerous storms moving through region
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Southwestern Montgomery County and Northeastern Chester County in Pennsylvania.October 9, 2015
Legislation
Mayor Nutter backs bill to ban cigarette sales in drug stores
A new bill introduced by Philadelphia Councilwoman Marian Tasco and backed by Mayor Michael Nutter would ban the sale of tobacco products in any establishments offering "health services," a push that Nutter spokesman Mark McDonald says would cut tobacco sales by 6 percent in the city.October 9, 2015
Police
N.J. judge: Police videos may soon be 'shielded in secrecy'
Public access to footage from police dashboard cameras and body cameras in New Jersey may be in jeopardy if an appellate court ruling in June is allowed to stand, warns Middlesex County state Superior Court Judge Travis Francis.October 9, 2015
Investigation
New Castle police ID body of woman found near farmers market
New Castle police have identified the body of a young woman discovered across from the New Castle County Airport on Tuesday and are continuing to investigate her death.Just In
- Philadelphia now has the nation's only airport halal and kosher food market
- Body of missing Hammonton man found in Delaware park
- New Jersey State Police detective found guilty in fatal motorcycle chase in Burlington County
- Preservationist pushes for Hercules Posey, George Washington's celebrity chef, to get Pa. historical marker
- Five takeaways from Josh Harris and Bob Myers' press conference following Daryl Morey's departure
- Phillies take two from Red Sox, get another series win under Don Mattingly
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