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.
August 12, 2015
Health News
New program trains local deaf students to work as nurse aids
A new program created through a collaborative regional partnership will train deaf students in Pennsylvania to serve as nurse aids to help provide care to elderly deaf patients, becoming potentially one of the first of its kind in the United States.August 12, 2015
Investigation
Police investigate after man shot in back of head in Overbrook
Philadelphia police are investigating after a 19-year-old man was shot in the back of the head in the Overbrook section of the city Wednesday night.August 12, 2015
Accidents
Young boy accidentally shoots himself after finding gun in park
A young boy is in stable condition after shooting himself with a gun he found in a Philadelphia park Wednesday afternoon.August 11, 2015
Cookbooks
Bob's Burgers cookbook on the way from blogger
Blogger Cole Bowden, founder of The Bob's Burgers Experiment, released an image of the cover for his upcoming cookbook, 'The Bob's Burgers Burger Book,' which is due for publication in March 2016.August 11, 2015
Crime
'Psychic' siblings in Bucks County face trial over swindling elderly woman
A brother and sister in Bucks County who stole more than $17,000 from an 89-year-old woman under the guise of providing her psychic services waiving their right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.August 11, 2015
Papal Visit
Aramark named official food & beverage provider for papal visit
Philadelphia-based food services firm Aramark has officially been named the food and beverage provider of next month's World Meeting of Families 2015, the much-anticipated global event that will mark its first-ever appearance in the United States.August 11, 2015
Tribute
Steel beam from WTC headed from PHL to Kennedy Space Center
A 2,000-pound steel beam recovered from the 9/11 World Trade Center attack will be transported from Philadelphia International Airport on August 13 en route to its eventual resting place at Kennedy Space Center Fire Rescue's memorial site.August 11, 2015
Missing
Coast Guard searching for missing freighter crewman
The Coast Guard has launched a search along the coast of New Jersey and Maryland, between Bayonne and Ocean City, after a crewmember went missing shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.August 11, 2015
Investigations
Report: Inmates endured beatings from investigators after N.Y. prison break
More than a month after the end of a lengthy manhunt for two convicts who escaped Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, new revelations indicate that prison inmates may received brutal beatings at the hands of investigators during the course of their search.August 11, 2015
Investigation
Pair charged in alleged handcuffing of autistic man at Overbrook home
After responding to an Overbrook home for a disturbance call this past weekend, Philadelphia police arrested and charged two individuals for allegedly handcuffing a non-communicative autistic man on more than one occasion.Just In
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