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 1, 2015
Hunting
Sources dispute report that brother of Cecil the Lion was killed by hunter
Amid international outrage over the poaching of Cecil the Lion, sources have disputed a report that Cecil's brother, Jericho, was killed by another hunter on Saturday.August 1, 2015
Shooting
Teen in custody after 10-year-old boy shot, wounded at Memorial Park in Chester
Police in Chester, Pennsylvania, are investigating after a 10-year-old child was shot and wounded at Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon.July 31, 2015
Music
Local rapper Lil Dicky drops animated video featuring Snoop Dogg
Cheltenham's one and only Lil Dicky, aka David Burd, an affluent Jewish rapper who manages to be a crack-up with pretty good flow and keen observations, has released a brand new video for the eponymous track off his first LP, 'Professional Rapper,' featuring hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg.July 31, 2015
Schools
Venomous spiders force closing of central Pa. elementary school
Officials with the Tuscarora School District in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, have closed down Montgomery Elementary School after discovering, for the second time, that brown recluse spiders were nesting inside the building.July 31, 2015
SEPTA
SEPTA suspending Center City trolley service until August 16
A 16-day closure of SEPTA's Green Line trolley service begins Friday night at 10:00 p.m. for the "Trolley Tunnel Blitz," an opportunity for workers to complete infrastructure projects that would otherwise require months of nighttime and weekend shutdowns.July 31, 2015
Health News
Merck: Experimental Ebola vaccine has '100 percent efficacy'
An analysis of interim data in a study conducted for Merck's experimental Ebola vaccine showed a rate of 100 percent effectiveness, the company announced following a review by an independent panel.July 31, 2015
Events
Joshua Thomas to play Joni Mitchell Tribute on Saturday
Joshua Thomas to play Joni Mitchell Tribute 8/1July 31, 2015
Arrests
Bridgeton police arrest, charge cousin in connection to Independence Day killing
Terrence Height, 38, turned himself in to authorities on FridayJuly 29, 2015
Courts
'Predatory' New Jersey towing companies forced to pay $55,000
'Predatory' New Jersey towing companies forced to pay $55,000July 29, 2015
Celebrities
'Empire' star Terrence Howard sued by ex-wife for assault, defamation
Ex-wife claims Terrence Howard assaulted her in July 2013 incident and defamed her with false accusationsJust In
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