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.
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
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
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
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 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
Courts
Former Philly cop sentenced in scheme to rob drug dealer
A former Philadelphia police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to 42 months in prison for a scheme in which he planned to rob a drug dealer while on official duty.July 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 accusationsJuly 29, 2015
Wildlife
Humongous pythons captured, euthanized in Everglades and rural Missouri
Two humongous pythons were killed in separate incidents in the United States this week, both in areas where the invasive reptile isn't a native species and may have been released by owners after growing too large to be handled as pets.July 29, 2015
Arrests
Woman turns herself in for fatal hit-and-run of 4-year-old boy
Woman turns herself in for fatal hit-and-run of 4-year-old boyJuly 28, 2015
Courts
Philly mobster Nicky Scarfo Jr. sentenced to 30 years in prison for $12 million scheme
The son of a notorious Philadelphia mobster was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a racketeering conspiracy in which he and three others took over a Texas company and stole $12 million from shareholders.Just In
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