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.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

September 18, 2015

Health News

Tech behind Ig Nobel winner's unboiled egg holds promise for cancer treatment

by Michael Tanenbaum

A team of Australian researchers who received an Ig Nobel award Thursday night – think the Nobel Prize for quirky science – are refining a technology that could accomplish far more than the miracle of partially unboiling an egg.

September 18, 2015

Agriculture

Chinatown farm gives sustenance, hope to Philadelphia homeless

by Michael Tanenbaum

In Chinatown, a collaboration between the Asian Arts Initiative and the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission is giving new purpose to members of Center City's homeless community in the form of a farm at 13th and Vine streets.

September 18, 2015

Sculpture

Amor sculpture to be temporarily installed at Museum of Art

by Michael Tanenbaum

Latinos comprise more than 12 percent of Philadelphia's population, and with the Argentine Pope Francis coming to town in a week, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Association of Public Art are teaming up to mark the historic occasion with a display of bilingual love.

September 18, 2015

Investigation

Radnor students' photos stolen, posted to lewd Instagram account

by Michael Tanenbaum

Police in Radnor Township are investigating to determine who was behind a lewd Instagram account that stole photos of underage girls and reposted them with sexually explicit captions.

September 18, 2015

Charges

Main Line woman charged in $24,000 fortune telling scam

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Main Line woman has been charged with theft by deception and fortune telling after police investigated a report from an alleged client that she progressively raised her fees per session, charging $24,000 between February and December 2014.

September 18, 2015

Investigation

Kane reps want inquiry into alleged leaks in case against AG

by Michael Tanenbaum

A day after Montgomery County detectives executed a new search warrant at the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, representatives for Kane issued a statement strongly objecting to alleged leaks of information in the ongoing criminal investigation against their client.

September 17, 2015

Weather

Weekend weather: Philadelphia, Jersey Shore, Rehoboth Beach

by Michael Tanenbaum

The upcoming weekend officially marks the transition from summer to autumn, and cooler temperatures in the days ahead appear on track to make for a nice finale. Those head to the shore for the weekend should take note of possible showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, however.

September 17, 2015

Arson

Officials seek person of interest in Center City arson, offer $5K reward

by Michael Tanenbaum

Officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information about a fire that broke out in Center City early Tuesday morning, which investigators ruled Thursday was an arson.

September 17, 2015

Science

VIDEO: Solar system model built to scale in Nevada desert

by Michael Tanenbaum

Very often when we think about space, we consider the vastness of the universe or the Milkyway, skipping over the magnitude of our own solar system, whose orbital lines and planetary knowledge can seem capable of grasping.

September 17, 2015

City Hall

Single bedbug forces 311 call center employees out of office

by Michael Tanenbaum

Workers at Philadelphia's City Hall 311 call center were sent home Thursday morning after an apparent bed bug infestation was discovered in the carpet on the building's first floor. It was later revealed that only one bug was found, but city officials evacuated the office as a precaution.