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 23, 2015
Water Main Break
Roadways drenched after water main break in East Falls
Traffic cones and barriers set up on roadwayJuly 23, 2015
Weather
Weekend weather: Philadelphia, Jersey Shore, Rehoboth Beach
After the week began with sweltering humidity and high temperatures that surpassed 100 degrees, the cool down over the past two days has felt almost autumnal by comparison.July 23, 2015
Investigation
Police discover woman's body in Wilmington playground area
Police discover woman's body in Wilmington playground areaJuly 23, 2015
Health News
New Jersey doctor's license revoked over negligent painkiller prescriptions
N.J. Board of Medical Examiners permanantly bars Merchantsville physician from prescribing controlled dangerous substancesJuly 23, 2015
Jail
Man hangs himself in Houston jail one day after arrest
As controversy over the death of Sandra Blake in a Texas prison continues to grip the nation, a 38-year old man hanged himself at a Houston Police Department Jail on Thursday, one day after he was arrested on a drug possession charge, officials said.July 23, 2015
Health News
Scientists develop pill to help gluten-intolerant people
Canadian researchers say drug could create windows of immunity for Celiacs and others with gluten sensitivityJuly 22, 2015
Internet
Study: Men who harass women online really are losers
The vitriol of the 2014 Gamergate controversy brought to light discrepancies in how the accomplishments of women are received across online gaming communities, but it may have exposed much more than a particular animus some men have toward women relative to gaming culture, according to a new study.July 22, 2015
Environment
Mutant daisies sprout in region of Fukushima disaster
Four years after disaster affected three of six nuclear reactors at Fukushima, longterm effects raising alarmJuly 22, 2015
Courts
Lawyer claims brain condition led teacher to sexual assault of six students
The lawyer representing a former New Jersey high school teacher charged with sexually assaulting six students between 2013 and 2014 says that a brain condition is responsible for her socially inappropriate behavior and inability to control impulses.July 22, 2015
Theater
The Roots to executive produce Broadway cast recording of hip-hop musical 'Hamilton'
The Roots to executive produce cast recording of Broadway's 'Hamilton'Just In
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