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

October 16, 2020

Eagles

Ravens coach cracks D-cell battery joke as Eagles fans make return to the Linc

by Michael Tanenbaum

Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale commented on the return of Philadelphia Eagles fans to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. With few fans in the stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Martindale said it will be easy to figure out who's throwing D-cell batteries.

October 16, 2020

Investigations

Fetterman requests no charges in Pennsylvania woman's racist grocery store tirade

by Michael Tanenbaum

Pennsylvania second lady Giselle Fetterman asked state police and Allegheny County prosecutors not to press charges against the woman who called her the n-word last weekend at a grocery store in Braddock.

October 16, 2020

Lottery

Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $3.6 million sold at Delco Wawa

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Wawa in Chadds Ford sold a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $3.6 million on October, 14, 2020. The Delaware County store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

October 14, 2020

Celebrities

Adam Sandler buys guitars from Philly shop during filming of 'Hustle'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Actor Adam Sandler purchased two guitars from Fishtown shop DiPinto Guitars while in town filming "Hustle," an upcoming Netflix movie produced LeBron James' Springhill Entertainment.

October 14, 2020

2020 Election

Here are the locations of Delaware County's satellite election offices and secure ballot drop boxes

by Michael Tanenbaum

Voters in Delaware County, Pennsylvania can visit one of four satellite election offices to request and cast a mail-in ballot before the Nov. 3 election. Completed ballots also can be dropped off at secure ballot drop-off box locations.

October 14, 2020

2020 Election

Here are the locations of Bucks County's satellite election offices and secure ballot drop boxes

by Michael Tanenbaum

Voters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania can visit one of three satellite election offices to request and cast a mail-in ballot before the Nov. 3 election. Completed ballots also can be dropped off at the secure ballot drop-off boxes at these locations in Doyelestown, Quakertown and Levittown.

October 14, 2020

Homelessness

Philly reaches deal to end homeless encampment on Benjamin Franklin Parkway

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia officials have finalized an agreement to end the homeless encampment protest on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The city, Philadelphia Housing Authority and camp organizers have struck a deal that includes the transfer of 50 properties to a community land trust established by encampment residents. The agreement ends five months of tense negotiations.

October 14, 2020

2020 Election

Here are the locations of Chester County's satellite election offices and secure ballot drop boxes

by Michael Tanenbaum

Voters in Chester County, Pennsylvania can visit one of two satellite election offices to request and cast a mail-in ballot before the Nov. 3 election. Completed ballots also can be dropped off at secure ballot drop-off box locations.

October 14, 2020

2020 Election

Here are the locations of Montgomery County's satellite election offices and secure ballot drop boxes

by Michael Tanenbaum

Voters in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania can visit one of five satellite election offices to request and cast a mail-in ballot before the Nov. 3 election. Completed ballots also can be dropped off at secure ballot drop-off box locations.

October 13, 2020

Illness

Wasp venom may help solve the problem of drug-resistant infections

by Michael Tanenbaum

Researchers at Penn Medicine have used the venom of the Korean yellow-jacket wasp to develop a promising candidate for a future antibiotic. The research highlights the need for new antibiotics as bacterial strains increasingly become drug resistant, leading to fatal infections in people.