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 20, 2020

Movies

Wells Fargo Center to host Halloween week film series with 'Psycho,' 'Get Out,' and more

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia will host a Halloween movie screening series, "Movies on Broad: Fright Week," from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. The socially-distant program will include family-friendly films, timeless horror classics and other Halloween fanfare.

October 19, 2020

NFL

Nick Foles shouts out Meek Mill as Bears get another win

by Michael Tanenbaum

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles said the team played Meek Mill in the locker room after their 23-16 win over the Carolina Panthers. The Philadelphia-born rapper's "Dreams and Nightmares" was a locker room fixture during the Eagles' Super Bowl run in 2017-18.

October 19, 2020

Investigations

Philly man charged in hit-and-run that killed woman in Cheltenham

by Michael Tanenbaum

Montgomery County prosecutors filed charges against a Philadelphia man in the Sept. 27 hit-and-run crash that killed 30-year-old Shanna Hurdle in Cheltenham Township.

October 19, 2020

Investigations

Missing South Jersey boy found safe, family says

by Michael Tanenbaum

Tymin Coleman, 12, of Lumberton was found safe after he went missing from his home around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2020. Coleman went out for a bike ride but never returned home. Police searched the South Jersey town overnight into Monday to located Coleman. His mother confirmed he was home safe on Monday morning.

October 19, 2020

Illness

Wolf, Levine address data on Pennsylvania's 'fall resurgence' of COVID-19

by Michael Tanenbaum

Pennsylvania is seeing a "fall resurgence" in COVID-19 that follows similar trends across the United States, Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Monday. As coronavirus transmission spreads in Pennsylvania, officials are urging renewed efforts to follow guidelines such as wearing face masks and practicing social distancing.

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

2020 Election

Barack Obama expected in Philly next week for Biden campaign event

by Michael Tanenbaum

Former President Barack Obama will make his first campaign stop for Joe Biden in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 21, as the 2020 presidential race nears the finish line. Biden holds a comfortable lead over President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, which is a considered a pivotal battleground state in 2020.

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

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

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.