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.
May 30, 2019
Parks
FDR Park master plan reveals vision for revitalization of South Philly's largest green space
The long-awaited revitalization of FDR Park in South Philadelphia is finally gaining new momentum more than a year after plans were initially revealed to the public.May 30, 2019
Weather
Bucks County teen dies in kayaking incident during severe storms
A 15-year-old student at Neshaminy High School died Wednesday after falling out of a kayak during Wednesday's severe weather.May 30, 2019
Investigations
Wilmington woman recounts harrowing attack at Punta Cana resort
Tammy Lawrence-Daley, of Wilmington, Delaware, was viciously beaten by an attacker while vacationing at the Majestic Elegance resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. As her story spread across the Internet on Thursday, Majestic Resorts, owner of the Dominican hotel, deactivated its Twitter and Facebook accounts.May 29, 2019
Business
Fortune 500 includes 15 Philly-area companies in 2019
Philadelphia-area companies are well-represented in the 65th edition of the Fortune 500, including one local firm that cracked the top 10. Amerisource Bergen, Comcast, DowDuPont, and Aramark were among the locally headquartered businesses on the list.May 29, 2019
Investigations
Small plane crashes off Cape May Point into Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Coast Guard responders are searching the water off the coast of Cape May Point after a small aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning.May 29, 2019
Sixers
Sixers' Jimmy Butler gives Mark Wahlberg's daughter a basketball lesson
Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler — a major NBA free agent target — is spending some of his offseason with Mark Wahlberg, whose daughter is getting basketball lessons.May 29, 2019
Children's Health
CHOP to open pediatric urgent care center in Bryn Mawr
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will open a pediatric urgent care center in Bryn Mawr this weekend, adding to a growing network of child-focused facilities in the Philadelphia region.May 28, 2019
Nature
Photo shows 'fire rainbow' at Avalon beach over holiday weekend
A meteorological phenomenon known as a "fire rainbow" was visible from the beach in Avalon, New Jersey, on Sunday. These rainbows occur when the sun rises above 58 degrees above the horizon, and its rays shine through the ice crystals of cirrus clouds.May 28, 2019
Weather
Pennsylvania under tornado watch as dangerous storms enter region
Nearly all of Pennsylvania has been placed under a tornado watch on Tuesday as powerful storms barrel into the region from the midwest.May 28, 2019
NFL
Jaguars' Nick Foles, wife Tori share news of miscarriage
Nick Foles' wife Tori took to her Instagram on Wednesday evening to explain she suffered a miscarriage.Just In
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