Michael Tanenbaum

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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

April 19, 2019

Fraud

Hundreds of counterfeit Bryce Harper jerseys seized at Philly port

More than 300 counterfeit jerseys of the Phillies star have been seized at the Port of Philadelphia in the weeks since the start of the Major League Baseball season, Customs & Border Protection officials said Friday.

April 18, 2019

NBA

Nets guard calls Sixers' Embiid, Simmons 'disrespectful' for laughing about elbow shot

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets are even at one game apiece as the playoff series shifts to the Barclays Center on Thursday night.

April 18, 2019

Cities

Philadelphia records slight population growth in latest U.S. Census

The population of Philadelphia increased by a net of just over 3,900 people from 2017 to 2018, continuing more than a decade of modest growth, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

April 18, 2019

Airlines

American Airlines adds service from Philadelphia to Bentonville

Philadelphia International Airport will have an American Airlines flight to Bentonville, Arkansas starting September 4.

April 18, 2019

Astronomy

The 2019 'pink moon' arrives Thursday night

Clear skies in Philadelphia on Thursday night will make for perfect viewing of the 2019 "pink moon," a bright display that will stick around over the coming nights and mornings.

April 17, 2019

NFL

Eagles' Jalen Mills apologizes for fight in Washington D.C.

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Jalen Mills issued an apology Tuesday after he and a member of the NBA's Washington Wizards got into a fight outside a nightclub in the nation's capital last weekend.

April 17, 2019

Astronomy

Witnesses report another bright meteor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania sky

For the third time this year, reports of a bright "fireball" meteor are streaming in from across the East Coast of the United States, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

April 17, 2019

NBA

Sixers reportedly tried to hire away Warriors GM Bob Myers last summer

A report in The New York Times claims the Philadelphia 76ers attempted to lure Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers to the team in the wake of the Bryan Colangelo scandal.

April 17, 2019

City Services

Philly launches mechanical street cleaning pilot in six neighborhoods

Philadelphia will begin a new street sweeping pilot program in West Philly, South Philly, Logan, Strawberry Mansion, Kensington and Southwest Philly in the coming weeks and months. 

April 16, 2019

Investigations

FBI investigating theft of artwork from Penn Medicine building

The FBI's Art Crime Team is investigating the theft of a $1,600 work of from Penn Medicine's Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

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