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 10, 2019

Television

Bucks County murders to be featured in Investigation Discovery special

The brutal murders of four young men in Bucks County, a national story that gripped the Philadelphia region in 2017, will be the subject of a true crime special on Investigation Discovery early next year.

April 9, 2019

Infrastructure

Bridge connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City likely to be closed most of summer

The Townsends Inlet Bridge again will undergo an extended closures as crews continue work to replace its spans. This marks the third summer in a row the bridge will be under construction during beach season, making travel between Avalon and Sea Isle more difficult.

April 9, 2019

Movies

Sixers' Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic hang with Will Smith on 'Bad Boys for Life' set

Philadelphia 76ers teammates Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic joined actor Will Smith on the set of "Bad Boys for Life" in Miami.

April 9, 2019

Odd News

Woman twerks before getting kicked off New Jersey-bound Spirit Airlines flight

A woman on a Spirit Airlines flight from Orlando to Newark went viral after twerking in front of passengers as she was kicked off the plane.

April 9, 2019

Comedians

Kevin Hart laments negativity bias of social media during appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast

The recent release of Kevin Hart's Netflix special has helped shed some light on the Philly-born comedian's mindset towards last year's Oscar's controversy.

April 8, 2019

Investigations

Man, 54, dies in skydiving accident in South Jersey

Paul Haaf Jr., 54, from Monroe Township, New Jersey, died Sunday afternoon in a skydiving accident, prompting an investigation into his death, authorities said.

April 8, 2019

Investigations

Suspect filmed sucker-punching victim at busy Fishtown intersection

Philadelphia police are seeking help from the public to identify a man who threw a sucker-punch late last month in Fishtown, leaving the victim with multiple injuries.

April 8, 2019

Business

Former owner of Atlantic City's Ocean Resort Casino dies in car crash

Bruce Deifik, the former owner of Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City reportedly died in a car crash in Colorado on Sunday after attending a baseball game, according to multiple reports.

April 8, 2019

Courts

Pennsylvania man gets jail time in friend's Russian Roulette death

A Lock Haven man will spend three to six years behind bars for his role in the death of a friend who fatally shot himself during a game of Russian Roulette, authorities said.

April 5, 2019

Investigations

Body recovered from Schuylkill River in Montgomery County

Authorities in Montgomery County discovered a body in the Schuylkill River near Lower Merion on April 4, 2019.

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