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.
November 20, 2018
Investigations
Video shows hit-and-run at Wells Fargo Center after Sixers game
Philadelphia police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run crash that injured a pedestrian at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night after the Sixers-Hornets game.November 20, 2018
Memes
Alt-right Gritty memes will fail to co-opt Flyers mascot as Pepe 2.0
Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty is being co-opted by the alt-right in a series of racist and anti-Semitic memes. Their efforts to destroy him will ultimately fail.November 20, 2018
NBA
Sixers' Jimmy Butler, Allen Iverson share 24-second hug
There was no shot clock running after the Sixers took down the Phoenix Suns in Philadelphia on Monday night, but Allen Iverson and Jimmy Butler embraced for a full 24 seconds to celebrate the win.November 19, 2018
Investigations
Four people found dead – each shot in the head – in basement of West Philly home
Four people were found dead Monday afternoon in the basement of a West Philadelphia home, each apparently killed by a single gunshot to the head, according to Philadelphia police. Officers responded to a home in the 5100 block of Malcolm Street at around 12:03 p.m. on Monday.November 19, 2018
NBA
Allen Iverson calls Sixers' addition of Jimmy Butler 'just beautiful'
Sixers' legend and NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson says Philadelphia's trade for Jimmy Butler reminds him of the energy that surrounded the team he took to the NBA Finals in 2001.November 19, 2018
Natural Disasters
Map shows haze in Philly came from California wildfire smoke
As California's devastating wildfires burn through a second week of destruction, the wider atmospheric effects are beginning to show up in far flung parts of the United States, including Philadelphia.November 19, 2018
Fitness
6ABC reporter shares details of harrowing condition caused by over-exercising
Jeannette Reyes, a reporter for Action News in Philadelphia, learned a life-threatening lesson about pushing her body to the max this past summer.November 16, 2018
Lawsuits
New Jersey reaches recognition settlement with Native American Indian tribe
The state of New Jersey has reached a formal settlement with the Nanticoke-Lenni-Lenape tribe of Native American Indians, resolving a three-year legal battle over the state's official position on the tribe's status.November 16, 2018
Crime
Pennsylvania man allegedly stomped dog to death, punched police officer
Richard Jukes Jr., of Altoona, Pennsylvania, allegedly stomped a chihuahua puppy to death and assaulted an officer who attempted to interview him about the incident, according to police.November 16, 2018
NASA rocket launch will be visible over Philly before dawn Saturday
People in the Philadelphia area should be able to see NASA's Northrop Grumman's Anteres rocket as it passes above the city early Saturday morning, following its launch from Wallops Flight Facility at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.Just In
- Report: Sixers expected to show interest in John Collins
- Using cannabis for sleep isn't harmless – a neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency
- Philly man sets new record for fastest run across Pa., completing the 361-mile trek in less than 6 days
- Barbara Mason helped make the Philly sound as a teen in the '60s. A new generation has found her on TikTok
- NHL Draft: Each of the Flyers' picks, as they happened
- PennDOT work to close some highway lanes in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties into the fall
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