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 18, 2018
Marriage
Man pulls surprise proposal to girlfriend on American Airlines flight from Philadelphia
More often than not, cell phone footage taken on an airplane ends involves passengers arguing with flight security — or each other — and eventually getting thrown off the plane under questionable circumstances.May 18, 2018
Food & Drink
Hollywood famous Pink's Hot Dogs coming to King of Prussia Mall
The ever-expanding King of Prussia Mall will soon have a piece of Hollywood royalty in its food court with Pink's Hot Dogs debuts in August 2018.May 18, 2018
Crime
Officials seize $3 million in counterfeit designer jewelry at Philly port
Customs officials have seized approximately $3 million in Chinese counterfeit designer jewelry in Philadelphia over the past few months, authorities revealed on Friday.May 17, 2018
Travel
2018 Jersey Shore beach guide: Ventnor
There's a reason Ventnor Avenue is one of the most prized pieces of real estate on a Monopoly board. Ventnor is known for some of the finest homes at the Jersey Shore. The town is an ideal place for outdoor recreation and appreciation of New Jersey's coastal beauty.May 17, 2018
Travel
2018 Jersey Shore beach guide: Margate
A Jersey Shore traveler's guide to Margate City in 2018, with tips on beach badges, events, lifeguard information and beach rules.May 17, 2018
Celebrities
Forget Yanny and Laurel, Will Smith went viral with a trippy wheelie video on Instagram
The best part about Will Smith's emergence as a social media star is that we're seeing him return to his natural goofball roots, minus the Hollywood handlers and streamlined brand.May 17, 2018
Development
Video shares glimpses, vision for West Philly's Schuylkill Yards
Drexel University's $3.5 billion partnership with Brandywine Realty Trust to create Schuylkill Yards in West Philadelphia figures to be one of the city's most significant development ventures of the next several decades.May 17, 2018
NFL
Eagles' Jason Kelce tells NFL Network that fan put grandpa's ashes in teammate's hand during Super Bowl parade
Appearing Thursday on the NFL Network's "Good Morning Football," Kelce discussed all things related to the Eagles' Super Bowl parade and the epic speech that may go down as the Philadelphia's finest.May 17, 2018
Investigation
West Philly man charged in fatal shooting of Penn State student
A West Philadelphia man was charged Thursday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of Dominique Oglesby, the Penn State Harrisburg student who was killed in March after an altercation at a restaurant in the Dunlap section of the city.May 16, 2018
Beaches
Jersey Shore beach home to one of world's most haunted bodies of water
The ghost of Thomas Higbee, according to legend and numerous purported sightings , haunts Cape May's Higbee Beach in New JerseyJust In
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