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

May 11, 2018

Celebrities

Will Smith tells story of how he became Fresh Prince of Bel Air

It's hard to imagine there was a time when Will Smith, the rapper-turned-actor and West Philly native, was dead broke, let alone dead broke and famous at the same time.

May 11, 2018

Investigation

Police: Student, 10, detained after turning in gun at Philly school

Philadelphia police are questioning a 10-year-old boy who turned in a gun to staff member Friday at the Thomas G. Morton Elementary School, located in the Elmwood section of Southwest Philadelphia.

May 11, 2018

Police

Police: Construction worker hit by falling bricks in Center City

The incident occurred just after 9 a.m. at Juniper and Sansom streets in Philadelphia, where the worker was hit in the head by bricks that plummeted five stories to the street.

May 11, 2018

NBA

NBA admits Joel Embiid was fouled by Celtics in closing seconds of Game 5

The NBA released its Last Two Minutes Report for Game 5 on Thursday with an admission that Sixers' star Joel Embiid was fouled by Aaron Baynes on the lay-up attempt that would have tied Game 5 in Boston.

May 10, 2018

Investigation

Philadelphia nurse charged in death of ex-Trump advisor's father

Philadelphia nurse charged in death of ex-Trump advisor's father

May 10, 2018

Real Estate

Here's what a one-bedroom apartment looks like at South Philly's Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square, one of Philadelphia's most anticipated development projects, is just a few months away from opening its doors in South Philadelphia. 

May 10, 2018

NBA

Spoof column says Allen Iverson is upset about artificial intelligence buzz

Allen Iverson has been a full-hearted champion of the Process in Philadelphia, routinely showing up courtside to support his "little dudes" Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and the rest of the Sixers throughout the incredible run that ended Wednesday night in Boston.

May 9, 2018

Universities

Most Temple students oppose a new North Philly football stadium, survey says

Students who responded to a direct question about whether they support Temple building the on-campus athletic facility, more than half of students said they did not support the proposal.

May 9, 2018

Investigation

Haverford police: Teen sexually assaulted by man she met on app

Authorities in Haverford Township are seeking assistance from the public to locate a man police say sexually assaulted a teenager he met through the anonymous social media app Whisper.

May 9, 2018

Women's Health

Pennsylvania establishes review committee on rising maternal mortality rate

Pennsylvania will soon begin to collect information about the states's maternal mortality rates and disseminate findings that may help health care professionals reduce the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes.

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