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.
December 25, 2017
Holidays
Ugly Christmas sweaters flood social media with holiday cheer
Social media timelines offer a cornucopia of feel-good photos around Christmas and New Years. Families and friends share their food, their hoverboard fails, their vacation views and their incredibly ugly sweaters.December 22, 2017
Medicine
Jefferson receives $2.8 million grant for lung cancer screenings
Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health will soon offer expanded lung cancer screenings to vulnerable populations in Philadelphia thanks to a $2.8 million grant from the Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation.December 22, 2017
Obituaries
'Mamie Prayer,' oldest woman in New Jersey, dies at 110 years old
For the second time in 2017, New Jersey said goodbye to one of the oldest people in the state, the country and the world.December 22, 2017
Eagles
Nearly 50 years later, Eagles try to mend Santa-snowball beef
As the Eagles prepare to face the Oakland Raiders on Christmas night, the organization is hoping to close a historical wound that got so infected it created a monster.December 22, 2017
NFL
Carson Wentz almost got a Browns tattoo before Cleveland blew it
It may seem unfair to pick apart the lowly, 0-14 Cleveland Browns. They're so predictably terrible and inept that it would be kinder to ignore them than to pity them.December 21, 2017
Nieghborhoods
Website grades Philly's best neighborhoods for families, safety and more
Determining the relative quality of neighborhoods often comes to down to subjective measures, especially once you get past issues of crime and affordability.December 21, 2017
City Services
Philly creates overdose response unit to address addiction crisis in Kensington
Philadelphia's push to confront an ingrained heroin epidemic in Kensington, highlighted by the long-overdue cleanup of Conrail's abandoned train tracks, received new reinforcements this week as the city announced the plans for a mobile overdose response unit to service the neighborhood.December 21, 2017
Demographics
Pennsylvania jumps past Illinois to become fifth most populous state
At the beginning of 2017, the annual United Movers Study from United Van Lines found that more people were leaving Pennsylvania than entering the state.December 20, 2017
Celebrities
Kevin Hart gets candid about cheating: 'It's a gut punch from God'
Kevin Hart, North Philly native and comedy megastar, recently gave a candid interview about the cheating on his wife Eniko Parrish.December 20, 2017
Arrests
Philly police officer arrested for alleged DUI, threats against bystander
A Philadelphia police officer will head to court in connection with a 2016 incident in which he allegedly drove under the influence and threatened an innocent bystander with his service weapon, District Attorney Kelly Hodge announced on Wednesday.Just In
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- Lee Elia, former Phillies manager and 1980 third base coach, dies at 87
- Christian Dvorak is joining the Flyers with familiarity, and an opportunity at center
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