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

November 22, 2017

Media

ESPN reporter hounded for review of Sixers' Aussie meat pies

Darren Rovell, ESPN's sports business reporter, is routinely roasted by sites like Deadspin for acting as a bit of a booster for various products and unvarnished public relations campaigns.

November 21, 2017

Television

Conservative pundit and Philly native Mark Levin gets weekend show on FOX News

Conservative political commentator and author Mark Levin, a Philadelphia native who grew up in Elkins Park, will soon be hosting a weekend show on FOX News.

November 21, 2017

Investigations

Centre County D.A.-elect sends Penn State hazing case to Pa. attorney general

Centre County District Attorney-elect Bernie Cantorna will send Penn State's Beta Theta Pi case up to the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, citing potential conflicts of interest stemming from previous counsel he provided to those charged in the hazing death of sophomore Timothy Piazza. 

November 21, 2017

Musicians

N.J. band Pinegrove cancels U.S. tour as singer faces sexual coercion allegation

The lead singer of indie folk band Pinegrove, a 2016 breakout formed out of Montclair, announced Tuesday that the group's upcoming U.S. tour has been canceled as he confronts an allegation of sexual coercion.

November 20, 2017

Television

Glenn Howerton hints at no return to 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'

With Netflix set to lose "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in less than a month, easy access to the life and times of Dennis Reynolds may be coming to an end.

November 20, 2017

Mental Health

Penn reveals steps to improve campus mental health services

The University of Pennsylvania will soon expand efforts to strengthen the quality of its campus mental health services, adding new support staff and launching a community campaign for student wellness.

November 20, 2017

Fatalities

Philadelphia teacher mourned after death in weekend house fire

The School District of Philadelphia is mourning the loss of a beloved third-grade teacher who died in a house fire over the weekend, leaving behind children and grandchildren who attended her elementary school in Roxborough.

November 20, 2017

Development

Philly moves ahead with plan for 10-acre waterfront park in Bridesburg

Philly moves forward with plan for 10-acre waterfront park in Bridesburg

November 15, 2017

Investigation

34 years later, Pennsylvania man charged in wife's cold case murder

A rural Pennsylvania man is facing homicide charges in connection with the murder of his wife in 1983, possibly bringing closure to a cold case that left the victim's family in search of justice for more than three decades.

November 15, 2017

Real Estate

Report: New York group plans tower next to Revel in Atlantic City

With the future of the former Revel casino still in limbo, a New York-based private investment firm is reportedly interested in acquiring land 

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