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 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

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

Development

East Market: First look at the apartments inside The Ludlow

The Ludlow, an 18-story tower that serves as the signature of National Real Estate Development's East Market project is the result of tears of meticulous planning are finally coming to fruition. The residential portion of the building will have 322 apartments.

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 Jersey

May 16, 2018

Weather

Atlantic City coast hit by meteotsunami during severe storms

In the midst of the severe thunderstorms that battered the Northeast on Tuesday afternoon, the New Jersey coast was struck by a small tsunami, according to the National Weather Service.

May 16, 2018

Crowdfunding

GoFundMe campaign supports family of Philly cyclist killed in crash

Friends of Philadelphia cyclist who was tragically killed in a crash last Saturday night are calling on the public to offer some financial support for a family in need.

May 15, 2018

NFL

Eagles' Lane Johnson says Bill Belichick talked trash to Doug Pederson before Super Bowl LII

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson tells Steve Austin that New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had words for Doug Pederson before Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis.

May 15, 2018

Music

Questlove partners with Prince estate for fall orchestral tour

Prince's musical genius will live on thanks to a partnership between the Prince Estate and The Roots drummer Amir "Questlove" Thompson who are curating a U.S. orchestral tour entitled, "4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince."

May 15, 2018

Travel

Delta Airlines adds non-stop service from Philly to Boston

Delta Airlines will soon add another four non-stop flights from Philadelphia to Boston, giving air travelers plenty of options to choose from by the end of the year.

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