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.
January 2, 2018
Business
Chemical Heritage Foundation reveals rebranding plan, new name
Philadelphia-based Chemical Heritage Foundation will soon be called the Science History Institute.January 2, 2018
Investigation
A.G.: Jersey Shore township employee stole $940,000 from public health insurance program
A former employee of Brick Township will spend five years in prison after reaching a plea agreement for the theft of nearly $1 million in public health insurance funds.December 26, 2017
Tourism
Giant observation wheel opens at Atlantic City's Steel Pier
Late December might not seem like the ideal time to jump on a Ferris wheel, but when the ride is 15 minutes and the gondolas are heated, Atlantic City sounds a lot more beautiful.December 26, 2017
Nutrition
Penn study: Sleep may explain link between fish consumption, intelligence
Fish oil has long been prescribed as a supplement for mental clarity and focus, but could it be that the cognitive benefits of omega-3 fatty acids come indirectly from an improvement in sleep health?December 26, 2017
Weather
Pennsylvania city shatters snowfall record on Christmas day
Erie set a record for snowfall, accumulating an outrageous 34 inches of snow on Christmas day alone.December 25, 2017
Wildlife
Celebrity great white shark Mary Lee goes missing in Atlantic
Marine researchers are searching for an answer to the mysterious disappearance of Mary Lee, a popular great white shark whose movements along the Atlantic coast have been tracked for the past five years.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 25, 2017
NFL
Twitter reacts to Andy Reid dressing up as Santa Claus
There is hardly a shortage of adjectives to describe Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid during his long tenure in Philadelphia, but merry and mirthful? Those don't really fit the bill.December 25, 2017
Lawsuits
Lawsuit: Comcast enrolled customers in programs without their consent
Philadelphia-based cable giant Comcast is being sued by the state of Washington on grounds that it deceptively enrolled hundreds of thousands of customers in a service protection plan they never agreed to joining.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.Just In
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