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 6, 2017
Agriculture
Pennsylvania plans vast expansion of industrial hemp research in 2018
Two years after the reintroduction of hemp as an industrial crop, Pennsylvania is planning a major expansion of research opportunities for growers across the state in 2018.December 6, 2017
NFL
WATCH: Former Eagle Connor Barwin announces he's going to be a dad
As the Eagles try to rebound against the L.A. Rams on Sunday, they'll be reuniting with a former teammate who remains a big part of the Philadelphia community.December 6, 2017
Medicine
CHOP finds brain remaps in child who received double hand transplant
Two-and-a-half years after Zion Harvey became the world's first child to receive a bilateral hand transplant, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have found that the boy's brain dramatically remapped itself to respond to his newfound dexterity.December 6, 2017
PennDOT
PennDOT looking to hire hundreds of drivers ahead of 2018 winter
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced this week it will look to hire hundreds of temporary workers statewide as part of its winter maintenance program.December 5, 2017
Celebrities
Did Kevin Bacon really say we're 'blessed' with Trump presidency?
The dubious news blog Worldwide Politics published a story on Sunday recapping a supposed interview Kevin Bacon had on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos." During this interview, the actor reportedly gushed over President Trump.December 5, 2017
Television
Will Smith, Darren Aronofsky team up for new NatGeo series 'One Strange Rock'
Fans of "Planet Earth" and "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" will soon have a new piece of educational programming to add to their queue of must-see TV.December 5, 2017
Bars
Backlash follows impending closure of Pennsylvania's longest running bar
Spats Café and the All-American Rathskeller, both popular hangouts among students at Penn State University, will shut their doors in the coming month.December 5, 2017
Biking
Philly company named one of America's top bike-friendly workplaces
Biking to work has plenty of perks in its own right: it's free, it's good exercise and it's an environmentally friendly mode of transportation.December 4, 2017
Wawa
Wawa debuts new flatbread sandwiches in three varieties
Wawa has always nimbly walked that line between sticking to its roots and innovating at the deli counter.December 4, 2017
Economics
More Philly families struggling to afford food despite hunger lessening nationwide
More people are experiencing food insecurity in Philadelphia than the national average, marking a divergence from the broader picture of progress in the US since the 2008 economic recession, according to a new report from Hunger Free America.Just In
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