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.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

February 5, 2018

Schools

Philadelphia public, parochial schools closed on Thursday for Eagles Super Bowl parade

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia schools will be out of session on Thursday when the Eagles join throngs of fans in Center City to celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots."Schoo

February 5, 2018

NFL

DeSean Jackson disses Chip Kelly, ex-Cowboy eats words as former Eagles react to Super Bowl victory

by Michael Tanenbaum

The afterglow of the Eagles' first Super Bowl is as bright and sweet as Philadelphia imagined it to be in all the years it took to get here.

February 5, 2018

NFL

Through all the adversity, Jon Dorenbos will receive an Eagles Super Bowl ring

by Michael Tanenbaum

Jon Dorenbos may not have suited up for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis on Sunday night, but he was there at the invitation of Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie.

February 2, 2018

Travel

Frontier Airlines adds Philly routes to three cities starting at $29

by Michael Tanenbaum

New Frontier Airlines flights from Philadelphia to Dallas/Ft. Worth, Grand Rapids and Indianapolis start with introductory fares as low as $29.

February 2, 2018

NFL

Eagles ran careful scouting report on referees in Super Bowl LII

by Michael Tanenbaum

Ever since the Eagles' nailbiting 28-23 victory over the Carolina Panthers on a Thursday night in October, Philadelphia has been a warpath against referee Pete Morelli and his officiating crew.

February 2, 2018

Eagles

Kevin Hart joins Stephen A. Smith on 'First Take,' heaps praise on Nick Foles

by Michael Tanenbaum

We already know where Kevin Hart stands on the outcome of Super Bowl LII. In an outlandish display of homerism, the comedian and North Philly native tweeted his prediction this week.

February 2, 2018

NFL

Delco coffee shop slips patron a $5,200 Patriots fan surcharge

by Michael Tanenbaum

A New England Patriots fan was hit with a $5,200 surcharge by a Delco coffee shop for showing up at the eatery dressed a like baby Bill Belichick

February 1, 2018

Families

Eagles' magical season lifts daughter, Philly families through loss and grief

by Michael Tanenbaum

Gianna DeMedio couldn't bring herself to watch Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles open their season last September in Washington, D.C. It just didn't seem right or real anymore.

February 1, 2018

Neighborhoods

Philly neighborhood analysis breaks down population growth in Center City

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia's Center City population increased 16 percent to more than 183,000 residents between 2000 and 2015, a trend that will continue as East Market and other residential projects bring

February 1, 2018

Eagles

BuzzFeed writer: Eagles Super Bowl win would be triumph over 'darkness' in America

by Michael Tanenbaum

Novelist and Philly native Tom McAllister says Eagles can lift America out of an evil epoch, if only for a moment, if they beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LII.