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

March 5, 2018

Development

Philly developer envisions townhouse community jutting onto Delaware River

The Waterfront Boulevard Project, set to go before the Civic Design Review board, calls for what would be the first single-family homes that sit above the water in Philadelphia.

March 5, 2018

NFL

'Wheel of Fortune': 'PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ARE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS'

Life was made whole for many in the Philadelphia area about a month ago, but it turns out there were still milestones to be crossed in the Eagles' victory lap after Super Bowl LII.

March 2, 2018

Weather

Massive 50-foot tree crashes down in Rittenhouse Square

A wet and windy morning claimed a mighty casualty at Rittenhouse Square on Friday when a massive, 50-foot tall linden tree was uprooted and thrown to the park grounds.

March 2, 2018

NBA

Cavaliers fans respond to Philly billboards with their own LeBron James statement

The Philadelphia 76ers took care of business in Cleveland on Thursday night, surging past the Cavaliers 108-97 in a bid to climb up the NBA's Eastern Conference standings.

March 2, 2018

Investigation

Philadelphia man charged in Cheltenham homicide

A Philadelphia man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a victim in Cheltenham Township late in January, authorities in Montgomery County announced Friday.

March 2, 2018

Neighborhoods

Residents in North Philly rally against plans for Temple football stadium in their neighborhood

More than 200 North Philadelphia neighbors packed into the auditorium of G.W. Carver High School of Engineering & Science on Thursday night to continue voicing their opposition to Temple University's proposed football stadium in their community.

March 1, 2018

Politics

Eagles' Chris Long wades into gun debate, arming school teachers

In the aftermath of last month's deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the national debate about preventing gun violence and advancing legislative reform has resurfaced with an intensity not seen in the United States in several years. 

March 1, 2018

Wildlife

Pa. wildlife officials rescue fighting bald eagles locked in death grip

The Philadelphia Eagles may have won the Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean all is peaceful out in the wild.

March 1, 2018

Medical Research

CHOP, Penn researchers find new lung stem cells with promise for regenerative medicine

A newly discovered cell system activated by pulmonary injuries could offer a vital tool in the advancement of regenerative lung therapies across the human life cycle, according to a study led by researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine. 

February 28, 2018

Restaurants

New York City falafel shop Mamoun's plans Old City location

Mamoun's Falafel, a staple in New York and New Jersey since 1971, will reportedly open its first Philly franchise in Old City.

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