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.
October 31, 2017
Hospitals
Here's how Philly hospitals grade out in survey on patient safety
The safety of Pennsylvania's hospitals has shown improvement over the course of 2017, making big strides in an updated report that earlier ranked the state in the nation's lower half.October 31, 2017
Education
Report: Mayor Kenney planning speech on future of Philadelphia schools
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will reportedly deliver a speech Thursday on the current state and future of the Philadelphia school system, whose longtime governing body could be on the verge of disbandment.October 31, 2017
Restaurants
One Philly restaurant cracks America's top 100 in gross revenue
Chain restaurants may collectively dominate the U.S. market in terms of overall profitability — even as millennial abandonment supposedly kills them — but the fact remains that it pays, big time, to run a ritzy restaurant in a major metropolis.October 31, 2017
Development
Enticing Philly tenants announced for upcoming Penn Food Hall
Dining options at Penn are on the way to a major upgrade, bringing some of city's biggest names to a renovated space on the West Philadelphia campus.October 30, 2017
Business
Philly-based Axalta in talks with Dutch competitor for $30 billion merger
Philadelphia-based Axalta, the world's biggest producer of car coatings, confirmed Monday that it is engaged in talks with Dutch chemicals and paints maker AkzoNobel to form a roughly $30 billion company.October 30, 2017
Music
WATCH: Bruce Springsteen releases new war song 'Freedom Credence'
Bruce Springsteen has been plenty busy performing to packed houses on Broadway, not to mention wrapping up another studio album, but apparently the runup to his residency didn't deter him from taking on side projects.October 30, 2017
Technology
Apple engineer's daughter posts emotional vlog after iPhone X video gets dad fired
Apple is just days away from shipping the first of its game-changing iPhone X models on Friday, capping months of heavier-than-usual hype about the gadget's transformed design, features and $1,000-plus price tag.October 30, 2017
Obituaries
Former Eagles linebacker dies at 30 years old
Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Daniel Te'o Nesheim, a third-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft, has died at the age of 30, according to multiple reports.October 26, 2017
Brain
Penn experiments discover brain region key to driving behavioral change
Creatures of habit have a hard time switching things up when they've mastered a reliable routine to find sustenance and pleasure in life.October 26, 2017
Politics
In wild radio clash, Atlantic City mayor calls ex-GOP leader a bigot
As the clock winds down to municipal elections around the country, few races are probably as peculiar as the one in Atlantic City, where the state of New Jersey has been holding court for the past year.Just In
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