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

November 1, 2017

Television

WATCH: Eleven from 'Stranger Things' spits fire recap on Jimmy Fallon

If you spent Halloween weekend out and stashed away season two of "Stranger Things" for consumption in doses, your self-discipline is admirable and you won't be disappointed.

November 1, 2017

Investigation

Pa. college student under investigation for apparent abuse of opossum

Officials at Bloomsburg University and the Pennsylvania Game Commission are investigating a weekend incident in which several young men, including at least one Bloomsburg student, shared photos of what appear to be abusive acts against a wild opossum.

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 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

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 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.

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