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.
July 24, 2017
Criminal Justice
Charles Barkley offers advice to post-prison O.J. Simpson
A noticeably slimmer Charles Barkley has some advice to share with O.J. Simpson, who was granted parole last week after serving nine years in prison for his role in an armed robbery in Los Angeles.July 23, 2017
Nature
WATCH: Waterspout filmed touching down off South Jersey coast
During a weekend that was intermittently wet and unbearably humid, nobody in the Delaware Valley could be blamed for hanging out inside as much as possible.July 23, 2017
Television
WATCH: Kevin Bacon invents new BLT, sings lovely parody with wife, Jimmy Fallon
Kevin Bacon has spent a lifetime rolling with the punches when it comes to his last name. Climbing into the limelight only multiplied the obligatory references to America's favorite breakfast.July 23, 2017
Wildlife
Freaking huge mako shark caught off New Jersey coastline sets state record
Just in time for the start of shark week, a family fishing trip in North Jersey's Hudson Canyon produced a record-setting whopper of a sea creature.July 23, 2017
Restaurants
Prized Philly bar gets shout out on 'Absolute Best Burgers' list
There's no shortage of great hamburgers in Philadelphia: P'unk Burger, Spot Burger, The Blue Duck and Standard Tap all come to mind as locks for a juicy meal.July 23, 2017
Addiction
Tony Luke Jr. shares #BrownandWhite PSA to change views on heroin addiction
Just a few months after heroin tragically claimed the life of Anthony Luciano III, his father is making good on a pledge to combat the harmful stigma and shame surrounding addiction.July 20, 2017
Celebrities
Kevin Hart responds to Miami video, allegations he cheated on pregnant wife
Superstar comedian and Philadelphia royalty Kevin Hart fired back against a bombshell report on Wednesday claiming to show video evidence that he cheated on his pregnant wife, Eniko Parish, at hotel in Miami earlier this month.July 20, 2017
Transportation
Elon Musk: NY-Philly-DC-Baltimore Hyperloop approved by government
Tesla Inc. and SpaceX founder Elon Musk dropped a bombshell announcement Thursday morning, tweeting that he has received "verbal government approval" to construct a hyperloop transit system that would connect New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore at incredible speeds.July 20, 2017
Higher Education
$50 million donation to St. Joe's marks largest in university history
St. Joseph's University announced Thursday the receipt of a $50 million gift from a distinguished alumnus and his wife, marking the single largest donation in the university's 166-year history.July 20, 2017
Transportation
Philly, other cities unaware of Musk's East Coast Hyperloop plan, report says
Philadelphia is going to get a Hyperloop transit station, right after that SEPTA Broad Street Line extension makes its way to the Navy Yard.Just In
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