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

June 12, 2017

Politics

Congressman introduces 'COVFEFE Act' to preserve Trump tweets

Love it or hate it, President Donald Trump has taken social media to a wave-making level no previous commander-in-chief has either dared or been foolhardy enough to attempt.

June 11, 2017

Real Estate

Look Inside: Sixers legend Mo Cheeks' old Main Line estate on market

Former Philadelphia 76ers point guard and coach Maurice Cheeks, a leading member of the team's 1983 championship roster, is looking to sell his luxurious mansion on the Main Line.

June 11, 2017

Autism

CHOP looks to brain scans for breakthrough in early detection of autism

With a shift in diagnostic criteria raising the number of American children placed on the autism spectrum—and as families and professionals adjust their approach to conceptualizing the disorder—researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia believe there may be promise in conducting brain scans to enable earlier detection of the condition.

June 11, 2017

Investigation

Police: South Philly Wawa manager stabbed by customer during dispute

Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect who allegedly stabbed the manager of a local Wawa during the course of an argument on Sunday morning.

June 11, 2017

Investigation

New Jersey school district investigates digital removal of 'Trump' from yearbook photos

A central New Jersey school district has come under fire from free speech advocates after yearbook photos of two students were digitally altered to remove references to President Donald Trump printed on their clothing.

June 11, 2017

Politics

Twitter account @KellyanneLeaks suggests Conway vented at embassy party

South Jersey native Kellyanne Conway, top aide to President Trump, went on the record late last month to say that women in the White House are given full respect and a platform exercise their influence in the best interests of the country. 

June 8, 2017

Wildlife

They're baaaack: Clinging jellyfish return to New Jersey coastline

Remember those invasive, tiny jellyfish that plagued the Jersey coastline last summer? The species whose venomous sting is so powerful it left a man hospitalized for two days after a swimming trip to the Shrewsbury River at Monmouth Beach?

June 8, 2017

Investigation

PSPCA: Baby raccoons stuffed in trash bag in South Philly

The Pennsylvania SPCA is seeking the public's help in gathering information about the disposal of two live baby raccoons found stuffed in a tied trash bag in South Philadelphia last weekend.

June 8, 2017

Indego

As Indego expands, Philly receives grant for equity in bike sharing

Philadelphia's 2-year-old bike-sharing program Indego added another 14 stations this week, many of them in South and West Philadelphia neighborhoods where pickup and drop-off points had been in shorter supply.

June 7, 2017

Television

WATCH: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' gets an animated 'He-Man' mashup

Trying to imagine a weirder version of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" poses an interesting thought experiment — and a worthwhile one, considering the FXX series began a hiatus after the conclusion of its 12th season.

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