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.
April 20, 2017
Videos
WATCH: A 'hyperlapse' of your everyday scenery from Philly
You've seen it before in a million movie montages — always with the best song on the soundtrack — and you've wondered what it would look like to see it in your hometown. Philadelphia now has its very own, pristinely shot hyperlapse of all of the city's most central sights and attractions.April 20, 2017
Historic Preservation
Philadelphia establishes historic preservation task force
Philadelphia will adopt a new set of assessment standards and strategies for preserving the city's historic properties and other assets, revising a policy that has been in place for more than 30 years.April 18, 2017
Television
Comedy Central orders pilot of 'Delco Proper'
After four episodes made for the web, Comedy Central is ready to move forward on a pilot for "Delco Proper," the series about three lumberyard workers who embody the struggle—not really—to become mature adults in a small, nettlesome town they never left.April 18, 2017
Documentaries
New documentary takes aim at Philly urban planning pioneer Ed Bacon
Without Edmund Bacon, Philadelphia simply would not be what it is today. So many of the city's most recognized modern-day features – Society Hill's greenways, Independence Mall, Market East, Penn's Landing and the Far Northeast – are due to Bacon's sway as director of the City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970.April 18, 2017
Celebrities
WATCH: Kevin Hart dishes sage advice in audio preview of new book
Kevin Hart will make you laugh, make you run, sell you underwear, occupy a day in the lives of Philadelphia residents — and now that he's about to be an author, he's also got some wisdom to dispense.April 18, 2017
Celebrities
Watch Will Smith convince you to buck up and go skydiving
If you've never been skydiving before, here's a video that might persuade you to do it. Your daredevil friend who's been bugging you about it for years isn't getting the job done, but you know who can?April 17, 2017
Police
Abington police cancel search for missing Uber driver
Police said they fear that the township woman planned to harm herself.April 17, 2017
Investigation
Philadelphia police search Fairmount Park after alleged sighting of Facebook Live killer
Philadelphia police are reportedly searching Fairmount Park after Steve Stephens, the Cleveland suspect sought for streaming the murder of an innocent man on Facebook Live, was allegedly spotted on park grounds.April 17, 2017
Film
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga appear in first set photo from 'A Star is Born'
New father and new director Bradley Cooper has gotten close with Lady Gaga since it was announced last spring the pop star would play a leading role in the actor's remake of "A Star is Born."April 17, 2017
Media
Anthony Gargano addresses absence from 97.5 The Fanatic
97.5 The Fanatic morning show host Anthony Gargano returned to the airwaves Monday after taking last week off in the wake of colleague Maureen Williams' dismissal from the station.Just In
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- New Jersey to raise minimum wage to $15.92, more than double the rate in Pennsylvania
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- There are many ways to celebrate the new year in Philly, from the Parkway fireworks show to the Mummers Parade
- Report cards are in for Philly's sports teams
- NFL Week 17 Power Rankings: Top seeds still up for grabs entering final week
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