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.

tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com

April 17, 2017

Media

Anthony Gargano addresses absence from 97.5 The Fanatic

by Michael Tanenbaum

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.

April 17, 2017

Police

Abington police cancel search for missing Uber driver

by Michael Tanenbaum

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

by Michael Tanenbaum

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'

by Michael Tanenbaum

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 16, 2017

Obituaries

Stolen remains of Philly native recovered by family in mourning

by Michael Tanenbaum

A grief-stricken widower rejoiced Saturday night after hearing from police that the ashes of her late husband, a Philadelphia native who suffered a heart attack last August, had been recovered following a break-in last Wednesday at a San Francisco parking garage.

April 16, 2017

Restaurants

Philly restaurant V Street opening second location in Washington, D.C.

by Michael Tanenbaum

The founders of Philadelphia's critically hailed Vedge will soon take another one of their local concepts down Interstate 95 to Washington,D.C., adding another top-flight vegan destination to the nation's capital.

April 13, 2017

Musicians

The Roots are creating an animated kid's series about South Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia-born hip-hop legends The Roots have just about done it all at this stage of the band's career. As the soundtrack to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," they've reached a level hip-hop could only have ever dreamed of when they first started out, and all the while they've never turned their backs on their (well) roots.

April 13, 2017

Celebrities

NHL player notes Bradley Cooper is no belligerent Philly sports fan

by Michael Tanenbaum

All kinds of disparaging things get said about Philadelphia sports fans. It's a cliche. We don't need to review that we're "awful people," as the departing governor of New Jersey wanted the world to know. We throw stuff, shout obscenities, fight with people after games and don't often back it up with championships. This is all well-known.

April 13, 2017

Investigation

A.G.: Fugitive in 'Black Widow' homicide case returns to Pennsylvania

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Pennsylvania man who fled the United States allegedly to avoid prosecution in the murder of his former-son-in law has been returned to the state to face justice, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Thursday.

April 13, 2017

Driving

Map finds Philadelphia's most dangerous intersections

by Michael Tanenbaum

If you were asked which intersection in Philadelphia you think poses the greatest danger of a crash, what would you guess? Odds are many of us would say it's anything that crosses with Roosevelt Boulevard, but that would actually be the second most hazardous intersection in the city, according to a new analysis Philadelphia-based injury law firm.