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 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
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
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
Police
Abington police cancel search for missing Uber driver
Police said they fear that the township woman planned to harm herself.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.April 16, 2017
Restaurants
Philly restaurant V Street opening second location in Washington, D.C.
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 16, 2017
Obituaries
Stolen remains of Philly native recovered by family in mourning
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 13, 2017
Musicians
The Roots are creating an animated kid's series about South Philly
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
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
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.Just In
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- Woman with ties to Zizians, a cultlike extremist group, charged with killing her parents in Delaware County in 2022
- Abington reviews security protocols at schools after man charged with sexual assault entered facilities at least twice
- Daryl Hall's kidney transplant is part of a growing trend in organ donations
- Eagles offseason power rankings roundup: Are Birds great, or just good?
- Sixers draft grade roundup: Was Labaron Philon Jr. the right pick at No. 22 overall?
