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

January 31, 2017

Development

New target date set for grand opening of rebranded Revel in Atlantic City

by Michael Tanenbaum

Initial plans for Atlantic City's Revel casino, built in 2012 at a cost of $2.4 billion, could not have come undone more disastrously if the goal had been to construct an empty monument to economic downturns everywhere.

January 30, 2017

Legislation

Kenney, Greenlee bristle at 'hypocritical' state bill to override Philly paid sick leave

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia Mayor Kim Kenney and City Councilman-at-Large Bill Greenlee are not happy with legislation advancing through the Pennsylvania Senate that would effectively override the city's decision in 2015 to enact an earned paid sick leave law.

January 30, 2017

Demographics

Map shows history, geography of Philadelphia's deepening poverty

by Michael Tanenbaum

As visually evident as Philadelphia's growth and future promise have become over the past several years, any discussion of the state of the city would be beyond negligent to ignore the prevalence of poverty within its limits. With the highest rate of "deep poverty" among America's ten most populous cities, Philadelphia's profile as a rising star casts a shadow over decades of declining financial stability for its most vulnerable residents.

January 30, 2017

Universities

Penn president: Trump's immigration order is 'inimical to our values'

by Michael Tanenbaum

University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann joined a chorus of detractors aligned against President Donald Trump's executive order imposing travel restrictions on immigrants seeking entry to the United States, penning a letter on Monday that calls the measure "inimical" to the university's values.

January 30, 2017

Hospitals

Montgomery County hospital forms behavioral health partnership to meet rising community demand

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Montgomery County hospital announced Monday that it has reached a new partnership to expand its behavioral health services as the region attempts to absorb an increase in demand for such patient care.

January 30, 2017

Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens reveals opening date for 'spectacular' Main Garden Fountain

by Michael Tanenbaum

Longwood Gardens will debut its highly-anticipated Main Garden Fountain on May 27, the Chester County destination announced in a news release.

January 29, 2017

Film

What are critics saying about M. Night Shyamalan's 'Split?'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Penn Valley native M. Night Shyamalan's "Split" has been a box office success over its first two weeks in theaters, garnering about $40.2 million in its first week and $26.3 million in its second week, both strong enough to top the competition.

January 29, 2017

Politics

Pennsylvania AG Shapiro joins state prosecutors in condemning Trump's travel bans

by Michael Tanenbaum

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has joined 15 other state attorneys general in a joint statement denouncing President Donald Trump's executive order placing strict bans on several immigrant groups' entry into the United States.

January 29, 2017

Protests

Protesters swarm Philadelphia International Airport to fight Trump's immigration policy

by Michael Tanenbaum

Nearly 5,000 people planned to descend on Philadelphia International Airport Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump's executive order to impose heavy U.S. travel restrictions on migrants, refugees and green-card holders from seven nations.

January 26, 2017

Crowdfunding

Anti-fascists in Philly create fund for suspect who punched white nationalist

by Michael Tanenbaum

The internet's great obsession this week, apart from this highly relevant meme, has been to dissect the ethico-moral dimensions of punching a neo-Nazi unawares. Is it alright? Is it karma? Is it a crime like any other assault on the street.