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.
January 16, 2017
Offices
Philly municipal offices featured in The Atlantic's 'Americans at Work' photography series
What better time than Monday to celebrate work? Thank God the weekend is over!January 16, 2017
Politics
Springsteen cover band backs out of playing Trump inauguration ball
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie might have to bring his iPod to the Garden State Inaugural Ball on Thursday night if he wants to listen to Bruce Springsteen.January 15, 2017
Television
Kevin Hart producing 'Black Man's Guide' for History channel special
The A+E Networks announced last week that Hart is slated to executive produce and star in a two-hour History channel special, “Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History,” that will feature a series of re-enactments focusing on significant black figures and events.January 15, 2017
Mafia
Savage Philly mobster 'Little Nicky' Scarfo reportedly dies in prison
Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, the notorious South Philadelphia mobster who once ruled the city's underworld with an iron fist, died Friday in a federal prison medical facility in North Carolina while serving out a 55-year sentence on murder and racketeering charges, according to multiple reports that emerged on Sunday.January 15, 2017
Television
WATCH: 50 fun facts about 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'
We are living in what clearly looks to be the golden age of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."January 15, 2017
Churches
Archdiocese eyes two Northeast Philly churches for merger
Two Northeast Philadelphia churches have been selected to take part in a process that could result in a potential merger under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Pastoral Planning Initiative.January 15, 2017
Obituaries
Wrestler Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, deemed incompetent in murder case, dies at 73
Hall of Fame WWE wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka has died at the age of 73, a little more than a week after a Pennsylvania judge dropped murder and involuntary manslaughter charges against him in the 1983 death of his former girlfriend.January 12, 2017
Music
Springsteen cover band takes gig at Trump inauguration ball
The "Duck Test" is usually a go-to for teaching the lessons of abductive reasoning.January 12, 2017
Business
Law professors: Comcast 'arrogant,' 'insidious' to oppose wage discrimination bill via First Amendment
Two local professors with decades of legal experience say Comcast is "arrogant" and "insidious" for opposing a pending wage gap ordinance that would bar Philadelphia employers from asking job applicants to disclose their salary history.January 12, 2017
Investigations
Montgomery County man allegedly raped child for years, threatened suicide in police standoff
Montgomery County authorities announced charges Thursday against a Limerick man they say raped a child repeatedly over a four-year-period and threatened to kill himself during an intense standoff last week at the victim's home.Just In
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