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.
February 23, 2017
Art
Vote for South Jersey girl's Doodle 4 Google drawing
The state of New Jersey has a champion in this year's national Doodle 4 Google contest. Now it's up to the voting public to make sure that Allison Kang, a third grader at Cherry Hill's Sharp Elementary School, gets her drawing up on the front page of the search engine that handles more than 3.5 billion queries per day.February 23, 2017
Television
Watch: Stalking victim Christina Grimmie featured in upcoming '48 Hours' special
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and PennDOT secretary Leslie Richards unveiled on Thursday a new program aimed at enhancing local engagement in the department's project planning, design and delivery of development initiatives.February 23, 2017
Universities
Penn panelist withdraws from Biden cancer forum amid allegations of ethnic discrimination
An ambassador for Penn Medicine who had been scheduled to join a cancer forum led by former vice president Joe Biden has backed out of participation in the sold out event after reports uncovered allegations of racial discrimination against an Iraqi-American family at an ice rink she owns in Florida.February 23, 2017
Videos
Video: Tour a dystopian 'dead mall' in Pennsylvania
Last month, many jaws dropped when news broke that The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills Mall, opened in 2005 and once valued at $190 million, was sold for a paltry $100 at auction and left to a dismally uncertain future.February 23, 2017
Infrastructure
New 'PennDOT Connects' program will engage communities in early project planning
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and PennDOT secretary Leslie Richards unveiled on Thursday a new program aimed at enhancing local engagement in the department's project planning, design and delivery of development initiatives.February 22, 2017
Schools
Philly students give brutally honest reviews of school lunches
Generation after generation of school children have been subjected to the scourge of lunchtime mystery meat, an agony that's as perfect a culprit as any for the alleged belly aches that send them slumping over to the nurse's office day after day.February 22, 2017
People
Philly 'House of Horrors' abortion doctor claims he delivered baby Will Smith
Kermit Gosnell, the former Philadelphia abortion provider who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for murdering three infants born alive during a procedure, allegedly claimed in a letter to actor Will Smith that he was responsible for the celebrity's delivery in 1968.February 22, 2017
Courts
Feds: South Philly doctor pleads guilty to illegal sale of $5 million in pills
A South Philadelphia doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to the illegal sale of more than $5 million in prescription drugs, including Suboxone and Klonopin, following a federal indictment handed down last May.February 22, 2017
Television
Montgomery County company created 'SNL' prop for Sean Spicer skits
The resurgence of "Saturday Night Live" throughout the 2016 presidential race and into the early days of the Trump administration has been a breath of fresh air for many who felt the series had begun to lose steam and relevance.February 22, 2017
NFL
Watch: 'First Take' debates prospect of DeSean Jackson reunion with Eagles
With NFL free agency set to open up on March 9 and the Eagles in desperate need of help at wide receiver, there's been a lot of talk about whether a reunion with 30-year-old DeSean Jackson will make sense for both sides.Just In
- How a Flyers fan became a part of Noah Cates' warmup routine
- A Pierre Robert mural is coming to Center City, but its exact site is undetermined
- Condom maker to increase prices by 30% due to Iran war supply issues
- Why traffic for Flyers and Sixers playoff games will be even worse than usual
- Report: Phillies C J.T. Realmuto placed on IL with lower back injury
- Red Cross is offering gift cards to encourage spring blood donations
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