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

February 9, 2017

Videos

Watch: Dogs were loving the snow at Rittenhouse Square

by Michael Tanenbaum

The start of 2017 has been troubling for Rittenhouse Square, usually such a peaceful place to duck away from the commotion of the streets and whatever you call work. Backed by Mayor Kenney, the people of Philadelphia won an embarrassing subtextual battle over the right to sit on the recently restored walls. And then on Monday, a naked man carjacked a cab and drove it through the park in broad daylight until he was subdued by a brigade of citizens.

February 8, 2017

Parks

Pennsylvania county to open sprawling new 411-acre public park

by Michael Tanenbaum

There is practically no limit to the number of great things proud residents of Pennsylvania can say about their home state. From its historical significance to its traditions of independence and innovation, the Keystone State nickname could not possibly be better assigned.

February 8, 2017

Snow

#SnowPhilly: what you need to know to survive the storm

by Michael Tanenbaum

In anticipation of Thursday's winter storm, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that all Archdiocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools will be closed due to the weather.

February 8, 2017

Opinion

What's a 'fascist, loofah-faced, s***-gibbon?'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Here's the quick answer: it's the sickest burn ever leveled at a sitting United States president and it only took about three weeks.

February 8, 2017

Transportation

SEPTA rolls out full expansion of Key Card to public

by Michael Tanenbaum

After several years in the making, SEPTA is finally ready to begin a full rollout of the SEPTA Key Card, a convenient payment method that will end Philadelphia's run as the last bastion of the American token.

February 8, 2017

Politics

Fetterman keeping 2022 open after Toomey's pivotal vote on Betsy DeVos

by Michael Tanenbaum

It may have been Vice President Mike Pence who cast the tiebreaking vote to confirm U.S. education secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday, but the man who hoped to challenge incumbent Pennsylvania senator Pat Toomey last November is laying the responsibility for it at Toomey's feet.

February 7, 2017

Investigation

Video: Man assaulted during charity basketball game at Philly high school

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are searching for two suspects who were seen on surveillance video attacking a victim during a charity basketball game held late last month at a high school in North Philadelphia.

February 7, 2017

Universities

Professor Joe Biden to lead Penn's new diplomacy center

by Michael Tanenbaum

The University of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that former Vice President Joe Biden has been named the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor and will lead the newly founded Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C.

February 7, 2017

Medicine

Villanova professor sees earthworms as hope for human blood substitute

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Villanova University chemical engineering professor, seeking to find an alternative source for human blood in unconventional emergencies, believes he may have identified an underground candidate: earthworms.

February 7, 2017

Lawsuits

Lawsuit claims Eagles hater Steve Weatherford owes $60,000 in back rent

by Michael Tanenbaum

Former New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford, a man who routinely taunted Eagles fans and disparaged his NFC East rival, has been sued for $60,000 in back rent at a home he leased with his wife in North Jersey.