Michael Tanenbaum

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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

November 14, 2016

Business

Trio of Philly hardware stores ranked among best in U.S.

In the age of Home Depot and Loews, the mom and pop hardware shop is often regard as a quaint relic in danger of becoming a dying breed altogether. 

November 13, 2016

Universities

Breitbart News ribs Penn for 'coddling' upset students with puppies and cats

Everybody has their own own way of coping with unpleasant facts of life. For about half the country, it was unpleasant, to put it mildly, that Donald Trump was elected president. But as the will of enough people, eventually the stunning outcome will have to be internalized and lamenting the election itself — rather than the policies it enables — will be out of touch with time. 

November 13, 2016

Restaurants

Token brings six packs, donuts and Korean street food to NoLibs

The former Piazza at Schmidt's, once the scene of summer block parties in Northern Liberties, is on the road to reinventing itself as The Schmidt's Commons after taking on the new name back in June.

November 13, 2016

Crashes

Police: Two women critically injured in Market Street crash

Philadelphia police are investigating after two pedestrians were critically injured in a crash crash early Sunday morning in Center City.

November 13, 2016

Internet

Philly Facebook group holds a rolling Internet yard sale

You want random stuff? For almost nothing? There's a place for you to find it in Philadelphia, even if you don't yet know what you're looking to score.

November 13, 2016

Veterans Day

Eagles pay tribute to veterans with permanently unoccupied seat

At a time of what many would consider national uncertainty, the brightest constant to rely on has been the country's unwavering support for men and women in the military, annually celebrated on Veterans Day.

November 12, 2016

Crime

'It's our p---- now, B---h': Vandal keys Trump's language on Drexel professor's car

In what has become a disturbing pattern in the days since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency, yet another vandal has damaged property in South Philadelphia, this time the car of a research psychologist at Drexel University.

November 12, 2016

Celebrities

WATCH: Kevin Hart implores love after 'mind----' 2016 election

People all across the United States are reeling from the 2016 presidential election, which was by far and away the most divisive and disconcerting campaign in recent memory. 

November 12, 2016

Development

Historic Germantown YWCA, left to languish, on track for 'new era'

After years of disrepair and failed negotiations, the historic Germantown YWCA building is primed for redevelopment as a mixed-use facility with apartments and office space. 

November 9, 2016

Politics

Bernie Sanders receptive, but ready to 'vigorously oppose' Trump

One day after Donald Trump claimed the U.S. presidency and proved his skeptics wrong, former Democratic candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a statement in response to the Republican victory.

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