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 8, 2016

Videos

Philly, Pa. people get in on Mannequin Challenge (just admit you don't know what it is)

Who would ever have thought that a viral trend could be as unbelievably trifling as standing stock still and doing nothing at all?

November 7, 2016

Road Closures

Road closures in effect for Hillary Clinton rally in Philadelphia

Philadelphia police have placed several traffic closures into effect for Monday's campaign appearance by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Independence Mall.

November 7, 2016

Restaurants

Garces lands provider deal at New Hope's Playhouse Inn revival

A revitalized theater in Bucks County will be served by none other than Philadelphia's Garces Group when it eventually opens in New Hope.

November 7, 2016

Politics

Philly residents marvel at sea of people on way to Clinton rally

It's a momentous afternoon in Philadelphia, where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will appear for a final campaign rally ahead of Tuesday's election.

November 7, 2016

Television

Pa. infant left on Amish porch to appear as adult on TLC series

A Lancaster County woman who was left on the porch of an Amish family forty years ago — now a mother herself — is searching for her family and will appear on an upcoming episode of TLC's "Long Lost Family" reality series.

November 7, 2016

Elections

Philadelphia votes 'yes' on $184 million city bond question

Philadelphia voters who head to the polls on Tuesday will be presented with a ballot question to decide whether the city should borrow money for a major investment in infrastructure projects.

November 6, 2016

SEPTA

City of Philadelphia files motion to halt SEPTA strike for Election Day

The city of Philadelphia filed a motion on Sunday to temporarily halt the ongoing SEPTA strike for Tuesday's election.

November 6, 2016

SEPTA

Group plans to distribute 'Inconvenience Passes' to SEPTA riders

Six days into a SEPTA labor dispute that has crippled public transportation in Philadelphia, a group of local activists plans to hand out "Inconvenience Passes" to commuters affected by the work stoppage. 

November 6, 2016

Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens CEO says Main Garden Fountain will 'blow your mind'

A multimillion project in the works at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square will "blow your mind" when it opens next May, CEO Paul Redman recently said of the New Heights Main Garden Fountain.

November 6, 2016

Politics

WATCH: Van Jones interviews family of Trump supporters in Gettysburg

A few weeks ago, during a furious rush of cross-country campaigning, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered what he styled as his own version of the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln's resoundingly affirmative speech at the crossroads of the American Civil War in Nov. 1863.

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