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

December 21, 2016

Restaurants

Philly restaurant makes list of most beautiful spots in America

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia has emerged in the 21st century not just as a destination, but a premier player in the culinary landscape of the United States. The city has drawn rave reviews in The New York Times and earned high praise from big publications like Bon Appetit and Eater. Even better, the city's newest restaurants — Kanella Grill, Sate Kampar and Double Knot — are garnering some of the highest praise from local and visiting diners.

December 20, 2016

Wildlife

Nerd biologists start Twitter war over animal with #BestSpots

by Michael Tanenbaum

The animal kingdom displays such magnificent diversity and offers so detailed a view of evolutionary beauty that biologists are bound to have disagreements about the wildlife pecking order. It comes with the specialized territory.

December 20, 2016

Cuisine

Why is Florida suddenly teeming with Philly-area food?

by Michael Tanenbaum

If you gave most Philadelphians a choice today between the weather here and the mild sunny skies in Florida towns like Clearwater, is it even a question what people would say?

December 20, 2016

Government

Mayor Kenney establishes Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet to address Philly's trash problem

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Tuesday the creation of a Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet that will be tasked with creating a comprehensive plan to reduce waste and prevent littering.

December 20, 2016

Odd News

Report: New Jersey delivery driver assaulted with sandwich

by Michael Tanenbaum

For all of the love and handicraft that go into the making of a great sandwich, it would seem unthinkable that anyone could turn around and use such an item as a means of assault on anything other than taste buds.

December 20, 2016

Biology

Tumor cells don't have the same moves as healthy cells, Drexel study finds

by Michael Tanenbaum

Cell biologists at Drexel University have determined that the movement of some tumor cells differs in a potentially treatable way from the movement of normal connective tissue cells.

December 20, 2016

Investigation

South Jersey manhunt on for alleged killer of estranged wife

by Michael Tanenbaum

New Jersey State Police and Cumberland County law enforcement agencies are in the midst of a manhunt for a fugitive suspect who allegedly killed his estranged wife Monday morning in Commercial Township.

December 19, 2016

Housing

Fed: Philly lost a fifth of its affordable rental units

by Michael Tanenbaum

A pattern of gentrification in many of Philadelphia's neighborhoods has resulted in the city losing a full fifth of its affordable rental housing units priced at $750 or below, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

December 19, 2016

Photos

Woman seeks identity of Philly couple getting engaged in Rittenhouse photo

by Michael Tanenbaum

As we prepare to enter 2017, it's important to remember that you really never know when you're being watched.

December 19, 2016

Christmas

No-show Grinch prompts backlash at Neshaminy Mall

by Michael Tanenbaum

In the world of Dr. Seuss, the Grinch is an greedy kind of guy who's supposed to be largely hated and slightly pitited for his shortcomings. But since he's a celebrity of sorts, some people would go out of their way to spend a minute with him while out holiday shopping.