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

October 26, 2016

Farms

Jon Stewart, wife Tracey buy historic New Jersey farm for educational animal sanctuary

Comedian Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey have officially purchased the historic Hockhocksen Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey to expand their work rehabilitating animals with the mission-based Farm Sanctuary organization.

October 25, 2016

Attractions

WATCH: 50,000 LEGO pieces dumped at Plymouth Meeting Mall

Parents looking to plan wholesome weekend fun with their kids will soon have another option at the Plymouth Meeting Mall when a new LEGOLAND Discovery Center opens in 2017.

October 25, 2016

Celebrities

WATCH: Danny DeVito says a monkey bit him where the sun don't shine

For a Jersey guy from Asbury Park, Danny DeVito has come a long way to earn his reverence in Philadelphia — not that he isn't a loveable human being in his own right.

October 25, 2016

Hospitals

Eagleville Hospital opening heroin, opioid addiction program for young men

In the midst of a deepening community crisis, a Montgomery County hospital will soon launch a unique addiction treatment program specially designed for young men between the ages of 18 and 26 years old.

October 25, 2016

Videos

WATCH: Police post shocking video of shooting outside Chinese restaurant

Philadelphia police are seeking help from the public to identify a suspect in an ambush shooting earlier this month outside a Chinese restaurant in Southwest Philadelphia.

October 25, 2016

NFL

'Neon' Deion Sanders takes shot at Carson Wentz's fashion sense

Just in time for the Eagles to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, "Primetime" himself has taken a jab at Carson Wentz for the way he pieces together his wardrobe.

October 24, 2016

Development

East Market: New video and a rumored Wawa at Center City project

The architects behind the massive East Market project in Center City have released a new video detailing their vision and design strategy for the transformative multiphase venture.

October 24, 2016

Investigations

Wordsworth Academy program to close after death of teen with special needs

A private Philadelphia academy for children with special needs will cease operations after an incident earlier this month resulted in the death of a 17-year-old boy.

October 24, 2016

Maps

New Deal era map shows zones of Philly segregation, prosperity

Hundreds of historical maps recently released by an organization chronicling the legacy of housing policies during the New Deal era of the United States paints a stark portrait of how real estate appraisers, mortgage lenders and developers drew sharp lines that charted the course of American cities.

October 24, 2016

Science

People call 'BS' over 'garbage' Bermuda Triangle theory

A colony of Bigfoots living in the Bermuda Triangle has been singing in strange seismogenic tongues and causing planes and boats to disappear for decades, in case you've been taking a break from Facebook. 

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