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

September 8, 2016

Restaurants

Corn dog stand coming to Reading Terminal Market

Reading Terminal Market will soon be welcoming another savory delight to its roster of novelties: corn dogs, made-to-order.

September 7, 2016

Living

Villanova ranked best neighborhood in the United States for green homes

The state of Pennsylvania is famously a portmanteau for "Penn's Woods," a natural wilderness that inspired North America's earliest colonists to commemorate it for all time.

September 7, 2016

Education

Pennsylvania kindergartener left on bus, misses first day of school

A Pennsylvania kindergartner had eventful first day of school, in one sense of the word. He didn't make it to class on Wednesday because a bus driver in Amity Township left on the bus alone for four hours.

September 7, 2016

Eagles

Does Dunkin' Donuts believe in Carson Wentz?

The Philadelphia Eagles shocked the NFL world last weekend when they dealt Sam Bradford to the Vikings for valuable draft picks and anointed Carson Wentz the team's Week 1 starting quarterback. He'll become the first rookie QB in franchise history to lead the squad right out of the gate when the Eagles face the Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday.

September 7, 2016

Police

Girls Gone Wawa? Woman arrested for sex at Pa. store

Pennsylvania State Police have arrested and charged a Lehigh Valley woman who was caught drunkenly having a sexual encounter with another woman outside a Wawa store in Lower Macungie Township.

September 6, 2016

Restaurants

Map: Outdoor eateries skyrocket in sunny Philadelphia

The number of dining establishments with outdoor seating in Philadelphia has proliferated over the last fifteen years, increasing by an incredible 439 percent since 2001, according to a new report from the Center City District.

September 6, 2016

Higher Education

Creepy email inviting freshman co-eds to party prompts fliers on Penn campus

The campus of the University of Pennsylvania was plastered with hundreds of fliers on Tuesday morning after a disturbing email addressed to "ladies" stirred a group of students to expose a flagrant example of predatory sexism.

September 6, 2016

Donald Trump

Twitter pounces on Donald Trump for 'Phillies' typo

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is getting berated and teased on Twitter for an embarrassing split-second mistake that bizarrely roped in your Philadelphia Phillies.

September 5, 2016

Higher Education

Lafayette professor ends hunger strike over denial of tenure

A Spanish language and literature professor at Lafayette College ended his hunger strike against his hunger strike against the administration's denial of his faculty-supported tenure on Monday, enjoying a nice taco de lengua for his troubles.

September 5, 2016

Videos

WATCH: Citizens capture stray pig running wild in South Philly

A group of concerned citizens, joined by local animal control team ACCT Philly, captured a stray pig running around the streets of Kensington on Monday afternoon.

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