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

June 9, 2016

Development

Temple reveals plans for Student Health & Wellness Center near proposed stadium site

by Michael Tanenbaum

Temple University will break ground next month on a state-of-the-art Student Health and Wellness Center located just a half a block away from the site of a proposed $126 million stadium that has drawn fierce resistance from members of the surrounding community.

June 9, 2016

First-Aid

Penn Medicine helps Philadelphia launch Mobile CPR Project

by Michael Tanenbaum

Every year, cardiac arrest kills more than 1,000 Philadelphia-area residents — and in some of those emergencies, CPR training might have saved a life in the race against time.

June 9, 2016

Investigation

Police: Woman slashed in forehead on Schuylkill River Trail in Center City

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect after a woman was stabbed in the forehead Thursday afternoon while exiting the Schuylkill River Trail in Center City.

June 9, 2016

MLB

Cubs' David Ross checks off his Philly bucket list

by Michael Tanenbaum

If you're 39-year-old catcher David Ross and you're completing your fifteenth and final season in Major League Baseball, the first-place Chicago Cubs are about the best place you could have landed in 2016. Sure, they're as doomed in the playoffs as Philly teams tend to be, but winning is a good thing for your knees over a 162-game season.

June 9, 2016

Restaurants

Federal Donuts expanding beyond Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

Call it home away from home: Philadelphia's favorite spot for fried chicken, donuts and coffee will soon take its first steps toward expansion beyond the City of Brotherly Love.

June 8, 2016

Investigation

Police investigating murder outside McDonald's in Norristown

by Michael Tanenbaum

Authorities in Norristown are seeking help from the public to locate a murder suspect in a shooting outside of a McDonald's on Tuesday night.

June 8, 2016

Development

New developer floats plan to replace former Society Hill Playhouse

by Michael Tanenbaum

After nearly six decades as a staple of Philadelphia theater, Society Hill Playhouse took a final bow in March with a two-run show of "Liberty City Radio Theatre," ending a tradition of diversity, localism and audience engagement that has shaped the city's thespian landscape.

June 8, 2016

Photography

N.J. 'Walking Dead' photographer unfazed by puritan backlash at parenting

by Michael Tanenbaum

The 29-year-old New Jersey mom behind a "Walking Dead" cosplay photoshoot starring 4-year-old kids isn't the least bit sorry that Facebook puritans temporarily took exception to her "violent" reenactments of scenes on the hit AMC series.

June 8, 2016

Entertainment

'Super Mario Bros.' director says he really wanted Danny DeVito

by Michael Tanenbaum

At the time of its release in 1993, 'Super Mario Bros.' was largely considered a flop, generating $20.9 million at the box office with a budget of $48 million. Years later, it became the epitome of the kind of movie that people would vegetatively watch while sick at home, if only to laugh at young John Leguizamo's Luigi and admire the reptilian wardrobe of the goombas.

June 8, 2016

Politics

City Council committee votes to approve soda tax in Philadelphia

by Michael Tanenbaum

After more than three months of spirited public debate, Philadelphia City Council voted on Wednesday to approve a tax on sugary drinks and diet soda that will be used to fund Mayor Kenney's proposed investments in universal pre-K and the city's system of parks, libraries and recreation centers, according to multiple reports.