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

May 26, 2016

Cities

Report: Philly ranks eighth in U.S. for digital innovation readiness

by Michael Tanenbaum

Predicting the course of innovation is a tricky proposition when a single breakthrough — something like Facebook, for example — can open the floodgates to developments across multiple industries that would otherwise not have been considered feasible. Yet advances in digital technology over the last 30 years have penetrated markets to such an extent that we now have a much better grasp on the factors that create a climate of innovation in and between cities.

May 26, 2016

Amusement Parks

No joke: Six Flags pulls plug on new coaster, The Joker, after riders get stuck

by Michael Tanenbaum

After several weeks of hype leading up to the debut of The Joker, Six Flags Great Adventure's latest attraction, park operators hit a snag Thursday afternoon and shut the coaster down when riders got stuck on the 4D free-fly coaster.

May 26, 2016

Investigation

DoJ to launch tactical review of Chester Police Department

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that the federal Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) will conduct a collaborative review of the Chester Police Department.

May 26, 2016

Investigation

Police: Men stole $52,000 in seafood from South Philly market

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are seeking six suspects in a cargo theft who allegedly stole $52,000 worth of seafood from a truck parked outside a South Philadelphia market.

May 25, 2016

Baseball

Hiroshima baseball team has a blue Phillie Phanatic doppleganger

by Michael Tanenbaum

When the Philadelphia Phillies gave Bonnie Erickson the gig to design a mascot for the team in the late 1970's, little did the creator of the Muppets' Miss Piggy likely suspect the profound impact the Phanatic would have on the city's baseball tradition.

May 25, 2016

Restaurants

Penn's Landing Hilton remakes waterfront restaurant in $15 million renovation

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Hilton Philadelphia at Penns Landing will soon have a new theme for its waterfront restaurant as it completes a $15 million renovation along the Delaware River.

May 25, 2016

Entertainment

Rob Lowe reportedly in talks to co-host 'Live' with Kelly Ripa

by Michael Tanenbaum

After a tumultuous month, ABC's "Live" talk show with Kelly Ripa may soon have a permanent replacement for departed co-host Michael Strahan, who abruptly left the gig to take a prime position on "Good Morning America."

May 25, 2016

Investigation

HBO producer, ex-con charged in death of N.J. doctor, beauty queen

by Michael Tanenbaum

An HBO producer and an ex-con are facing drug charges in the death of a New Jersey doctor and former beauty pageant winner who overdosed on cocaine during a wild party in Chelsea last October.

May 25, 2016

Investigation

Police: Man found dead in Port Richmond home

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was found dead late Wednesday morning at his home in Port Richmond.

May 25, 2016

Politics

Trump dating site pops up, pales in comparison to Sanders hub

by Michael Tanenbaum

We all know the 2016 presidential race has been a polarizing ride thus far, and it's unlikely this effect will diminish before November. If you're single and you're the type to expound at length on the state of the nation, there's a good chance something you say will be a dealbreaker — not just because you believe it, but because you support a candidate who does.