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

June 7, 2016

Funerals

Will Smith to serve as pallbearer at Muhammad Ali's funeral

Philadelphia native Will Smith will serve as one of eight pallbearers at Friday's funeral service for boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died last week at the age of 74.

June 7, 2016

UPenn

Penn launches joint medical, law degree program

The University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Perelman School of Medicine announced on Monday that they are now offering a joint JD/MD degree program to serve students who seek a career at the intersection of law and medicine. 

June 7, 2016

Casinos

Borgata announces opening of beer garden, pool and Marketplace Eatery

The government of Atlantic City may be teetering on the brink of financial insolvency, but the resilient Borgata Hotel and Casino continues to push ahead full steam.

June 7, 2016

Politics

Menendez roasts 'pathetic, dangerous' Trump in booming speech on Senate floor

As New Jersey voters took to their respective polling stations on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) unleashed on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a cautionary speech on the Senate floor.

June 7, 2016

Investigation

N.J. man dies in 40-foot fall while photographing Maine sunset

A New Jersey man fell 40 feet to his death Monday night while photographing the sunset at Maine's Acadia National Park, officials announced on Tuesday.

June 6, 2016

Investigation

Philly frequenter sought in 2015 homicide at Yeadon industrial complex

Authorities in Delaware County have issued an arrest warrant for a North Carolina man sought in the murder of 63-year-old man last June at an industrial complex in Yeadon. The suspect, according to officials, frequently spends time in Philadelphia.

June 6, 2016

Breweries

2SP Brewing Company to debut canned 'Delco Lager'

Just in time for summer, one of the region's most promising breweries is set to debut a canned version of its popular American amber lager, specially branded with a local stamp of approval.

June 6, 2016

Phillies

Barkley: I wish Ryan Howard could 'beat the h---' out of fan who threw bottle

Two days after a fan allegedly chucked a beer bottle at Phillies veteran Ryan Howard at the end of a 6-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, NBA legend Charles Barkley says he wishes Howard could have introduced the perpetrator to his fists.

June 6, 2016

Animal Welfare

Animal shelters treating 276 dogs rescued from 'extreme' New Jersey hoarders

Nearly 300 dogs rescued from the home of a hoarder in northern New Jersey have begun to rehabilitate under the care of three animal shelters in Monmouth County.

June 6, 2016

Missing Persons

Police: Woman with Alzheimer's found safe after PPA orders her to move granddaughter's car

Philadelphia police are seeking help from the public to locate a 75-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who was ordered by the Philadelphia Parking Authority to move her grandaughter's car from an unauthorized taxi zone.

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