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.
April 17, 2016
Development
Woods Square project proposed in East Kensington
A massive Frankford Avenue lot formerly owned by Woods Brothers Building Materials could soon become the site of a mixed-use project in East Kensington called Woods Square.April 16, 2016
Entertainment
Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson rumored for 'Jumanji' remake
The late Robin Williams had a brilliant career filled with memorable performances, from 'The World According to Garp' to 'Good Will Hunting,' but it was his gentler side in films like 1995's 'Jumanji' that survives today as a reminder of his contributions as an actor, comedian and philanthropist.April 16, 2016
Personal Finance
As tax season winds down, these U.S. jurisdictions have it best and worst
The annual number-crunching marathon of U.S. tax season is finally approaching its end point with a postmark deadline set for this coming Monday, April 18.April 16, 2016
Business
Man fakes deletion of his entire company with one line of code
In what appeared to be one of the most cringeworthy small business disaster stories to emerge in some time, the owner of a web hosting service claimed to have irrevocably deleted his entire company after running a line of code that forced his computer to ignore typical purge warnings.April 16, 2016
SEPTA
SEPTA set to embark on Center City concourse renovations
SEPTA will officially begin a large-scale renovation of Center City's underground concourse on Monday as the agency looks to rehab leaky pathways and chipped walls, discourage littering and set the passageway up for its future as more of a destination.April 16, 2016
Investigation
Police: Man shot multiple times outside North Philadelphia bar
Philadelphia police are investigating after a 23-year-old man was shot multiple times early Saturday morning outside a bar in North Philadelphia.April 15, 2016
Courts
Egg Harbor man admits sharing lewd image with Philadelphia teen
An Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty Friday to sharing a lewd image of himself with a Philadelphia teenager using the "Kik" online messaging application.April 15, 2016
Extreme Sports
WATCH: BMXers shoot session at secret Philly warehouse
It's not hard to appreciate extreme sports in Philadelphia, where skateboarding remains as popular as it's ever been and there are dozens of local producers churning out the sort of creative videos that make you rethink the physical limits of the human body.April 15, 2016
Development
New renderings of Lincoln Square at Broad and Washington
With developers' eyes fixed on Broad Street and Washington Avenue, Alterra Property Group is moving closer to a go-ahead for its mixed-use apartment complex on the west side of the intersection, across from the site where Bart Blatstein has proposed several iterations of his 32-story tower megaproject.April 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Jefferson 'neurotheologist' featured on 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman'
With the dawn of advanced neuroscience, the centuries-old dualism of mind and body has become much closer to a system of interactions that can be understood, medically and ontologically, as a unified whole of experience.Just In
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