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

April 25, 2025

Business

Playland's Castaway Cove installs new pirate ship 4 years after the Ocean City Boardwalk attraction caught fire

by Michael Tanenbaum

Playland's Castaway Cove, the last amusement park on the Ocean City Boardwalk, has installed a new fiberglass pirate ship atop its rebuilt arcade. The original wooden ship, a Jersey Shore landmark, was destroyed in a fire in January 2021.

April 25, 2025

Food & Drink

Saturday is National Pretzel Day. Here's where to get freebies in Philly.

by Michael Tanenbaum

National Pretzel Day is Saturday, April 26, and a number of shops in Philadelphia will be giving away free soft pretzels and other promotions for customers. Philly Pretzel Factory, Center City Pretzel Co., Auntie Anne's and more will offer freebies and member rewards to celebrate the informal holiday.

April 24, 2025

Real Estate

Former Rittenhouse home of famed architect Frank Weise hits market for $3.3 million

by Michael Tanenbaum

The heirs of Philadelphia architect Frank Weise are selling his longtime home and studio at 307 S. Chadwick St. in Rittenhouse. Weise was an early practitioner to use postmodern designs alongside modern features of residential buildings in Philadelphia. The home is on the market for $3.3 million.

April 24, 2025

Business

Dick's House of Sport, a store with a rock climbing wall and an athletic field, to open at Cherry Hill Mall

by Michael Tanenbaum

Dick's House of Sport will open at the Cherry Hill Mill next year on the site of a former office building that's awaiting demolition. The sporting good store will have a rock climbing wall and an athletic field. It also will offer community events, including sports camps and classes.

April 23, 2025

Celebrities

Former Sixers guard Michael Carter-Williams to make amateur boxing debut at charity event

by Michael Tanenbaum

After a decadelong career in the NBA, former Sixers guard Michael Carter-Williams is headed to the boxing ring next month to make his amateur debut in a fight that will benefit people recovering from substance abuse.

April 23, 2025

Real Estate

First look: Photos inside a Center City office-to-residential conversion project

by Michael Tanenbaum

At 1701 Market St. in Center City, developer Alterra Property Group is converting a former office building into 299 luxury apartments. The officer-to-residential conversion is Philly's first since the COVID-19 pandemic, when the rise of remote work set off an urban trend of transforming struggling officer properties into homes. The first residents at 1701 Market St. will move in at the beginning of May.

April 22, 2025

Jobs

Financial instability stifles pursuit of upward mobility, Philly Fed survey says

by Michael Tanenbaum

A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia examines how lower- and middle-income people navigate financial instability and how it impacts their ideas of economic mobility. Instead of using the federal poverty line as a guideline, the study looked at a broader income range to understand how financial hardship creates different sets of barriers to upward mobility.

April 22, 2025

Business

Human Robot Brewery to take over Crime & Punishment storefront in Brewerytown

by Michael Tanenbaum

Human Robot Brewery will soon move from its Schuylkill Banks tasting room into the former space of Crime & Punishment Brewing Co., which closed this month after 10 years at 2711 W. Girard Ave. Human Robot also announced plans to open a new spot called Doubles this year in New Hope, Bucks County.

April 21, 2025

Social Media

Eagles star A.J. Brown says his car was stolen overnight, but recovered by police

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown said his stolen car was recovered Monday after he posted about the theft on social media. The Super Bowl LIX champion did not provide details about the model of the car that was stolen.

April 21, 2025

Government

Emergency drill at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday to bring road closures and loud noises

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Philadelphia Eagles are partnering with the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for an emergency drill at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday, April 23. The team said people in the area may hear loud noises and some roads around the Sports Complex will be closed that day to allow local, state and federal law enforcement partners to test emergency response plans as part of the exercise.