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

May 24, 2019

Performances

Peddler's Village to host 'Game of Thrones' Murder Mystery dinner series

HBO's "Game of Thrones" may be over and done with, but if you're still hungry for more of the hit series, you can check out a theatrical spinoff in Bucks County.

May 23, 2019

Phillies

Cole Hamels requests jersey patch to honor late Phillies president David Montgomery

Former Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels asked for a jersey patch to pay tribute to David Montgomery, the late Phillies president who died of cancer earlier this month.

May 23, 2019

Sixers

Former Sixer Kyle Korver says copy machine in Nets 2003 draft trade is dead

Kyle Korver, a formed Philadelphia 76er gave the commencement speech at Creighton University and told graduate how he was traded by the Nets for and office copier.

May 23, 2019

Courts

Deadly fight after Eagles Super Bowl lands Lumberton man 20-year prison sentence

Supreme Life, of Lumberton, who stabbed two people in the hours after the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII, was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week. 

May 23, 2019

Phillies

Ellen DeGeneres plans Phillies fan event at Citizens Bank Park this week

Ellen DeGeneres is on the lookout for Philadelphia Phillies fans. The daytime TV host is planning to send her team to Philadelphia on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, when the Phillies take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park.

May 22, 2019

Movies

Petition seeks to cast Danny DeVito as Marvel's next Wolverine

Fans of the "it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star want to see Danny DeVito play the Wolverine when Marvel next resurfaces the X-Men character.

May 22, 2019

Investigations

South Jersey pastor allegedly sold bleach as miracle cure in Africa

Robert Baldwin, a Burlington County, New Jersey pastor, has come under fire for allegedly distributing a "miracle cure" to the people of Uganda containing ingredients that make up industrial bleach.

May 22, 2019

Dating

Hilarious dating profile admits belief Sixers got name from Schuylkill Expressway

The Philadelphia 76ers' name is a reference to the year the Declaration of Independence was signed — in Philadelphia in 1776. A users on the dating app Hinge seems believe the 76ers were named after Interstate 76 — aka the Schuylkill Expressway.

May 22, 2019

Odd News

Eagles playoff game at Philly mummers' bar inspired St. Louis Blues to embrace 'Gloria' as team song

The St. Louis Blues made it to Stanley Cup Finals, and there's a Philly link to their improbable run that involves the odd combination of The Jacks NYB mummers clubhouse, the Philadelphia Eagles and Laura Branigan's 1982 hit 'Gloria.'"

May 21, 2019

Food & Drink

10 Philly restaurants make OpenTable's best for 'big night out' in America

OpenTable diners ranked 10 Philadelphia restaurants among the best in the United States to go out for a big occasion. Included among them is Zahav, which was recently named the best restaurant in the country by the James Beard Foundation.

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