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 22, 2017

Injuries

Penn student suffers brain injury after 30-foot fall on campus

by Michael Tanenbaum

A rising sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania is recovering from a traumatic brain injury after falling 25-30 feet from a campus residence hall earlier this month.

May 22, 2017

Recycling

Philly councilman holding e-cycling event to discard electronics

by Michael Tanenbaum

Are you tired of staring at that 32-inch tube TV you claim to be keeping for the sake of a VHS you'll never watch? How about your dead vacuum cleaner and yellowing cordless landline?

May 18, 2017

Crowdfunding

GoFundMe page supports Philadelphia victims hurt in field trip bus crash

by Michael Tanenbaum

Days after a harrowing I-95 bus crash involving eighth-grade students at Northwest Philadelphia's C.W. Henry School, supporters from around the region are rallying to raise funds for the four victims who remain hospitalized.

May 18, 2017

Social Media

Twitter fans honor Tina Fey with highlights, love on 47th birthday

by Michael Tanenbaum

Some celebrities just have a way of becoming pervasively associated with moments of major significance in the world of pop culture and politics, almost as though the times we all live through can be distilled in their reactions to any given event over the years. There's what actually happened and then there's how we all mostly felt about it, which is the part these personalities happily supply for us.

May 18, 2017

Travel

Jersey Shore town named best summer vacation destination in United States

by Michael Tanenbaum

With Memorial Day Weekend fast approaching, the unofficial start of shore season is right around the corner. This year, those making their usual trips to the Jersey Shore might just be visiting the best vacation spot in the country.

May 18, 2017

Development

City Fitness becomes largest tenant to join East Market in Center City

by Michael Tanenbaum

Commercial tenancy for Center City's highly anticipated East Market project took further shape Thursday as Philadelphia-based City Fitness announced it will join the

May 18, 2017

Investigation

Philly cop arrested for pointing, firing gun after motorcycle crash

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Philadelphia police officer will soon be dismissed from the force following a year-long investigation into his actions following a motorcycle collision with a vehicle while he was off-duty.

May 17, 2017

SEPTA

SEPTA tells public 'respect the train' by not trespassing

by Michael Tanenbaum

SEPTA is calling on the public to show deeper respect for the Delaware Valley's regional rail system by keeping away from the 280 track miles in southeastern Pennsylvania—unless you're riding a train, that is.

May 17, 2017

MLB

Adam Jones says skeptic Curt Schilling has 'never been black'

by Michael Tanenbaum

Several weeks after former Phillies and Red Sox ace Curt Schilling questioned Orioles outfielder Adam Jones' claim that he was targeted with racial slurs at Fenway Park, Jones has offered his thoughts on why Schilling would doubt him.

May 17, 2017

Chef creates world's hottest chili pepper and actually it could kill you

by Michael Tanenbaum

Two of the most memorable scenes from "Along Came Polly" and "Dumb and Dumber" involve the ingestion, intentional or otherwise, of extremely spicy foods—the sort that a movie can spin as perspiring and even fatal. In real life, though?