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.
March 19, 2017
Music
WATCH: Chuck Berry, John Lennon perform together in Philly in 1972
The music world lost of one of rock 'n' roll's pioneers Saturday with the passing of Chuck Berry, a trailblazing idol who shaped the evolution of frenzied guitar riffs and planted the seeds of a teen obsession that has continued unabated in the decades since.March 16, 2017
Oceans
WATCH: Jersey Shore gets big nod for nor'easter 'Wave of the Day'
In an ongoing effort to pretend it's not cold, slushy and gross outside in the middle of March, we turn to a post from a pro surfer based out of Ocean City, who, instead of sipping hot cocoa this week, decided to brave the angry sea.March 16, 2017
Investigation
WATCH: Suspect wanted in gunpoint robbery of West Philly food trucks
Philadelphia police are searching for an armed suspect who allegedly robbed two food trucks in West Philadelphia on Monday.March 16, 2017
Politics
City Council just gave Kevin Hart his own official day in Philadelphia
Kevin Hart is officially Philadelphia royalty, if he wasn't already.March 16, 2017
Education
School District of Philadelphia recruiting 1,000 new teachers for next year
The School District of Philadelphia has launched an aggressive plan to hire as many 1,000 new teachers in advance of next school year, rolling out a series of advertisements aimed at enticing aspiring educators.March 15, 2017
Arrests
Philadelphia defends sanctuary city policy amid 248 ICE arrests across region
The city of Philadelphia will hold firm on its sanctuary status in the wake of 248 arrests of "criminal aliens" in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware over the last two weeks.March 15, 2017
Lawsuits
Allen Iverson sued by man who claims bodyguard broke his ribs
A Houston man filed a lawsuit Monday against former Sixers star Allen Iverson, alleging that the NBA Hall of Famer's bodyguard assaulted him outside of a local strip club last April, breaking four ribs and leaving him with chronic back pain.March 15, 2017
Investigation
Police pull two Main Line teens from schools after Snapchat threats
Students at two schools on the Main Line were taken into police custody over the past two days following a pair of threats issued over the popular social media app Snapchat.March 15, 2017
Music
Wawa gets another ode in harpist's ambient bliss shore track
These things, steady as they come, don't write themselves. The refrain is that Wawa is the greatest, by at least a mile, and who do you know out there writing songs for Sheetz, which is supposedly Pennsylvania's favorite gas station?March 14, 2017
Weather
WATCH: Philly-area man's 'Shovelution' could save your achy back
As a heavy blast of late-season snow sweeps through the Delaware Valley and much of the Northeast, the ingenuity of one Downingtown man could prove to be a relief to shovelers with bad backs.Just In
- 'The mission became personal.' Philly firefighters, police deployed to Ground Zero reflect on the days after 9/11
- Penn student who went viral for his dorm room design wins $100,000 prize in a content creator competition
- Attic Brewing's Czech dark lager to be available for first time since it won gold at the World Beer Cup
- Leader of cargo theft operation that stole $230,00 worth of dimes and other items from tractor trailers sentenced to prison
- Sixers player preview: Does Joel Embiid need to change his game to win a ring?
- Report: Patriots placing WR A.J. Brown on IR
- Northern Liberties fall block party will bring 40+ vendors, trick-or-treating and a costume contest to Piazza Alta
- Three historic Fairmount Park mansions will host a Revolutionary-era festival
