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

March 1, 2017

Movies

Watch: Netflix trailer for upcoming Will Smith thriller 'Bright'

Global streaming giant Netflix has teased a clip from its upcoming feature film "Bright," a fantasy-tinged cop thriller that will star Will Smith and Joel Edgerton.

March 1, 2017

Development

East Market developers secure $57 million loan for second residential tower

National Real Estate Development, the firm behind the East Market revitalization project, announced Wednesday that it has secured a $57 million loan with Wells Fargo to finance the construction of its second residential tower above 12th and Market streets.

March 1, 2017

People

Report: Widow of Joe Biden's late son Beau now dating his brother

Hallie Biden, the widow Joe Biden's late son Beau, is reportedly now in a relationship with Hunter Biden nearly two years after the former vice president's first son succumbed to brain cancer.

March 1, 2017

Investigation

$69,000 reward in vandalism at Mount Carmel Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia

Philadelphia police are investigating after dozens of headstones were reportedly vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in the Wissinoming section of the city.

February 28, 2017

Investigation

Police: Elderly woman locked in Chester County closet for four days

Authorities in East Brandywine Township, Chester County, are investigating a home invasion that left an elderly woman assaulted and locked in her closet for four days before she was eventually found by her daughter-in-law.

February 28, 2017

Bars

National drinkers' survey reveals best beer bar in Pennsylvania

So many beer bars, so little time and money. Sadly, that's the truth for many beer enthusiasts who want to experience the best America has to offer in terms of craft beer variety. They won't often be disappointed when they drink, but they may not know what they're missing.

February 28, 2017

Media

NBC10 welcomes new meteorologist Tammie Souza to Philadelphia

Just in time for the return of warm weather, NBC10 is welcoming in new meteorologist Tammie Souza, who was hired in early January after Sheena Parveen left the station to join NBC4 in the nation's capital.

February 28, 2017

Study

Drexel researchers devise headband to measure social brain activity

The broadening field of neuroscience has often focused on the brain activity of isolated, individual subjects to better understand how various regions of the organ respond to a given set of stimuli. 

February 28, 2017

Restaurants

Verts Mediterranean Grill coming to Center City via Austin

One of the nation's fastest-growing build-your-own-meal concepts is coming to Center City next month with a Mediterranean twist from Austin, Texas.

February 27, 2017

Music

Ryan Adams beautifully covers Springsteen's Oscar-winning 'Streets of Philadelphia'

The 89th Academy Awards have come and gone, complete with a dose of last-second drama that made local director M. Night Shyamalan proud.

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