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.
February 12, 2017
Labor
New Jersey AG files complaint over hotel pay for fired female housekeeper
New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino has filed a civil complaint on behalf of a female worker whose wages were allegedly held below those of their male counterparts at the Hilton Homewood Suites in Edgewater, reopening an equal pay debate shelved earlier this year by Governor Chris Christie.February 12, 2017
Television
WATCH: SNL's grotesque Kellyanne Conway, Jake Tapper seduction skit
White House senior adviser and South Jersey native Kellyanne Conway has become a legitimate rival to President Donald Trump in the department of outrageous headlines. After pulling off the trifecta of coining "alternative facts," referencing a non-existent "Bowling Green Massacre," and unsubtly schilling for the fashion products of Ivanka Trump, Conway found herself the subject of a provocative skit on last night's edition of "Saturday Night Live."February 12, 2017
Social Media
Philly winner of 'Madden Bowl 2017' fined for inappropriate tweets
Philadelphia's closest claim to an NFL-related championship in many years was tarnished this weekend when the local winner of the "Madden Bowl 2017" contest was fined $3,000 for defiantly posting "inappropriate" tweets against the urging of game-maker Electronic Arts.February 9, 2017
Movies
Bummer: Kevin Smith's 'Mallrats' sequel at Exton Square Mall falls apart
It was too good to be true.February 9, 2017
Investigation
Penn State suspends frat parties in wake of student's 'preventable' death
Officials at Penn State University have imposed a temporary ban on all social functions at affiliated fraternities following the death of a sophomore who fell down a set of stairs at a party last Thursday night.February 9, 2017
People
Oldest living person in the United States dies in New Jersey
A New Jersey woman who held the title of oldest living American passed away last Sunday at the age of 114, leaving behind the remarkable distinction to another woman from Pennsylvania.February 9, 2017
Weather
Pennsylvania students lionize superintendent on Twitter for school cancellation
Growing up, there are few better feelings in the world than learning that school has been canceled. If you're done your homework, snow days almost always turn into indelibly memorable experiences as long as you commit to bundling up, going out and gettingFebruary 9, 2017
Videos
Watch: Dogs were loving the snow at Rittenhouse Square
The start of 2017 has been troubling for Rittenhouse Square, usually such a peaceful place to duck away from the commotion of the streets and whatever you call work. Backed by Mayor Kenney, the people of Philadelphia won an embarrassing subtextual battle over the right to sit on the recently restored walls. And then on Monday, a naked man carjacked a cab and drove it through the park in broad daylight until he was subdued by a brigade of citizens.February 8, 2017
Politics
Fetterman keeping 2022 open after Toomey's pivotal vote on Betsy DeVos
It may have been Vice President Mike Pence who cast the tiebreaking vote to confirm U.S. education secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday, but the man who hoped to challenge incumbent Pennsylvania senator Pat Toomey last November is laying the responsibility for it at Toomey's feet.February 8, 2017
Opinion
What's a 'fascist, loofah-faced, s***-gibbon?'
Here's the quick answer: it's the sickest burn ever leveled at a sitting United States president and it only took about three weeks.Just In
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