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

October 27, 2016

Historic Homes

Norcross announces historic designation of Camden's MLK Jr. home

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Camden row home where Civil Rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr. boarded with a friend while they were seminary students has officially received historic designation from the city's Historical Society, marking the culmination of an initiative to save it from demolition.

October 27, 2016

Sixers

WATCH: Stephen A. Smith unloads on 'The Process' after wild Sixers opener

by Michael Tanenbaum

The universe of takes was lit ablaze on Wednesday night when your Philadelphia 76ers — in a rare moment over the past several years — became the center of attention in the NBA.

October 26, 2016

Protests

Singer claims Sixers canceled her national anthem performance because of 'We Matter' jersey

by Michael Tanenbaum

An R&B singer scheduled perform the national anthem at the Philadelphia 76ers season opener on Wednesday night says her appearance was canceled because of the "We Matter" jersey she wore to the game.

October 26, 2016

Farms

Jon Stewart, wife Tracey buy historic New Jersey farm for educational animal sanctuary

by Michael Tanenbaum

Comedian Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey have officially purchased the historic Hockhocksen Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey to expand their work rehabilitating animals with the mission-based Farm Sanctuary organization.

October 26, 2016

Filmmaking

Hart, Cranston tackling race dynamics when 'Untouchables' films in Philly

by Michael Tanenbaum

Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston will be coming to Philadelphia to film the majority of The Weinstein Company's adaptation of "The Intouchables," a popular French movie about a paraplegic aristocrat who hires a black, unemployed ex-con to be his caregiver.

October 26, 2016

Development

Big apartment complex proposed near Temple University

by Michael Tanenbaum

As Temple University's undergraduate population continues to expand, a new proposal would place a 17-story apartment complex just blocks from the heart of the school's North Broad Street corridor.

October 26, 2016

Investigation

D.A.: Villanova student secretly filmed upskirting videos on campus

by Michael Tanenbaum

A part-time student at Villanova University faces multiple charges after authorities say he secretly filmed upskirting videos of "countless victims" at locations on campus and elsewhere, Delaware County prosecutors announced on Wednesday.

October 25, 2016

Videos

WATCH: Police post shocking video of shooting outside Chinese restaurant

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are seeking help from the public to identify a suspect in an ambush shooting earlier this month outside a Chinese restaurant in Southwest Philadelphia.

October 25, 2016

Hospitals

Eagleville Hospital opening heroin, opioid addiction program for young men

by Michael Tanenbaum

In the midst of a deepening community crisis, a Montgomery County hospital will soon launch a unique addiction treatment program specially designed for young men between the ages of 18 and 26 years old.

October 25, 2016

Attractions

WATCH: 50,000 LEGO pieces dumped at Plymouth Meeting Mall

by Michael Tanenbaum

Parents looking to plan wholesome weekend fun with their kids will soon have another option at the Plymouth Meeting Mall when a new LEGOLAND Discovery Center opens in 2017.