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.
August 31, 2016
Flyers
Flyers unveil 50th 'Golden Anniversary' jersey to usual back-and-forthlash
As the Philadelphia Flyers organization turns 50 years old — sadly, without the late Ed Snider present — the team on Wednesday released a new gilded uniform for the upcoming season.August 31, 2016
Politics
The Hill: Philly needs 'massive external event' to overcome deep-seated corruption
The entrenched culture of corruption in Philadelphia politics, evident everywhere in newspapers and online, will not stop unless the city is jolted by an external event that forces cultural reform, according to one public safety expert who examined the issue in an op-ed for The Hill.August 31, 2016
Music
In MetLife finale, Bruce Springsteen bests personal record for longest U.S. concert
UPDATE: The challenge was leveled and the challenge was met. At MetLife Stadium on Tuesday night, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the longest U.S. concert of his multidecade career — a four-hour and one-minute affair, according to setlist.fm.August 31, 2016
CHOP
Eagles Charitable Foundation donates $1 million to CHOP for autism research
The Philadelphia Eagles Charitable Foundation has donated $1 million to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to support initiatives at the Center for Autism Research.August 29, 2016
Investigation
Police: 5 shot, 1 dead in shootings on A.C. Expressway
New Jersey State Police and authorities in Egg Harbor Township are investigating after five people were shot Monday afternoon — one of them fatally — in what has been a violent end to the month of August around the Atlantic County suburb.August 29, 2016
Higher Education
These are the ten 'Best Value Colleges' in Pennsylvania
As students around the country arrange their dorm rooms and embark on their college education, a new report from personal finance analyst SmartAsset offers a stark breakdown of which schools in Pennsylvania deliver the best overall value — from tuition and living costs to starting salary.August 29, 2016
Videos
WATCH: Filmmaker pays tribute to departing flipboard at 30th Street Station
When news broke late last week that 30th Street Station's historic Solari split-flap display board will be hitting the old dusty trail for good, many people lamented the death knell of the analog experience at Philadelphia's busiest transit hub.August 28, 2016
Investigation
N.J. teen sought in shooting of five on Bridgeton porch
Authorities in Bridgeton are seeking assistance from the public to locate an 18-year-old man who allegedly fired a shotgun at a group of people on sitting a porch last week, officials said.August 28, 2016
Traffic
Road closures announced for 2016 Made in America festival
With Labor Day weekend fast approaching, the City of Philadelphia has released complete road closure information for the 2016 Budweiser Made in America Festival, which will bring headliners Rihanna and Coldplay to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway along with supporting acts that include Carseat Headrest, Jamie xx and Gary Clarke, Jr.Just In
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