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

May 2, 2016

Lawsuits

FOP sues former Philly officer-turned-whistleblower over online allegations

by Michael Tanenbaum

The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former Philadelphia police officer whose Facebook account attempts to expose alleged crimes committed by multiple active police officers.

May 1, 2016

Development

State of Center City: 2016 report breaks down trends in CBD

by Michael Tanenbaum

Marking its 25th anniversary, Philadelphia's Center City District last week released its annual State of Center City report, which details the major trends shaping the central business district at the core of one the largest metropolitan areas in the United States.

May 1, 2016

Penn Relays

Ida Keeling, 100, breaks world record at Penn Relays

by Michael Tanenbaum

The weather didn't exactly cooperate for much of this year's Penn Relays (or the Broad Street Run, for that matter), but a little rain on a parade didn't stop 100-year-old Ida Keeling from claiming a world record at Franklin Field on Saturday.

May 1, 2016

Investigation

Police seek suspect in armed robbery of Mayfair 7-Eleven

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia police are searching for an armed suspect in the robbery of a 7-Eleven early Sunday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.

May 1, 2016

Boxing

WATCH: Philly DA Seth Williams loses boxing bout at Temple

by Michael Tanenbaum

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams gave all he could for a good cause on Saturday night at the Liacouras Center, where he entered the boxing ring to take on local attorney and radio host Tariq El-Shabazz.

May 1, 2016

Events

Anthony Bourdain coming to Philly for 'The Hunger' live tour

by Michael Tanenbaum

Culinary hero and globetrotter Anthony Bourdain will be making a stop at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia this Fall for a live tour coinciding with the October publication of "Appetites: A Cookbook," the first Bourdain cookbook to be released in more than a decade.

May 1, 2016

Events

Slippery sights and results from the 2016 Broad Street Run

by Michael Tanenbaum

Even in wet and chilly conditions, thousands of runners took to the streets en masse Sunday morning for the 2016 Blue Cross Broad Street run.

April 28, 2016

Arrests

Philadelphia police officer arrested, charged after domestic break-in

by Michael Tanenbaum

A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested and dismissed from the force after the department's Internal Affairs Unit determined that the officer was involved in a domestic incident in March.

April 28, 2016

Neighborhoods

Northern Liberties ranked among top 30 U.S. 'Boom Towns'

by Michael Tanenbaum

For most of the past decade or so, Northern Liberties has been regarded as equal parts hipster-yupster village and quiet neighborhood with great restaurants, plenty of local businesses and breakneck residential development. Compared to the industrial wasteland many recall from 25 years ago, Northern Liberties came a long way to transform into the destination it now is in Philadelphia.

April 28, 2016

Politics

Downingtown mayor spars with Donald Trump after Twitter shade

by Michael Tanenbaum

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump appeared for a rally at West Chester University on Monday in advance of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary election, one of five he won in a clean sweep as his moves closer to locking up the party nomination. On his way through Chester County, Trump snapped a photo of defunct mill in Downingtown and tweeted it out to his followers to lament the decline of American manufacturing.