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.
April 16, 2016
SEPTA
SEPTA set to embark on Center City concourse renovations
SEPTA will officially begin a large-scale renovation of Center City's underground concourse on Monday as the agency looks to rehab leaky pathways and chipped walls, discourage littering and set the passageway up for its future as more of a destination.April 15, 2016
Development
New renderings of Lincoln Square at Broad and Washington
With developers' eyes fixed on Broad Street and Washington Avenue, Alterra Property Group is moving closer to a go-ahead for its mixed-use apartment complex on the west side of the intersection, across from the site where Bart Blatstein has proposed several iterations of his 32-story tower megaproject.April 15, 2016
Extreme Sports
WATCH: BMXers shoot session at secret Philly warehouse
It's not hard to appreciate extreme sports in Philadelphia, where skateboarding remains as popular as it's ever been and there are dozens of local producers churning out the sort of creative videos that make you rethink the physical limits of the human body.April 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Jefferson 'neurotheologist' featured on 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman'
With the dawn of advanced neuroscience, the centuries-old dualism of mind and body has become much closer to a system of interactions that can be understood, medically and ontologically, as a unified whole of experience.April 15, 2016
Politics
New Jersey billboards call on Christie to dump Trump
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie continues to take flak in his home state over his February endorsement of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, who leads the state by significant margins in several polls.April 15, 2016
Courts
Egg Harbor man admits sharing lewd image with Philadelphia teen
An Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty Friday to sharing a lewd image of himself with a Philadelphia teenager using the "Kik" online messaging application.April 15, 2016
Charges
Eighth-grader charged in stabbing with scissors at Philly middle school
An eighth-grade female student has been charged in the stabbing of a 14-year-old classmate during a fight Tuesday morning at Cooke Elementary School in the Logan section of Philadelphia.April 14, 2016
Protests
Why North Philly protesters marched on Broad Street to fight Temple's stadium plan
As promised, several hundred protesters waded along North Broad Street on Thursday afternoon to oppose Temple University’s proposed $126 million football stadium at a site on the northwest corner of its main campus in North Philadelphia.April 14, 2016
Accidents
2 soldiers remain in critical condition after military vehicle overturns on N.J. Turnpike
Two Army Reserve soldiers are in critical condition and two others were injured Thursday when a military vehicle overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike.April 14, 2016
Parks and Recreation
Baseball Academy on its way to Marian Anderson Rec Center
A long-delayed MLB Urban Youth Academy will finally make its way to Marian Anderson Recreation Center in South Philadelphia this summer.Just In
- LeBron James ruled out for Sixers-Raptors on Thursday
- 30th Street Station's South Concourse reopens as Amtrak readies to unveil new food and retail options
- Openings & Closings: Dick's House of Sport kicks off and a Graduate Hospital fast-casual staple wraps up
- Philly teachers union says it can prevent school closures with $25 million. The district says the cost is 12 times higher
- Philly planted 18,581 trees over past three years, placing it 'on track' to reach goals to grow canopy
- Fantasy football Week 10 start/sit advice
- Glow-in-the-dark Cosmic Baseball is coming to Citizens Bank Park
- Old City will celebrate the holidays with historic home tours on Elfreth's Alley and a car-free Third Street Sip & Stroll
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