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Radnor Firm NewSpring Leads Funding Round for Music Distribution Company
Radnor private equity firm NewSpring Growth is leading the way to help fund a Tampa, Florida music distribution firm, writes Lauren Coffey for the Tampa Bay Business Journal as reprinted in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Symphonic Distribution provides distribution services for musicians to companies like Apple Music and Spotify. NewSpring led $37 million Series B…
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Eagles Fan and Columnist Announces New Year’s Sports Resolutions
Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist David Murphy is just like any other Eagles fan—a “hard-working 9-to-5er who wants 2022 to be a year where I’m a better version of myself.” Here then, are the first annual resolutions from a hypothetical Eagles fan, writes David Murphy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. I will look carefully at the rest…
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Wynnewood Software Company Helps Hollywood Run Better Productions
Josh Weinberg of Wynnewood and his 2018 start-up company, Run a Better Set, has helped roughly 250 movies manage their extras. His company has been a part of productions such as “Mare of Easttown,” to “King Richard,” writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Weinberg drew upon his own experience working as a production assistant…
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Historic Event Brings the Most Diverse Delaware County Council Ever
It was a day of firsts on Jan. 3, 2022, at the swearing-in and reorganization sessions of the Delaware County Council. By the time the reorganization was completed, the council was the most diverse ever seen in county history, with a female chairman and vice-chairman, and two African American members. The historical event started with…
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After the Holiday, Kids Head Back to Class as Districts Nervously Eye Omicron Cases
In-person classes have resumed this week following the holiday break throughout the Philadelphia suburbs as coronavirus cases spike, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There was a brief debate over bringing back online learning but that idea was ultimately rejected. Districts are challenged by the winter surge in cases as well as a two-year…
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Lotto Luck: Honey Brook Man Is America’s First Millionaire of the New Year
Honey Brook resident Brian Mineweaser rung in 2022 as the “Powerball First Millionaire of the Year” after he became the lucky winner of $1 million, writes Carly O’Neill for FOX 43. He was randomly selected in a drawing among the five finalists. He was then delivered the good news during ABC’s live broadcast of Dick…
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Named ‘Best Holiday Parade’ By USA Today 10best Readers’ Choice Awards
Welcome the new year with an old favorite! On January 1, 2022, Philadelphia’s longest-running signature event is back, with the Mummers Parade returning to South Broad Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., more than 10,000 paraders will ‘strut’ along the route from City Hall down Broad Street to Washington Avenue, entertaining spectators in-person, on television, and…
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Chemical Company Nouryoun Sets Up North American Headquarters in Radnor
A specialty chemicals company, Nouryon, has decided to set up its North American headquarters in Radnor, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The company, owned by Carlyle Group, has signed a lease for 50,000 square feet over two floors at Five Radnor Center at 100 Matson Ford Road. Along with designating the site as…
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Delco Feeds Facebook Group Boosts Morale of Healthcare Workers With Meals
When hospitals were at full capacity from the pandemic back in March 2020, Prospect Park resident Phil Sanders sent some pizzas to a nearby hospital to boost morale for health care workers facing life-threatening conditions and grueling hours. Two years later, Sanders runs “Delco Feeds the Frontlines Group,” a Facebook page he and his friend…
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Trial Highlights William Penn School District Funding Shortfalls
William Penn School District’s funding shortfalls were spotlighted Dec. 22 when district staff testified at a landmark trial over Pennsylvania’s funding of public schools, writes Mallory Falk for WHYY. William Penn is one of six plaintiff school districts suing the state, arguing that current funding models are unfair and unconstitutional. The school district has the…
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St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church in Wynnewood Makes History by Ordaining Married Priest
The Armenian Catholic Church in American recently ordained its second married priest in history as Asadur Minasian of St. Mark’s Church in Wynnewood has now joined the ranks of the priesthood, writes Paul Vartan Sookiasian for The Armenian Weekly. One of the most well-known disciplines of the Roman Catholic Church is its clerical celibacy, which…
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Giant Grocery Stores Partner With Conshohocken-Based Saladworks to Offer In-Store Dining Options
Thanks to a new partnership between Giant Co. and WOWorks LLC, the parent company behind Conshohocken-based Saladworks, four new dining locations have opened up within Giant grocery stores, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Two of the four locations are doubly-branded restaurants that have Frutta Bowls cafes along with Saladworks dining options. The…
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Climate Change is No Laughing Matter, But New Movie from Malvern’s Adam McKay is Aiming for a Smile
While the new movie by Malvern native Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up, focuses on an extinction-level event, his main goal while creating the star-studded feature was to make everybody laugh, writes Gary Thompson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McKay had climate change on his mind when he wrote the script for the movie three years ago,…
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DELCO Today Wishes You a Merry Christmas; We’ll See You in the New Year
DELCO Today would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! American Community Journals has enjoyed a successful year. DELCO Today and its sister publications VISTA Today and MONTCO Today have each recorded a record amount of page views, while American Community Journals launched a fourth platform, BUCKSCO Today,…
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Local Universities See Huge Endowment Gains Despite Pandemic Woes
The pandemic may have created a financial crisis at local colleges and universities, but a year later you’d never know it, as favorable markets and large donations saw endowment gains of 20% at eight universities, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. Two of those were in Delaware County. Villanova University did the best, with…
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Upper Darby Embraces Solar Panels in Next Step Toward Sustainability
Solar panels being installed at Upper Darby’s municipal building and at the Watkins Center in Stonehurst will save the township in energy costs, and begin a process of sustainable infrastructure investment, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The township approved a $250,000 contract to Exact Solar of Newtown to install the panels. The combined…
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Dr. Myron E. Resnick, Delaware County Cardiologist, Dead at Age 89
A Delaware County cardiologist who founded Marple Medical Associates in 1968 in Broomall died Dec. 7 in Bryn Mawr. He was 89, writes Stacey Burling for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dr. Myron E. Resnick also served as co-chief of medicine at the now-closed Haverford Hospital. He had a reputation for seeing newly admitted hospital patients at…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Custom-Built Secluded Retreat in Media
This 5-bedroom, 5.5-bath secluded retreat on a 4-acre lot is available for sale in Media. The property sits at the end of a cul-de-sac. It is boarded by a 14-acre township-owned historic farm next to 55 acres of trails. The grounds have a small pond, several pear trees, cherry blossom trees, and other special plantings.…
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