Family events Monday, May 25, 2026Previous edition

8 family events coming up near Conshy

A local guide to getting out and exploring.

Muggy and milder with some rain possiblePack a light rain jacket, keep towels handy for camp chairs, and check radar before parade time.

Coming up in Conshy

  1. · All ages · Lancaster Avenue and Argyle Road, Ardmore
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  2. · All ages · Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown
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  3. · All ages · Gladwyne Park, 933 Youngs Ford Road, Gladwyne
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  4. · Times vary · All ages · Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia
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  1. · All ages, designed for guests with special needs · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  1. · All ages · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  2. · Times vary · All ages · Devon Horse Show Grounds, 23 Dorset Road, Devon
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  3. · Regular hours · Ages 3 to 12 · LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Plymouth Meeting Mall
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Around the neighborhood

Lead Story

Memorial Day in Conshy with a side of data center deja vu

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Happy Memorial Day, Conshy. The flags are out, the grills are warming up, and the borough is mostly hitting pause. Before you head to a parade or fire up the burgers, a quick scan of what is actually happening in our corner of Montgomery County.

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The big slow-burn story this week is the return of the data center fight. MONTCO.Today reports that a new application has reignited the debate over a proposed data center near the old Cleveland-Cliffs site. And if that does not feel like enough hyperscale humming for one region, the Upper Merion Planning Commission has five (yes, five) data center reviews on its May 27th agenda. State lawmakers, meanwhile, are split on how to regulate them, which is the political way of saying nothing happens fast.

On the political front, the 148th state legislative race is still a nailbiter. Per Patch, vote counting continues days after the primary. MoreThanTheCurve notes Megan Griffin-Shelley as the likely Democratic winner, with turnout in Whitemarsh on the low side. Strange kind of waiting, as one candidate put it.

Heads up for families heading west: the Collegeville-Trappe Memorial Day Parade, one of the region's biggest, has been canceled this year. Plenty of nearby alternatives in the sidebar if you still want a parade fix.

Community Spotlight

Rick's Tavern sets an opening date on Fayette

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Conshy's newest sit-down spot has a date on the calendar. Rick's Tavern, the new concept from the team behind Guppy's, has announced its opening date, per Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch.

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The pitch is a casual atmosphere with daily ravioli specials, and a deliberate nod to two long-gone Conshy mainstays, Pizza Time and the Old Time Saloon. That is a smart move in a town where the half-life of an institution can feel uncomfortably short. MONTCO.Today first reported the concept back in April.

Family verdict: a tavern with ravioli specials and a sense of local memory is the kind of weeknight option Conshy could use more of. We will see how it shakes out once the doors open.

Safety

That elementary school alert turned out to be teenagers being teenagers

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If you spent last week scrolling the parent group chats with a knot in your stomach, breathe out. The safety alert Conshohocken Police issued near Conshohocken Elementary School has been resolved.

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What officers initially flagged as a possible child luring incident was, after follow-up, determined to be poor judgment and immature behavior by local teenagers. Patch reported the same, noting the teens have been identified.

Good outcome, awkward lesson. The original alert did exactly what alerts are supposed to do, which is get parents paying attention. Now use it as a low-stakes opener for the talk with your kids about what is and is not funny to do near a school.

Local Trivia

A Conshy guy named Vito just out-ate a giant cheesesteak

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File this under municipal pride of a very specific sort. A Conshohocken resident named Vito recently conquered the Colossal Challenge at Avenue Steaks & Pizza in Philadelphia, according to MoreThanTheCurve.

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We will not pretend to know what exactly the Colossal Challenge requires, but the name does most of the work. Conshy: home of riverside trails, an ongoing data center debate, and at least one guy who can outlast a very large sandwich. Wear it proudly.

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