Family events Wednesday, May 27, 2026Previous edition

8 family events coming up near Conshy

A local guide to getting out and exploring.

Warm and muggy with scattered downpours possibleCarry an umbrella, plan indoor backup for park visits, and watch for slick spots on trails.

Coming up in Conshy

  1. · Guests with special needs and their families · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  2. · Evening · Family friendly dining · 201 West Seventh Avenue, Conshohocken
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  1. · All ages · Conshohocken
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  2. · All ages · Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown
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  3. · All ages · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  4. · Times vary · All ages · Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks
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  5. · Regular hours · Best for ages 3-10 · LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Plymouth Meeting Mall
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  6. · Museum hours · All ages, great for young children · Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
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Around the neighborhood

Lead Story

Data Center Fight Returns to Conshohocken With a Fresh Application

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The Cleveland-Cliffs site debate is back on, and it is back on loud. A new application has reignited the data center conversation in Conshohocken, the kind of land-use story that sounds dry until you remember it involves traffic, power demand, tax base, and the look of the river side of town for a generation. So, yeah, worth paying attention.

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Over at MoreThanTheCurve, the local angle is sharpened with a pragmatic piece floating common sense conditions to consider if approval is the likely outcome. Sometimes the most useful civic question is not whether something will pass but what guardrails should ride along with it. Read the rundown at MoreThanTheCurve and the broader application story at MONTCO.Today.

And if you think this is just a Conshy problem, look one zip code over. The Upper Merion Planning Commission has five, count them, five data centers on its May 27 agenda. That is not a typo, that is a regional trend pressing right up against our backyard.

Community Spotlight

Rick's Tavern Opens Thursday at 201 West Seventh

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If you have walked past 201 West Seventh Avenue in the last few months wondering when the lights would come on, mark the calendar. Rick's Tavern has set its grand opening for Thursday, May 28. The new spot comes from the team behind Guppy's and is leaning into a casual atmosphere with daily ravioli specials, a soft nod to the old Pizza Time and Old Time Saloon that lived in Conshy memory.

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It is the kind of neighborhood opening that feels right for a Thursday night, ravioli on the menu, familiar names behind the bar, and a building that is not pretending to be in some other city. Details from MoreThanTheCurve and Patch.

Local News

Greater Philadelphia YMCA Names Joe Ferguson as Next President and CEO

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The Conshohocken-based Greater Philadelphia YMCA has a new top executive. Joe Ferguson, who held senior leadership posts with Mastery Charter, has been named the next president and CEO of the organization. For families who know the Y as a place where the kids learn to swim and the after-school pickup is steady, leadership transitions usually do not make the kitchen table conversation. Worth noting anyway, since the Greater Philadelphia YMCA serves a giant footprint and runs out of right here in town.

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Full announcement via MoreThanTheCurve.

Local News

Conshohocken Farmers' Market Returns Saturday With a Forecast That Cooperates

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After a Memorial Day weekend that did not exactly invite outdoor lingering, Saturday May 30 is looking mostly sunny with a high around 71. Which is to say, perfect Farmers' Market weather. Bring the kids, bring the dog, bring a tote bag that you can pretend you remembered to bring on purpose.

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Details from MoreThanTheCurve.

Safety

Reported Conshohocken Luring Incident Turns Out to Be Teens Behaving Badly

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A community alert that went out earlier in the month has been updated by police. What had been described as a potential child luring incident near a local school was ultimately identified as immature behavior by teens, not a predatory event. That is good news, with an asterisk. The asterisk being that the same instincts that made the original alert appropriate should remain in place, because parents reporting odd encounters is exactly how the system is supposed to work.

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Background coverage from Patch and NBC10.

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