The data center fight at 900 Conshohocken Road, the old Cleveland-Cliffs site, just picked up a significant new wrinkle. Plymouth Township's council released a statement on June 9 opposing the proposed data center, citing what Patch summarized as threats to health and safety. MoreThanTheCurve noted that the statement also pointedly avoids several questions residents have been asking.

If you have been half-tracking this one, here is the short version. A developer wants to put a data center on a parcel that touches Conshohocken and Plymouth. Data centers are loud, thirsty, and hungry for electricity, which is why neighbors keep showing up to ask about cooling water, backup generators, and noise. Council opposition does not kill an application, but it does change the political weather heading into the public hearing later this month.

Background and the unanswered questions are at MoreThanTheCurve and Patch.

Conshohocken's restaurant boom keeps producing actual restaurants, which is nice for a change. Baan Atelier, a recently opened Thai and French fusion BYOB, was featured this week on Positively Philly on PHL17. The segment is the kind of friendly local-TV spotlight that does not really get into the food in depth but does put a Conshy address in front of a regional audience, which counts for something.

For families, the BYOB angle is the practical part. You can bring whatever you want, which usually means the bill at the end of dinner does not require a deep breath. The fusion concept also tends to give pickier eaters at the table more landing zones than a pure tasting-menu spot would.

MoreThanTheCurve has the link to the segment here. And if you want the bigger picture on why Fayette Street keeps showing up in regional food coverage, MONTCO.Today recently called Conshy the region's most explosive dining destination, which is either flattering or slightly worrying depending on whether you were hoping for a parking spot.

Here is the fun one. Friends of Conshohocken Parks, the local nonprofit that quietly keeps a lot of borough green space functioning, is once again searching for the 2026 Kaboom Kid. The winner serves as Grand Marshal of the Conshohocken Fireworks, which is exactly the kind of small-town honor that kids remember forever and adults absolutely also apply for.

Yes, adults can enter too. The nonprofit's announcement specifically says Kid or adult, in parentheses, which is the kind of detail I appreciate. If you have a child who has been narrating fireworks at the dinner table since last July, or if you are a grown person who has quietly wanted a sash, the entry information lives at MoreThanTheCurve.

One quieter story worth pausing on. La Bella Moda, a Conshohocken bridal boutique that ran on Fayette for 45 years, is closing. MONTCO.Today framed the closure as part of a wider squeeze on local shops from Amazon and SHEIN, which is a familiar argument by now, but 45 years is 45 years. That is a lot of veils, a lot of mothers-of-the-bride, and a lot of Saturdays.

If your family bought a dress there, this week is a reasonable moment to say thank you. The full piece is at MONTCO.Today.