Family events Friday, September 11, 2026Previous edition

8 family events coming up near Conshy

A local guide to getting out and exploring.

Turning brighter and less humid across the Philadelphia regionGreat day for outdoor time, but keep an umbrella handy for Friday

Coming up in Conshy

  1. · Kids and families · The Universal Sphere at the Comcast Center Campus, Philadelphia, PA
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  1. · All ages · Conshohocken, PA
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  2. · All ages · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, PA
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  3. · Families · Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, PA
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  4. · Class times vary · All ages, varies by class · The Rock School for Dance Education, Philadelphia, PA
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  1. · All ages · Independence Blue Cross RiverRink, Philadelphia, PA
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  2. · All day · Families · Epiphany of Our Lord, Plymouth Meeting, PA
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  1. · Preschoolers and caregivers · Conshohocken Free Library, Conshohocken, PA
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Around the neighborhood

Lead Story

Spring Mill Campus Owner Puts Out the For Sale Sign, Sort Of

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The office space chess game along the Schuylkill just got another move. The Philadelphia Business Journal reported on September 9th that Alliance HP, owner of the Spring Mill Corporate Center campus in Conshohocken, is looking for either a buyer or a partner, according to reporting relayed by MoreThanTheCurve.

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Now, is a for sale sign the same as a distress signal? Well, yes and no. Owners test the market for all sorts of reasons, and Conshy office real estate has been doing a lot of soul searching lately about what it actually wants to be when it grows up. In the same news week, the 40,373-square-foot office building at 125 East Elm Street changed hands for $11.1 million, per Montgomery County records cited by MoreThanTheCurve. So the market is not frozen. It is just picky.

For families watching all this from the sidewalk, the takeaway is simple. Every one of these campus decisions eventually shows up as traffic patterns, tax base contributions, and whether the sandwich shops down the block stay busy at lunch. Worth keeping an eye on.

Community Spotlight

Conshy Resident Lauren Oblak Talks veri cheri on PHL17

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Conshohocken resident Lauren Oblak took her business, veri cheri, to the PHL17 morning couch on September 9th, according to MoreThanTheCurve. It is the kind of local win that reminds you how many quiet small businesses are humming away in this borough between the cranes and the coffee shops.

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We are not going to embellish what we do not know about the segment itself. What we do know is that seeing a local founder get statewide airtime is a small good thing, and small good things add up. If you missed the interview, the coverage is worth a look.

Local News

Rockwell Riverfront Townhouse Plan Gets an Update

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The riverfront keeps generating paperwork. Earlier this month, MoreThanTheCurve reported on a sketch plan from Rockwell Development Group involving 150 townhouses at 501 on the river. On September 10th, they posted an update on the proposal.

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Sketch plans are not approvals. They are the polite knock on the door before the actual conversation starts, and this one is worth tracking because 150 units is not a rounding error in a borough this size. Density, parking, river access, school impact, tax implications, all of it eventually surfaces at a Borough Council meeting near you. For now, file it under watch this space.

Weekend Preview

Saturday Plans, Sorted

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The Conshohocken Farmers' Market presented by Velocity Ventures runs Saturday, September 12th from 9:00 a.m. to noon, per MoreThanTheCurve. Bring a tote and a plan, or don't, that is also a plan.

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If the kids need something bigger, Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown is hosting Art in the Park on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with live music, vendors, and animal greetings, included with zoo admission per the zoo's event page. And on Sunday, Epiphany of Our Lord in Plymouth Meeting is holding a Community Festival where Troop 117 and Cub Scout Pack 117 will be on hand for families curious about Scouting, per MoreThanTheCurve.

Safety

Downtown Fire and a Charge Sheet Worth Knowing About

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A fire broke out in downtown Conshohocken on Tuesday morning, according to Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch. Details in the initial report are limited, but if you drove through and wondered what the trucks were doing, that is your answer.

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Separately, MoreThanTheCurve reported that a 30-year-old Conshohocken resident, Alessandro Fiorello, has been charged with six misdemeanors including Unlawful Dissemination of Intimate Image. Charges are allegations, and the case will move through the courts on its own timeline. We are noting it because local court news is local news, whether we like the subject matter or not.

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