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🌱 How fast are riverfront condos selling in Conshohocken right now?
And check out Super 70s Rock Show ft. Super Trans Am: Conshohocken Funfest 2026 on the Conshohocken Patch calendar
Hello again Conshohocken! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How fast are riverfront condos selling in Conshohocken right now?
- Which new eateries are coming to Fayette Street and nearby shopping centers?
- Why is Conshohocken's fire academy tied to a federal ICE contract?
Also on today's calendar: Art in the Park Arts & Music Festival.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Condos selling fast on Conshohocken's riverfront (morethanthecurve.com) — New condos are selling quickly along Conshohocken's riverfront at Washington Place, where 58 of the planned 200 homes have already gone under contract since March. This is the borough's first major condo community since The Grande, with prices starting in the mid-$400s and more buildings plus a new apartment complex slated to open through 2027. 
• The latest news on restaurants in Conshohocken, Lafayette Hill, and Plymouth Meeting (morethanthecurve.com) — Several new food spots are headed to the Conshohocken area, including Goodness Bowls coming to 200 Fayette Street and multiple concepts in nearby Plymouth Meeting and Lafayette Hill. Openings range from "soon" to early 2027, bringing everything from burgers and bowls to a winery restaurant with pickleball and bocce.
• ICE inked a $9 million contract with a Montco firearms manufacturer — and is spending $17 million at Philly area businesses (inquirer.com) — Federal immigration authorities have funneled more than $17 million in contracts to Philadelphia-area businesses, including a major weapons deal with a Montgomery County gun maker, while a county firing range in Conshohocken is under contract with Homeland Security but barred from immigration-enforcement training. County leaders recently tightened rules to keep federal immigration investigations off local property.
📸 Around Conshohocken
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Conshohocken
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★ Featured events ★
- Super 70s Rock Show ft. Super Trans Am: Conshohocken Funfest 2026 →
Conshohocken Free Library, 301 Fayette St, Conshohocken
6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Art in the Park Arts & Music Festival →
Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown
10:00 am
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Soccer Boys Junior Varsity Home Cheltenham High School (Scrimmage)
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
2:30 pm - Golf Boys Junior Varsity Home Spring-Ford
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:00 pm - Golf Boys Varsity Away Spring-Ford
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:00 pm - Soccer Boys Varsity Home Cheltenham High School (Scrimmage)
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:45 pm - Welcome Back Celebration
Norristown Area SD 1601 Markley St, Norristown, PA 19401, USA
4:00 pm - Zoning Hearing Board →
Norristown, PA Calendar, 235 E.Airy St., Norristown
7:00 pm - CSD In-Service Day
Colonial Sch. District 230 Flourtown Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 - Family Water Ice and Welcome Back to School Orientation
Norristown Area SD 330 Roland Dr, Norristown, PA 19401, USA
5:00 pm - Historical Architectural Review Board →
Norristown - Main Calendar Municipal Hall - 235 E.Airy St. Norristown PA 19401
7:00 pm - CBOSD General Meeting CHANGED: This event has been changed.
Colonial Sch. District CES General Meeting Room
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking to hiring a sales person to sell memberships at my car wash.
$15/hr plus commission. Full time and part time positions available. (Nextdoor West Conshohocken)
- Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Conshohocken. Apply here.
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Conshohocken. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conshohocken here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norristown
- Norristown Gets Ahead of Data Center Boom With New Zoning Rules (montco.today)
- Norristown gang member draws prison for role in Ricketts Center shooting in Pottstown (pottsmerc.com)
Bryn Mawr
- How to Not Lose Friends and Disagree with People (brynmawr.edu)
Haverford
- HBO's 'Task', Starring Mark Ruffalo, To Film At Diner In Delco For Season 2 (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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