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What's up Green Bay! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Green Bay's newest elementary school will change three school communities
  • What's new at this weekend's ArtFest in downtown Green Bay?
  • Why Neville Museum's missing director could threaten its accreditation

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A stray thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. GBAPS prepares to welcome students to new Starr Elementary (gopresstimes.com) — A brand-new Starr Elementary is opening in the Green Bay Area Public School District this fall, consolidating students from the closed Kennedy, Keller, and MacArthur schools into one efficient K-5 campus. The one-story building emphasizes accessibility, safety-focused pod layouts, and energy efficiency, and includes extras like a maker space, outdoor classroom, and a Bart and Cherry Starr Community Room for broader community use.
   

2. A celebration of creativity, community and culture (gopresstimes.com) — Downtown Green Bay's ArtFest returns this weekend, Aug. 22–23, bringing more than 100 local, regional and national artists, live music, food and hands-on art activities to the city's core. Visitors can browse the art fair, join an interactive Experience Art Zone, and help paint a collaborative mural on the Pine Street Parking Ramp that will remain as a permanent downtown installation.
   

3. Neville Museum's accreditation at risk amid director vacancy (nbc26.com) — Leadership uncertainty at Green Bay's Neville Public Museum is putting its accreditation at risk, as Brown County officials restart the search for a permanent director. After dropping a proposed merger with the Children's Museum of Green Bay, supervisors now want a leader who can expand exhibits, attract young visitors, and build new community partnerships using extra space in the building.
   

4. Welfare check in Green Bay ends in police shooting; police say suspect brandished firearm (wtaq.com) — Green Bay police say an officer shot a suspect who brandished a firearm during a welfare check Friday afternoon on Boland Road near Fleet Farm. That stretch of Boland is closed for several hours, though police report no ongoing threat to the public as state investigators review the shooting and the involved officer is placed on standard leave.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 22
  • Volleyball: Girls JV-2 Scrimmage
    West De Pere SD West De Pere High School
    9:00 am
  • Volleyball: Girls Varsity Scrimmage
    West De Pere SD De Pere High School
    9:00 am
  • Volleyball: Girls JV-1 Scrimmage
    West De Pere SD De Pere High School
    9:00 am
  • BBQ & BLUEGRASS BASH →
    Paradise North Distillery, 101 Bay Beach Rd Ste 5, Green Bay
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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Ok Green Bay! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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