Wednesday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Not as hot with a t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 71.
Friday: Partly sunny, a t-storm; warm, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Data center noise lawsuits test limits of local ordinances (smartcitiesdive.com) — Residents near Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data center have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming a low-frequency hum is harming their quality of life and property values. The case argues local noise ordinances miss these sounds, and its outcome could influence how data centers across the country are designed, monitored, and held accountable for noise impacts.
• Microsoft Wisconsin Data Center Uses About as Much Water as a Restaurant (vinnews.com) — Microsoft's new data center in Mount Pleasant is expected to use roughly the annual water of a single restaurant, thanks to a closed-loop cooling system that recycles water. Racine records project about 2.8 million gallons of use in 2026, with possible expansion to 8.4 million gallons a year, as state and local officials debate how to regulate fast-growing data center projects.
4k & Kindergarten Group 2 will have school (Last Name M-Z) Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
Friday September 4
4K & Kindergarten Staggered Start Jerstad-Agerholm Sch Racine, WI 53402
All 4k & Kindergarten begins Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Went to Harbor Spot on Saturday. Food was great, patio was so pleasant. We wish we knew that they allow dogs on the patio and have a special menu for them! (Nextdoor Mt Pleasant)
It's the first-ever Wild Rice Week in Wisconsin! To kick off the inaugural week, we hosted an event today, Aug. 31, in partnership with the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Wild Rice… (Nextdoor )
Trump Administration Shuts Down Kenosha CDL School In Nationwide Crackdown On Fraudulent Truck-Driver Training (kenoshacountyeye.com)
Evers Secures $11 Million For Disability Career Services (wlip.com)
Racine
Starbuck Students Join Racine Food Waste Composting Program (racinecountyeye.com)
City of Racine's YouFirst partners with Grind Season gym on women's wellness, maternal health support (racinecountyeye.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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