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🌱 Patch AM: What the sale of Oak Creek’s big self-storage site could mean

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What's up Oak Creek! 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:

  • What the sale of Oak Creek's big self-storage site could mean

Also on today's calendar: Tivia Night ! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marcus & Millichap: Arranges sale of 1,300-unit self storage portfolio in Mount Pleasant and Oak Creek, Wisconsin (wisbusiness.com) — A large self-storage facility at 275 E. Drexel Ave. in Oak Creek has been sold as part of a 1,300‑unit portfolio spanning Oak Creek and Mount Pleasant. Built in 2020, the Oak Creek site offers 519 units and over 64,000 square feet, signaling continued investment and commercial activity in the city's growing corridor.
   

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Ok Oak Creek! 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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