🌱 Patch AM: Why Port Washington’s data center is stirring AI backlash statewide.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Port Washington's data center is stirring AI backlash statewide.

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local artists disappointed in Madison museum's upcoming AI art piece (wortfm.org) — A controversial new data center planned in Port Washington tied partly to OpenAI, is drawing public pushback and environmental legal challenges even as Madison artists protest an AI-driven exhibit at MMoCA. The piece connects local concerns about generative AI's ethics, training data, and energy use with broader debates over how museums and tech companies deploy these tools.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Matt Krahula →
  Port Washington Farmers Market, Port Washington
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• No School - all grades (Labor Day)
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
Wednesday September 9
• GHS Senior College Application Night
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  5:00 pm
• GHS Back to School Night
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  6:00 pm
• 4-H Open House: South Location
  Ozaukee 4-H Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, Expo Building (Curling Building)
  6:30 pm
• Little Kohler 4-H Club Meeting
  Ozaukee 4-H The Woods, Fredonia
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Wi 4-H Gymkana
  Ozaukee 4-H, 122 W Main St, Port Washington
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• One Watershed: Community Conversation in Port Washington →
  W.J. Niederkorn Library, 316 W Grand Ave, Port Washington
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 6
• Farmers Market - Saukville American Legion Post 470 →
  Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - All Village Offices Closed →
  Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
Friday September 11
• 911 - 25th Anniversary Parade →
  Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Village-Wide Rummage Sale →
  Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Culver's posted a job opening for Team Member in Port Washington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Saukville

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles and a Caboose Party (gmtoday.com)

Grafton

• Grafton moves forward to repair Bridge Street Dam (spectrumnews1.com)
• Dana Glasstein for State Assembly: A voice for District 22 (gmtoday.com)

Cedarburg

• Retired U.S. Army colonel to speak at Cedarburg Library (gmtoday.com)
• WATCH: Full-Circle Country Moment: Scotty McCreery Surprises Josh Turner With 5x Platinum 'Your Man' Plaque (allcountrynews.com)
• 8 Wisconsin Day Trips Under Two Hours From Milwaukee Where You Can Spend Most Of The Day On Foot (takingthekids.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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