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🌱 Patch AM: Why Port Washington’s data center is stirring AI backlash statewide.
Also check out Matt Krahula on the Port Washington Patch calendar
Greetings Port Washington! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
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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- 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 ★
- Matt Krahula →
Port Washington Farmers Market, Port Washington
9:30 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- No School - all grades (Labor Day)
Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024 - 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 - Wi 4-H Gymkana
Ozaukee 4-H, 122 W Main St, Port Washington - IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
, Milwaukee
9:00 am - One Watershed: Community Conversation in Port Washington →
W.J. Niederkorn Library, 316 W Grand Ave, Port Washington
6:00 pm
Monday September 7
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
📣 Port Washington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Farmers Market - Saukville American Legion Post 470 →
Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
10:00 am - Labor Day - All Village Offices Closed →
Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080 - 911 - 25th Anniversary Parade →
Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
6:30 pm - Village-Wide Rummage Sale →
Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
8:00 am
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
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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.
- Heritage Senior Living posted a job opening for Life Enrichment Assistant | Activities Assistant | Part - Time in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.
🗞 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)
Ok Port Washington! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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