🌱 Patch AM: How Blue Door Academy will change child care at 10 Wauwatosa schools

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In today's newsletter:

• How Blue Door Academy will change child care at 10 Wauwatosa schools
• Why Tosa East's return to Hart Park feels like a true homecoming

Also on today's calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class and 7 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blue Door Academy expands before- and after-school care to 10 Wauwatosa schools (tmj4.com) — Wauwatosa families will see major changes in school-based child care as Blue Door Academy expands from one pilot site to 10 district schools starting Sept. 1, replacing the previous provider. The Boys & Girls Clubs-run program will offer before- and after-school care plus JK wraparound, blending homework help, enrichment activities, and scholarships so cost doesn't keep kids out.
   

• Tosa East football returns to Hart Park more than a year after field was destroyed by flooding (cbs58.com) — Hart Park in Wauwatosa is finally hosting Tosa East football again, more than a year after historic flooding destroyed the field and forced home games to Wauwatosa West. With new turf funded partly by a major local donation, students, families, and fans say returning to their true home field restores the community spirit they missed last season.
   

📸 Around Wauwatosa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wauwatosa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• VOLUNTEER!!
  The Ability Center 10300 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
• HOLD: Brookfield Elementary PD
  The Ability Center 10300 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
  9:00 am
• Longfellow New Student & Family Night 6th grade
  Wauwatosa Longfellow Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Longfellow Open House / Curriculum Night 6th Grade Only
  Wauwatosa Longfellow Middle School
  4:30 pm
• HOLD: Open Gym
  The Ability Center Brookfield Elementary School, 2530 N Brookfield Rd, Brookfield
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• VOLUNTEER!!
  The Ability Center 10300 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
• Longfellow New Students & Families 7th & 8th grade only
  Wauwatosa Milwaukee, WI 53213
  4:00 pm
• Lincoln - Open House- Supply/Med Drop Off
  Wauwatosa Lincoln Elementary School
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Wisconsin Dells Winery Trolley Tour →
  400 N Barker Rd, Brookfield
  8:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• S.A.F.E. Program Cleanup
  Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Inc. 1313 W Mt Vernon Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
  9:00 am
• Mz T's Muncheez Cleanup
  Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Inc. 1313 W Mt Vernon Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
  11:00 am
• Jonathan Butler at Pabst Theater →
  The Pabst Theater, 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee
  5:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Summer Vacation
  Bruce Guadalupe Milwaukee, WI 53204

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone missing a yellow cat with white socks.
  For some reason it thinks it lives here. Woke me up a little before 6 this morning sitting on my windowsill meowing. Has been walking around my… (Nextdoor Historic Heights)

🗞 Nearby News

Milwaukee

• Pope Leo Village brings affordable housing to Milwaukee's Harambee neighborhood (wisn.com)
• Juneau Park sword stolen decades ago to be replaced (wtmj.com)
• Milwaukee business owner hit by third break-in in two months (tmj4.com)

West Allis

• Longtime 'Little Free Library' in West Allis has all books taken multiple times, prompting concerns from owner (cbs58.com)
• Wisconsin high school football scores, results for Week 1 of 2026 season, Milwaukee area games (jsonline.com)

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-- 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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