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🌱 Patch AM: See how a Wauwatosa grad is taking her Fulbright to Argentina.

And check out IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival on the Wauwatosa Patch calendar

Tuesday September 8th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Wauwatosa! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how a Wauwatosa grad is taking her Fulbright to Argentina.
  • Could Milwaukee's church-to-apartments trend reach more Wauwatosa congregations next?

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Less humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U of M Fulbright Award recipients prepare for their next adventure in learning (hometownsource.com) — A recent University of Minnesota honors graduate from Wauwatosa, Bella Minahan, has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Argentina, building on her work with Spanish conversation groups and citizenship tutoring. The story also highlights seven other Minnesota graduates heading abroad for research and teaching, showcasing how local students are stepping onto a global stage.
   

• Apartments could replace historic Milwaukee church (finance-commerce.com) — A Bay View congregation is weighing whether to replace Unity Lutheran Church in Milwaukee with a 55-unit apartment building that still includes worship and ministry space. For Wauwatosa readers, the proposal echoes past changes at St. Bernard Congregation in town, as shrinking memberships push more area churches to consider redevelopment and new uses for historic properties.
   

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Other local events
    Wednesday September 9
  • Tosa West Makeup Picture Day
    Wauwatosa West High School
    7:30 am
  • Navigating Tosa West
    Wauwatosa West High School
    6:00 pm
  • Whitman PTA Meeting - WMS Library
    Wauwatosa Whitman Middle School
    6:30 pm
  • Thursday September 10
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm
  • Friday September 11
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm
  • Saturday September 12
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm
  • Sunday September 13
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    2:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 16
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm
  • Thursday September 17
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm
  • Friday September 18
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm
  • Saturday September 19
  • Lend Me A Tenor →
    Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St, Elm Grove
    7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Milwaukee

  • Lime enforces new safeguards to prohibit Milwaukee users from riding on sidewalks (tmj4.com)
  • Post From Community: Bronzeville Center for the Arts to welcome Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III (milwaukeenns.org)
  • County supervisor calls for Milwaukee sheriff to stop using Flock (wisn.com)

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Ok Wauwatosa! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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