🌱 West Allis remembers educator and blues frontman Jeff Taylor

Hi West Allis! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• West Allis remembers educator and blues frontman Jeff Taylor
• How a Milwaukee HQ shift could affect Kelmann’s West Allis workforce

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
• Monday: An afternoon t-storm; warmer, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Tuesday: Cooler with variable clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Acclaimed blues vocalist dies at 64 (bluesrockreview.com) — West Allis is mourning Jeff Taylor, the powerful voice of Altered Five Blues Band and former principal of West Allis Central High School, who died in his sleep April 30 at age 64. Taylor balanced an acclaimed international music career with decades in local education; his bandmates ask the community to keep his family in their thoughts as funeral plans are finalized.
   

• FRI AM News: WisBusiness: the Podcast with Adam Nelson, Kelmann Restoration; Tech Council panel explores water concerns around data centers (wisbusiness.com) — Kelmann Restoration is consolidating its Milwaukee-area operations, including staff from West Allis, into a new 92,000-square-foot Milwaukee headquarters that could add jobs and centralize services. The broader roundup also covers data center water use debates, new federal legislation on VA home loans, and a state report urging poverty-reducing policies to protect kids’ mental health.
   

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📸 Around West Allis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Allis

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Tuesday May 5

• Glenwood PTO Meeting
  Glenwood El Milwaukee, WI 53220
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• ALL Elementary Stem/Math Nights
  WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT Milwaukee, WI 53227
  4:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting
  Greenfield SD Milwaukee, WI 53220
  5:30 pm
• School Board Meeting
  Greenfield SD Milwaukee, WI 53220
  6:30 pm

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📣 West Allis Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 3

• Art in the Gardens 2026
  Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners
  10:00 am
• Art in the Gardens Craft Fair →
  Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr, Hales Corners
  10:00 am
• School of Music Recitals/Family Session
  CelticMKE, 1532 Wauwatosa Ave, Wauwatosa
  1:00 pm
• RHC @ The Landing 5/3 - Hoyt Park, Wauwatosa →
  The Landing at Hoyt Park, 1800 N Swan Blvd, Wauwatosa
  5:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Whitnall JV2 Baseball VS Saint Thomas More
  Whitnall High School Baseball Diamond, 5000 S 116th St, Greenfield
  4:30 pm
• Literacy & Library Family Resource Night
  Milwaukee Public Schools, 5225 W. Vliet Street, Milwaukee
  5:00 pm
• Plan Commission →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove
  6:00 pm
• BOE Workshop Meeting
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
  6:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Satanas no tag was LOST on April 23, 2026 in West Allis, WI 53214 near Laphan n 78 Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Conrad Gardens)
• Always for you.
  Always spotless. Contact me if you need a cleaner or looking to get your next spring cleaning in! (Nextdoor Six Points)

• Sellars Absorbent Materials posted a job opening for Senior Machine Operator/ Shift Lead in Milwaukee. Apply here.
• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Milwaukee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Allis here.

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🗞 Nearby News

West Milwaukee

• Jeffrey Taylor, Milwaukee bluesman and educator, dies at 64 (jsonline.com)
• Bilingual teacher helps students celebrate cultural similarities (jsonline.com)
• Wisconsin Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for May 2, 2026 (jsonline.com)

Greenfield

• Above the Clouds celebrates 25 years of free arts education with spring recital in Milwaukee (tmj4.com)

Wauwatosa

• Wauwatosa West wins Civics Games (journaltimes.com)
• Children's Wisconsin tax dispute case to go before state Supreme Court (jsonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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