🌱 Patch AM: How a Whitefish Bay alum turned struggle into Emmy-winning success

Good day Whitefish Bay! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Whitefish Bay alum turned struggle into Emmy-winning success

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 62, low: 44.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kristen Johnston, the six-foot sitcom scene-stealer who stopped shrinking (martincid.com) — A well-known TV and film actress who grew up in the Milwaukee suburbs and graduated from Whitefish Bay High School reflects on a career built on standing out, not fitting in. She talks candidly about addiction, serious health scares, and how long-term sobriety reshaped her life and work, including her current Netflix role and advocacy for sober education.
   

📸 Around Whitefish Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whitefish Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• SHS Homecoming Game
  Shorewood Milwaukee, WI 53211
• Homecoming Parade & Game
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Business Improvement District (BID) Board Meeting →
  Whitefish Bay, WI Calendar, 5300 N Marlborough Dr, Whitefish Bay
  8:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Whitefish Bay Farmers Market: October 3 →
  Whitefish Bay Farmers Market, E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay
  10:00 am
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
• Mamma Mania: The American ABBA Tribute →
  The Argo, 334 East Silver Spring Drive, Whitefish Bay
  3:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Referendum Community Information Session - Bayside Cafeteria
  Bayside Middle School
  4:30 pm
• Trivia Night at Stone Creek Coffee →
  Stone Creek Coffee Whitefish Bay, 527 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay
  5:00 pm
• Village Board Meeting →
  Whitefish Bay, WI Calendar Milwaukee, WI 53217
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Parkinson's Dance - Whitefish Bay →
  Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 North Santa Monica Boulevard, Whitefish Bay
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Municipal Court Intake →
  Whitefish Bay, WI Calendar Milwaukee, WI 53217
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Shorewood

• Owners of Bay View's Sorella look to open pizzeria in Shorewood (bnd.com)
• Shorewood won't renew football co-op with Messmer, Dominican (fox6now.com)
• Lawyers Shouldn't Spit in Protesters' Faces (and Police Generally Shouldn't Kick in Doors Without Warrants) (reason.com)

Glendale

• You can win OnMilwaukee's Ultimate Tailgate Giveaway! (onmilwaukee.com)

Milwaukee

• 15 Things to Do in Milwaukee This Weekend: Oct. 1-4 (milwaukeemag.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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