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  • How a New Year’s Eve fire shut down a Brookfield favorite

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, temps: high: 23, low: 9.
  • Sunday: Afternoon freezing drizzle, with a high of 26 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Year's Eve fire causes Mr. B's - A Bartolotta Steakhouse in Brookfield to close (jsonline.com) — A New Year’s Eve kitchen fire forced Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse on West Capitol Drive in Brookfield to close temporarily, though no injuries were reported. City of Brookfield firefighters quickly contained the blaze, and the restaurant says it will reopen as soon as possible while staff work to rebook existing reservations.
   

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