🌱 Patch AM: How will Brookfield’s new public market transform Brookfield Square Mall?

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

In today's newsletter:

• How will Brookfield’s new public market transform Brookfield Square Mall?
• Who’s favored in tonight’s first Battle of Brookfield showdown?
• How a 2023 I-94 road-rage shooting ended in prison time

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower; breezy, with a high of 46 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Much colder with some snow, temps: high: 25, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 24 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brookfield mayor shares update on new public market plans and real estate (spectrumnews1.com) — Brookfield officials are moving ahead with a new public market to replace the former Boston Store at Brookfield Square Mall, aiming to boost foot traffic and local business. Mayor Steve Ponto also highlights the city’s highly ranked schools and strong housing demand as key reasons families are choosing to live in Brookfield.
   

• Golda Meir shocks King to highlight new area girls basketball rankings (jsonline.com) — Brookfield girls basketball fans get a spotlight this week as Brookfield Central debuts in the area top 10 and visits crosstown rival Brookfield East on Jan. 13 for the first “Battle of Brookfield” this season. The rankings also track surging Milwaukee programs and preview other key matchups that could shape the regional playoff picture.
   

• Brookfield I-94 shooting; Milwaukee woman pleads no contest, sentenced (fox6now.com) — A Milwaukee woman has been sentenced for firing a gun at another vehicle on I-94 in Brookfield during a 2023 road-rage incident, receiving three years in prison plus four years of extended supervision. Waukesha County officials said her actions showed unacceptable “gunplay” over a driving dispute, while the judge noted her recent efforts to seek treatment but stressed zero tolerance for such freeway violence.
   

📸 Around Brookfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookfield

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Tuesday January 13

• Public Hearing: Water Supply Service Area Plan
  Brookfield Calendar , 2000 N Calhoun Rd , Brookfield
  7:00 pm
• Water & Sewer Board
  Brookfield Calendar , 2000 N Calhoun Rd , Brookfield
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: B/V
  Brookfield East High School , Main Court (2&3) , Brookfield
  7:00 pm
• Board of Public Works
  Brookfield Calendar , 2000 N Calhoun Rd , Brookfield
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Basketball: B/JV-2
  Brookfield Central High School
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JV-2
  Brookfield East High School , Main Court (2&3) , Brookfield
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: B/JV
  Brookfield Central High School , Main Gym Room #1225 , Brookfield
  7:15 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Brookfield East High School , Main Court (2&3) , Brookfield
  7:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Recreation Committee
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar , Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd , Elm Grove
  5:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Story Time Stay & Play (ages 3-6)
  Wauwatosa Public Library , 7635 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We recently had our master bathroom completely remodeled by Plotagold, and we could not be happier with the result.
  What was once an extremely dated space is now a clean, modern, spa-like bathroom that we truly enjoy every day. From start to finish, the project… (Nextdoor Willaura)

• Target posted a job opening for 6am Inbound (Stocking) (T2780) in Brookfield. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Brookfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Investors react as Trump-Fed feud escalates (srnnews.com)
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Pewaukee

• ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities (runblogrun.com)
• Jefferson County: Deputy Dandoy retires from Sheriff's Office after 3 decades (gazettextra.com)
• MON AM News: Wisconsin lawmakers eye AI regulations despite Trump effort to curtail them; Talking Trade with John Min, Monex USA (wisbusiness.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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