🌱 What’s planned for Brown Deer’s new park and pickleball courts?

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• What’s planned for Brown Deer’s new park and pickleball courts?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 45 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and colder, temps: high: 26, low: 22.
• Saturday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WED AM News: Circulating bill would make changes to WEDC grant program; Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa files suit challenging Line 5 reroute permit (wisbusiness.com) — Brown Deer residents could see a new North Shore Rotary Park and pickleball courts built on currently vacant land in the village, adding fresh recreation options close to home. The broader roundup also covers statewide economic development, energy, legal, and health policy news that may indirectly affect local jobs, utilities, and public health debates.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brown Deer

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Playdate at the Library
  Brown Deer Public Library, 4301 W Brown Deer Rd, Brown Deer
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Village Hall Closed
  Brown Deer, WI Calendar , 4800 W Green Brook Drive , Brown Deer
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• First Grade Winter Show
  Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
  1:30 pm
• Brown Deer & Glendale Intake Court
  Glendale, WI Calendar , 5909 N Milwaukee River Parkway , Glendale
  3:00 pm
• PARKWAY WINTER PLAY PERFORMANCE
  Glendale-River Hills SD Milwaukee, WI 53209
  4:00 pm
• Intake Court
  Council Chambers , 5909 N Milwaukee River Parkway , Glendale
  5:00 pm
• HS Band Concert
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• 4th Grade Field Trip (Deane)
  Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Cozy Winter Gear Day!
  Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Fine Arts Assembly
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Hot Chocolate w/HS Principal
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
  7:45 am
• Audubon Toddlers: Who’s Getting Sleepy?
  Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , Schlitz Audubon Center , 1111 E Brown Deer Rd , Bayside
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Two right lanes are cleared on the I-43 southbound on-ramp from Brown Deer westbound in Milwaukee County due to a fire.
  7:28PM on Dec 16: All lanes are blocked on the I-43 southbound on ramp from Brown Deer westbound due to a fire. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Glendale

• Midwestern University in Glendale offers free dental screenings for kids (yourvalley.net)

Whitefish Bay

• Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Dec. 17, 2025 (jsonline.com)
• Dugan's clerk reveals during questioning he called agent 'a fascist' (jsonline.com)
• Milwaukee 12-year-old charged in juvenile court with abducting her brother (jsonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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