Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: How 600+ new apartments could reshape Wauwatosa’s campus and Mayfair corridor
And on the Wauwatosa Patch calendar - CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE EARLY with 50's and 60's Dance

Hello again Wauwatosa! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How 600+ new apartments could reshape Wauwatosa’s campus and Mayfair corridor
Also on today's calendar: CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE EARLY with 50's and 60's Dance and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Wauwatosafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Wauwatosafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 45, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 22 and low of 8 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• MCW plans 260 unit campus housing in Wauwatosa (dailyreporter.com) — New campus housing could soon rise on the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Wauwatosa campus, with a four-story, 260-plus-unit building and extensive amenities under review by the city’s Design Review Board. The board also advanced two big apartment projects along Mayfair Road and is working on a master plan to reshape the Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa with more housing, amenities, and better connections.
![]()
📸 Around Wauwatosa
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓 Upcoming Events in Wauwatosa
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
★ Featured events ★
- CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE EARLY with 50's and 60's Dance
Schmidty's Bar and Grill, 16755 W Lisbon Rd, Brookfield
5:00 pm - Where will you be this New Years Eve?
1200 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Happy Elvis Eve
Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
7:30 pm - Learn an Irish Tune a Week Class, Jan 7 to April 29
CelticMKE Center | Home of Milwaukee Irish Fest , 1532 N Wauwatosa Ave , Wauwatosa
5:30 pm - Now and Then
Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
7:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
Wednesday January 7
Friday January 9
📣 Wauwatosa Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
- Basketball: B/V
Concordia University , Mequon
9:00 am - Basketball: G/V
CARTHAGE COLLEGE
11:30 am - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Fiserv Forum , 1111 N Vel R. Phillips Ave , Milwaukee
3:00 pm - Ice Hockey: G/V
Verona Ice Arena - Ice Hockey: G/JV
Verona Ice Arena - Ice Hockey: B/JV
Naga-Waukee Ice Arena/Skating Rink
10:00 am - Ice Hockey: B/V
Cornerstone Community Center - Wrestling: B/V
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
9:30 am - Wrestling: B/JV
Waukesha West High School , Field House , Brookfield
9:30 am
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Wauwatosa PatchAM possible:
- Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I keep coming back to the woman in the green dress.
Not because she stood in the center of the photo. Not because the green caught the light just right. I keep coming back to her because she stood in… (Nextdoor Tosa East Towne) - Anymore else remember visiting Santa at Capitol Court?
Wasn't there a gingerbread house ? This would have been In the early 70's. Just remembering. (Nextdoor Olde Hillcrest)
🗞 Nearby News
Milwaukee
- How the new rhino at Milwaukee County Zoo could contribute to the species' survival (tmj4.com)
- City of Milwaukee Christmas tree collection begins (wisn.com)
- He photographs Packers, Bucks and more. Meet Journal Sentinel's Mark Hoffman (jsonline.com)
West Allis
- Candy Cane Lane in West Allis celebrates 40 years of fundraising (fox6now.com)
Ok Wauwatosa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!
👉 Help make Patch AM better
- Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
- Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
- List items for sale or services offered
We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.