🌱 Patch AM: How long will Wauwatosa’s 70th Street rail crossing stay closed?

Hi Wauwatosa! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How long will Wauwatosa’s 70th Street rail crossing stay closed?
• Which I-94 ramps could snarl your Wauwatosa commute for years?
• How Wauwatosa ambulances are now saving trauma patients before arrival

Also on today's calendar: New Years Eve Party and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 41, low: 13. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 24 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Urgent repairs close railroad crossing in Wisconsin (wearegreenbay.com) — A key railroad crossing on 70th Street in Wauwatosa is closed indefinitely after CPKC Rail reported an urgent problem with track-to-signal communication, affecting direct access to Hart Park. Drivers are being detoured via the 68th Street and Honey Creek Parkway intersection to reach the Hart Park driveway, and the city has not yet announced when the crossing will reopen.
   

2. New I-94 East-West Project ramp closures begin in Milwaukee on Dec. 15 (jsonline.com) — If you drive between Wauwatosa and Milwaukee, expect new I-94 ramp closures and a long-term shutdown of Hawley Road at I-94 starting in late December, all tied to Wisconsin’s $1.7 billion East-West project. This West Leg work, just east of Wauwatosa, will last into 2028 and could significantly change daily routes for commuters and shoppers.
   

3. Milwaukee County EMS blood transfusion program looks to expand (spectrumnews1.com) — If you’re critically injured in Wauwatosa, local paramedics can now give you lifesaving whole blood transfusions before you even reach the hospital. Wauwatosa is one of seven Milwaukee County fire departments carrying type O+ blood in cooled, on-board systems, and county health leaders plan to expand the program after reporting nearly 40 successful pre-hospital transfusions in its first year.
   

4. Urban spelunking: 1921 Stein House a perfect fit for Michelle the Astronomer (onmilwaukee.com) — A historic architect’s work quietly links Shorewood’s 1920s Stein House to several similar Prairie-style homes in Wauwatosa and Milwaukee’s East Side. The story follows astrophysicist and former NASA leader Michelle Thaller, who returned home, bought the Shorewood house sight-unseen, and found her lifelong furniture and Japanese art perfectly suited to its Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired design and rich ownership history.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wauwatosa

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve Party
  Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield, 1200 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Open Gym (Open to the Public)
  Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center , 6255 N Santa Monica Blvd , Whitefish Bay
  6:00 pm
• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• 5th Annual Milwaukee County Grounds Christmas Bird Count
  County Grounds Park , 9480 W Watertown Plank Rd , Wauwatosa
  8:00 am
• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Storytime with Melissa
  Butler Public Library , 12808 W Hampton Ave , Butler
  11:30 am
• Gymnastics: JV
  West Allis Nathan Hale High School
  6:00 pm
• Gymnastics: V
  West Allis Nathan Hale High School
  6:00 pm
• Orchestra/Choir Concert
  Sharon Lynn Wilson Center - Brookfield Held at the
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Legislative Committee
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar , Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd. , Elm Grove
  8:30 am
• Sheep Meeting: Lambing 101
  Bugenhagen residence , S76W24855 National Ave , Mukwonago
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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  Or you can change your choices and change the outcome. If the pattern keeps repeating, it’s not bad luck. It’s a signal. Sometimes you do it on… (Nextdoor Tosa East Towne)
• Looking for recommendations on appliance repair!
  Need to recharge the Freon and fix the leak in my Samsung refrigerator! Note to self: never buy a Samsung ever again (Nextdoor Inglewood)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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