🌱 How long will Brown Deer’s mail delays and frustrations continue?
Good day Brown Deer! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How long will Brown Deer’s mail delays and frustrations continue?
- How bad was Tuesday night’s flooding for Brown Deer basements?
- How a Brown Deer senior turned a crypto scam into advocacy
Also on today's calendar: Shorewood Community Read to Feature Bestselling Author Angie Kim and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
- Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 50, low: 33.
- Sunday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 47 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wisconsin village faces mail delivery delays amid financial crisis for US Postal Service (wpr.org) — Brown Deer residents are still dealing with serious mail delays that are slowing delivery of medications, bills, and other essentials, months after problems began in December. Local leaders say conditions have improved but remain unreliable, pushing many residents to use USPS tracking tools while a broader financial crisis at the Postal Service raises fears of even more cutbacks and delays ahead. 
• 'The water was insane'; Heavy rain pummels areas hit hardest by August's historic flooding (wisn.com) — Brown Deer homeowners are again mopping up flooded basements after Tuesday night’s heavy rain, just eight months after historic August flooding. One new resident found several inches of water downstairs but says the damage is less severe this time, though still a major hassle for families already weary of cleanup.
• Wisconsin woman turns $4,400 crypto scam loss into advocacy (fox6now.com) — A 71-year-old Brown Deer woman is turning a $4,400 cryptocurrency scam loss into a mission to protect others from fraud. After being tricked by imposters posing as tech support and bank staff, she now volunteers with AARP and promotes new Wisconsin DATCP scam-prevention toolkits, hoping her experience helps neighbors recognize red flags before they lose money or confidence.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Shorewood Community Read to Feature Bestselling Author Angie Kim
3920 N Murray Ave, Shorewood
10:00 am
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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Earth Week Pollinator Celebration!
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , Schlitz Audubon Center , 1111 E Brown Deer Rd , Bayside
10:00 am -
Beyond the Scent™: Functional Uses of Lavender, Lemon & Peppermint
Young & Fit LLC , 4701 W Schroeder Dr , Brown Deer
1:00 pm -
Schlitz Audubon Art Club: Beadwork
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , Schlitz Audubon Center , 1111 E Brown Deer Rd , Bayside
2:00 pm -
Building Board Committee Meeting
Brown Deer, WI Calendar
4:00 pm -
Village Board Meeting
Brown Deer, WI Calendar , 4800 W Green Brook Drive , Brown Deer
6:00 pm -
Indoor Plant Swap
Brown Deer Public Library , 4301 W Brown Deer Rd , Brown Deer
10:00 am -
Finance and Personnel Committee
Brown Deer, WI Calendar , 4800 W Green Brook Drive , Brown Deer
5:00 pm -
Audubon Toddlers: Worm Weather
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , Schlitz Audubon Center , 1111 E Brown Deer Rd , Bayside
9:30 am
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 22
Friday April 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Blood Drive at Mequon Nature Preserve
Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce , 8200 W County Line Rd , Mequon
8:00 am -
Audubon Toddlers: Whatever the Weather
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , Schlitz Audubon Center , 1111 E Brown Deer Rd , Bayside
9:30 am -
2nd Grade (Buchholz) Jazz Concert
Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
12:30 pm -
1st Grade (Hauck) Pajama Party Concert
Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
1:00 pm
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Glendale
- From Confusion to Clarity and Understanding Neurodivergent Children (brainzmagazine.com)
- Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) Stock Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average - What's Next? (marketbeat.com)
- Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest (marketbeat.com)
Whitefish Bay
- See the floral displays at the Milwaukee Art Museum's Art in Bloom (jsonline.com)
- WIAA Daily Roundup: April 15 (prepbaseballreport.com)
- Wisconsin Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for April 15, 2026 (jsonline.com)
Milwaukee
- Flood Threat Lingers Thursday As Severe Storms Eye Wisconsin Friday (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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