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Robberies, ACT Scores and Frozen Yogurt Store Were Among Your Favorite Stories in August

If you're ever curious what gets read on Patch, here's a look at the top 10 articles from the month of August.

You know what your favorite Patch stories are, but what about your neighbors?

Some of it's good news, some of it's not-so-good news. What really matters is it all happened here in the last four weeks. Let's get you up to speed with the top 10 most-read Patch articles of August, in order of popularity.

Readers choice contest: Our most well-read article of August was a competition asking readers to in the North Shore. Zen Salon in Shorewood and Harpo's Salon in Whitefish Bay duked it out until the very end, but eventually Harpo's came out on top. Congratulations!

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Dog poop and sidewalk chalk: Any headline starting with is likely to get a couple page views. In case you hadn't heard, a neighbor on Elkhart Avenue got so frustrated with their neighbor's dog droppings that they took their message to the streets...err, sidewalk...with a bit of chalk and a plastic bag of you know what.

A voice of courage: Holley Salmon, a recent graduate of Whitefish Bay High School, has with songs inspired by the death of her 14-year-old sister Rachael. Holley has offered to share the proceeds of her music sales with the Charles E. Kubly Foundation

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Two women robbed: Two women were earlier this month in separate incidents on Birch and Lake View avenues. The three teenage suspects were later charged with robbery and other related crimes.

Two men robbed of wallets: Two 18-year-old men from Whitefish Bay were early Sunday morning in the 5000 block of Marlborough Drive. The Milwaukee Police Department later apprehended three juveniles and linked the suspects to the robbery in Whitefish Bay.

CVS bomb threat: Just five days after made over the phone, received another bomb threat. Nothing suspicious was found in a police search, and a male suspect was for both bomb threats.

ACT scores: Once again, Whitefish Bay's . The 2012 graduates at scored an average ACT score of 25.9, with 82.9 percent of students participating in the testing.

Packers player opens fro yo shop: After , Sweet Frog franchise operator and former Green Bay Packers fullback William Henderson was finally able to in the space previously occupied by What's Poppin' at 404 E. Silver Spring Dr.

Picking a fight with cops: A 48-year-old Whitefish Bay man is facing charges after he allegedly went to the , then while demanding to talk with the chief of police.

Sue Black firing: Milwaukee County collectively scratched its head for a while when that Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele had let go Milwaukee County Parks Director Sue Black. No firm answers have been given on the controversy, although some have speculated it came down to a personality conflict.


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