District Drama, New Mayfair Collection Stores Among Top June Headlines

It's been a busy month in Wauwatosa. In case you missed them, here's some of the top Wauwatosa Patch headlines from the month of June.

Follow the links in the headlines to read the full stories.

Departing Teacher, Parents Decry Conditions in District

Teachers – and families – are leaving the Wauwatosa School District in growing numbers due to the administration's vision for the district, a departing instructor and several parents said during a School Board meeting on June 24.

Old Navy, Saks, Others Join Lineup of Stores Entering Mayfair Collection

The builder of The Mayfair Collection will divide the development for a slew of new stores, including Old Navy and Saks OFF 5th. 

Family Sleeps While House – Including Kids' Bedrooms – Is Burgled

A Wauwatosa family awoke May 30 to a shock – while they slept peacefully, a burglar or burglars had roamed throughout their house, even the bedrooms their two young children occupied. Curiously, the crime was committed so stealthily it did not even alarm the family's two dogs, which were inside the master bedroom with the door closed.

BelAir Cantina Tosa Opens Its Doors to North Avenue

With no fanfare, BelAir Cantina Tosa opened to the public June 24 after a weekend of private testing for family and friends.

Kids Wander Streets Near-Naked; Mom Gets 24th Child Welfare Call

Wauwatosa police were inclined to some sympathy with a mother whose two tots were found wandering almost naked in East Tosa.

Then they found out she already had 23 referrals to Milwaukee County Child Welfare, including more in which the the now 4- and 5-year-old kids had been out of the house without supervision while she slept.