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Elm Grove is the kind of village that quietly rewards people who pay attention. On a map, it can look like a small pocket west of Milwaukee, but spend any real time here and you notice how much is packed into such a compact place: tidy residential streets, a strong civic identity, tree cover that changes the feel of every block, and a calendar that makes room for both community traditions and private routines. It is suburban, yes, but not generic. There is a lived-in qualit