Teeth cleaning

Phillip Avila of Arnie Christiansen Mason Contractor LLC, Franksville, uses a chisel to clear excess mortar from the teeth of a block wall that is being built Sept. 27 in West Milwaukee. KVG Building Corp., Milwaukee, is overseeing the construction of the 13,000-square-foot West Milwaukee Retail Center at the site and is expected to be complete around the end of the year. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)