Author Matt Wild

Returning this October to an internet near you: Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater!

October 1, 2020

Have you been missing the communal joys of watching films with strangers? Are you not yet sick of livestreams? If you giddily answered YES to both of these questions, you're in luck: For the first four Friday's...

Watch Brett Newski annoy/delight people (again) in video for “What Are You Smoking?”

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

"I know it's a terrible time for many, but the virus is going to get people off the hamster wheel and have a healthy new perspective. It will give people much more clarity as to what's a priority in their lives...

Gov. Evers: Cancel the dinner parties, “grab a six-pack to drink at home”

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Well folks, Gov. Tony Evers isn't messing around when it comes to the ever-worsening COVID-19 crisis here in Wisconsin. Just today, he followed up a Tuesday press briefing with another press briefing, highlight...

Riverwest Public House will remain open through October

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Last week, when we talked to Michael Rebers of the Riverwest Public House (815 E. Locust St.), he said it would take a "small miracle" to keep the longtime cooperative venue/bar/gathering place open past the en...

Milwaukee Christkindlmarket has been canceled, will go virtual

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Remember back in March and April, when people were like, "Whoa! You're canceling stuff all the way into August! Let's not get crazy here!" Yeah. Anyway, the 2020 Milwaukee Christkindlmarket has been canceled. O...

Scooter pilot study from 2019 deemed a success, new pilot study recommended for 2021

Matt Wild

September 30, 2020

Remember those scooters? Remember how Milwaukee got really, really worked up about them in 2018 and 2019? Remember how Milwaukee really, really forgot about them in 2020 (when they failed to return because of C...

Murals on historic properties may need to be removable, facing away from streets and sidewalks

Matt Wild

September 30, 2020

Want to paint or install a mural on the side of a historic Milwaukee property? There may be some new guidelines for that—including a few that ask you to please keep your mural tucked away in a back alley or som...

Please enjoy this picture of Miller Park, handwritten with the names of every Brewer in Brewers history

Matt Wild

September 30, 2020

In three short months, Miller Park will be Miller Park no longer. It'll be American Family Field, which is fine, and it'll have a new logo, which is definitely a logo.So how to pay tribute to the soon-to-be...

Voting in this election: the good, the bad, and the dicey

Matt Wild

September 29, 2020

You know the drill: There's an election on November 3. Please vote! Here are some good things, some bad things, and some dicey things related to doing just that. THE GOOD 1. MyVote Wisconsin A metric ton of ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: City Hall, like Milwaukee itself, has always been under construction

Matt Wild

September 28, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Doors Open Milwaukee kicks off this weekend (virtually, of course)

Matt Wild

September 25, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Opening your doors to thousands of strangers isn't the greatest idea these d...

Contribute to a fundraiser for Koz’s Mini Bowl owner, who’s recovering from a hit and run accident

Matt Wild

September 24, 2020

Koz's Mini Bowl is a decades-spanning Milwaukee institution. Some (us) might even say it's a Mandatory Milwaukee destination. "Unlike a typical bowling alley," we wrote back in 2018, "Koz's has four half-sized ...

Official Hoan Bridge lighting ceremony set to take place October 22

Matt Wild

September 23, 2020

Have you seen the tests for the Light the Hoan thing? The thing that raised millions of (private) dollars to line the west-facing side of the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge with programmable LED lights? The tests ...

Bar owner refuses to show “political” Packers games, backtracks due to “conflicting interest” with wife

Matt Wild

September 23, 2020

It's a tale as old as a few years ago: A bar owner decides to use their establishment to make a dumb and/or awful political point, the bar owner gets some press and a ton of online grief, the bar owner backs do...

Barring a “small miracle,” Riverwest Public House will close at the end of the month

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

The Riverwest Public House Cooperative (815 E. Locust St.) is currently open. But, barring a "small miracle," the longtime cooperative venue/bar/gathering place will close at the end of September."We'd like...

“We need folks to start taking this seriously, and young people especially.” Evers extends mask mandate until November 21

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

In a press release Tuesday morning, Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate through November 21. The original mandate was set to expire September 28."We continue to learn more about this...

Register to vote, buy this “Bucks Vote” T-shirt, vote

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

Today is National Voter Registration Day. If you haven't registered to vote, register to vote. You can register to vote by swinging by Miller Park today from 2-7 p.m. You can register to vote by going online or...

Please watch these Mike Schneider polka videos, which are wonderful and delightful

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

These days, it's beyond cliche to say "If you need a break from the relentless onslaught of 2020 awfulness, here's ." But, well, sometimes a cliche is a cliche for a reason. So, if you need a break from the rel...

Reminder: Register to vote, request an absentee ballot at Miller Park on September 22

Matt Wild

September 21, 2020

Tuesday, September 22 is National Voter Registration Day. If you have yet to register to vote for the big November 3 election, now's the time! And what better place to do it than Miller "It's Still Called Mille...

Tune in (and bid) for the live finale of Milwaukee Record’s Pretty Good Online Auction!

Matt Wild

September 17, 2020

TL;DR: Milwaukee Record's Pretty Good Online Auction ends today at 7 p.m.! Bid now! We'll be doing a Facebook Live stream from 1-7 p.m. Tune in!Are you a fan of auctions? Are you a fan of auctions filled wi...