Author Matt Wild

21 new pandemic pieces on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum

July 27, 2020

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Art Museum reopened to the public on July 16. Free admission through August 16, a timed ticketing system, earlier opening hours for "high-risk visitors," and a designated fi...

Federal agents in Milwaukee won’t be for protests, but DA suggests remaining “skeptical and vigilant”

Matt Wild

July 27, 2020

Are hundreds of federal shock troops headed to Milwaukee? Probably not—though these days, who the hell knows.That was the main takeaway from a special meeting of Milwaukee's Public Safety and Health Committ...

Wisconsin State Fair’s “Fair Food Drive-Thru” is surprisingly well-run and perfectly ridiculous

Matt Wild

July 24, 2020

Early on in my time spent at Wisconsin State Fair's Fair Food Drive-Thru Thursday afternoon, I realized the car in front of me contained a parrot. Not a parakeet, but an honest-to-god, decent-sized parrot. Yep!...

Leave your firearms (and tennis balls) at home if you plan to protest during the DNC

Matt Wild

July 24, 2020

Still planning to protest during the Democratic National Convention? Leave your guns and tennis balls at home.In case you missed it, the 2020 DNC is still taking place in Milwaukee. Sort of. Once expected t...

Now Milwaukee music is playing with power in the delightfully retro ‘Space Raft: The Game’

Matt Wild

July 22, 2020

To hear Jordan Davis tell it, his path to becoming a musician—and, now, a video game designer—was laid out for him at an early age by none other than Cyndi Lauper and the Goonies."When I think of the first ...

The East Side is getting a nifty outdoor “Art Lot”

Matt Wild

July 22, 2020

Do you like Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood? Do you like art? Do you like eating and/or hanging out in once-underused parking lots that now feature colorful picnic tables painted by local artists? If you ans...

6 Milwaukee names that were changed because they were offensive (and 2 that may change soon)

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Perhaps you've heard that a certain professional football team in Washington D.C. is finally going to change its outdated and racist name. Perhaps the news has you wracking your brain for Milwaukee (and Milwauk...

Reminder: There’s an election on August 11. Here are some voting deadlines

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Are you ready to vote again, Milwaukee? You should be! On Tuesday, August 11, Milwaukee will go to the polls and vote in the 2020 Partisan Primary Election. It's not the most thrilling election of the year (per...

Reminder: The Wisconsin State Fair food drive-thru thing begins this Thursday

Matt Wild

July 20, 2020

Missing the sights, sounds, and smells of the Wisconsin State Fair? Well, even though the 2020 fair wasn't scheduled to begin until August (it was canceled because of COVID-19, don't you know), you can get a de...

Local right-wing radio dude posts damning picture of Mayor Barrett following the law

Matt Wild

July 19, 2020

Are you buckled up, libs? Are you prepared to get OWNED? Are you ? Then check out this Sunday-night tweet from News/Talk 1130 WISN radio dude Gregory Jon. It's a picture of lib Mayor Tom Barrett—the same lib ma...

Remembering the time (June) when MPD extolled the life-preserving virtues of tear gas and rubber bullets

Matt Wild

July 15, 2020

It's been a busy week for the Milwaukee Police Department. On Monday, Urban Milwaukee reported that MPD was seeking 50,000 bottles of Gatorade, 4,000-pound concrete barriers, and a tear gas-delivering battering...

One half of the Hoan Bridge will be lit “before the end of summer”

Matt Wild

July 15, 2020

Oh thank god. Here's the press release: PHASE 1 OF BRIDGE LIGHTS MOVE FORWARD; WEST SIDE OF THE HOAN BRIDGE TO BE LIT BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER Late Summer Community Celebration will Commemorate First Official...

Are you cool enough for The Beat Index’s “Record Collection”?

Matt Wild

July 14, 2020

Records! Vinyl! Who doesn't love records and vinyl! No one we want to know! Of course, there are folks who love records and vinyl a little too much. You know the type: endlessly droning on about audio quality, ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 5-11)

Matt Wild

July 14, 2020

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Ale Asylum Riverhouse is selling all of its stuff, so, um…

Matt Wild

July 14, 2020

UPDATE (7/15/20): Ale Asylum Riverhouse is indeed closed for good. A message to Milwaukee Record reads: We have unfortunately decided to close our doors for good. Navigating operating safely in this climate an...

Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes citywide mask mandate

Matt Wild

July 13, 2020

Mask up, Milwaukee.At a special meeting on Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a citywide mask mandate that applies to both indoor and outdoor settings. The so-called "MKE Care...

Nearly 100 Milwaukee businesses (including us) call on officials to support mask ordinance

Matt Wild

July 13, 2020

Last week, the Public Safety and Health Committee approved the so-called "MKE Cares" ordinance. The ordinance requires all Milwaukeeans 3 years old or older to possess a mask and wear it "whenever the person is...

Committee passes mandatory mask ordinance; Common Council will vote July 13

Matt Wild

July 9, 2020

A proposed ordinance that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public—both indoors and outdoors—moved forward on Thursday. A program to provide free masks to citizens was approved, too.The Public Saf...

Company offers to make 1 million free masks if Milwaukee passes mandatory mask ordinance

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

Need a mask in the event that the City of Milwaukee passes some type of mandatory mask ordinance? A Saukville company has you covered. Literally.Rebel Converting has offered the materials to make 1 million ...

Council passes resolution requiring MPD to get approval before buying “crowd control and militaristic equipment”

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution on Tuesday "directing that Police Department purchases of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade and militaristic equipment be approved by the Common Co...