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Who Said It Best (And Worst): August 10-14

August 14, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week’s best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town.SAID IT BEST Edge Advisors principal Mike Bark, on the endless obsession with “at...

Waukesha man took some stuff (LSD), drove a truck (into two police cars), and was buck (naked)

Matt Wild

August 14, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• If you follow the news these days, it’s easy to dwell on the things that divi...

Mystery One Bookstore is closing

Matt Wild

August 14, 2015

Sad news for crime and/or awesome bookstore fans: Mystery One Bookstore (2109 N. Prospect Ave., 414-347-4077), the long-running hole-in-the-wall serving up crime and mystery fiction on Milwaukee‘s East Side, wi...

Pondering Milwaukee music videos and experiencing the “Selig Experience”

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 13, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Celebrate the first day of the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair with 10 years of pig racing videos

Matt Wild

August 6, 2015

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 6-16, thousands upon thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in the sights, t...

Welcome To August: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2015

It can't be here already. Though it feels like summer just started, we've now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn't going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite, actually. Though the v...

Watch Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild talk 50 Cent, Miller Park camping on The Morning Blend

Matt Wild

July 30, 2015

Back in April, I wrote about watching popular TMJ4 morning show The Morning Blend for an entire week. I felt pretty good about that. A few days later, The Morning Blend invited me on the show to talk about my p...

50 Cent vodka signing at Oak Creek Woodman’s: A minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

July 30, 2015

Remember when the news broke that 50 Cent would be signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek Woodman’s? Of course you do. Remember when everyone asked, “Why is 50 Cent signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek ...

Brady Street Festival 2015: A minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 27, 2015

Every summer weekend in Milwaukee is one that’s abound with activity and causes to celebrate, usually outside and in close proximity to live music and a beer stand. However, there are a select few days each sum...

Watch some videos of UFOs—a.k.a. the U.S. Army Golden Knights—flying over Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 27, 2015

//In case you needed a reminder, this past Saturday was bonkers. In one 24-hour period, Milwaukee played host to the Riverwest 24, Brady Street Festival, the Milwaukee Air & Water Show, Milwaukee Brewf...

Pabst “returns” to Milwaukee: Hype or hope?

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2015

Tracklist: 62 things to do in the 62 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2015

As we slowly crawl into the dog days of summer, it’s tempting to simply stay inside, crank the AC, and watch Richie Rich on Netflix or whatever. But no! This is Milwaukee! Home of the insanely long winters and ...

Let’s remember the Cadillac Escalade that was swallowed by an East Side sinkhole in 2010

Matt Wild

July 23, 2015

Back in 2010, Milwaukee was hit with not one, but two nights of flash flooding in a single week. The night of July 15/16 saw basements and streets overflowing with rain, but it was the second night, July 22/23,...

Let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 21, 2015

Okay, let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee. So the Journal Sentinel is reporting that a woman called Milwaukee police Monday afternoon claiming she had spotted a lion roaming the ...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): July 13-17

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week’s best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town.SAID IT BEST Senator Chris Larson, on the Senate approval of the Bucks arena deal...

Anything happen in Milwaukee lately? Kind of a boring week, huh?

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• So, anything new in Milwaukee? Kind of a boring week, huh? Yawn. Sure, there ...

Throwback to the future: Cosplay Rave 3.0 vs. ’90s rave culture

Rob Wieland

July 15, 2015

Kids these days, with their hula hoops and their raps, might not realize it, but their parents may have spent their youth as part of the early ’90s rave culture, tracking down underground parties full of thuddi...

We went to Scott Walker’s presidential announcement and this is what we saw

Tea Krulos

July 14, 2015

Photos by Wendy Schreier, captions by Tea KrulosThe Waukesha County Fair opens its gates tomorrow, and similar to how the Stones warmed up the Summerfest grounds, Scott Walker—now an official 2016 preside...

Watch John Oliver take down Bucks arena in takedown-iest takedown ever

Matt Wild

July 13, 2015

How is it that Last Week Tonight host and indestructible “takedown” cyborg John Oliver hasn’t already ripped the idea of public financing for sports stadiums—and, by extension, the arena proposed by the Milwauk...

Here’s a picture of that new apartment complex planned for Brady Street

Matt Wild

July 10, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Take a look around town and you’ll notice that once-distinctive streets and c...