Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!
Some places come and go, while some signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure ...
Welcome to April: Here’s what you’re doing this month
April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season is back, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable ...
Getting excited for Milwaukee’s less-than-exciting mayoral election
On Tuesday, April 5, acting mayor Cavalier Johnson will become Milwaukee's next elected mayor. Turnout in the election will be low. Johnson's opponent, former alderman Bob Donovan, will lose in a 75%-25% blowou...
Meet Mocha Harris, the new face of Milwaukee Day
We're exactly two weeks out from Milwaukee Day. At this point, more than a decade has passed since a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (o...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 20-26)
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...
MKE SEX: Making BDSM fantasies a reality
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Dear MKE SEX,I have this recurring fantasy that’s pretty elaborate. I’m alone in a room when my partner sweeps in unexpectedly, grabs me, tosses me on the bed and makes me do whate...
Milwaukee Public Schools will move to mask-optional beginning April 18
Beginning Monday, April 18, masks will be optional for all students and staff of Milwaukee Public Schools. The decision was made Thursday night, after a vote by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.A pre...
Why you should vote in the April 5 Milwaukee County Board elections
On Tuesday, April 5, Milwaukeeans will vote in elections for the County Board of Supervisors.Or will they?After all, for Milwaukeeans—and for millions of Americans—local politics tend to be synonymous w...
“The best job ever”: An interview with former Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit designer Emilio Bras
When the Milwaukee Public Museum moves to a new, smaller facility in the next few years, it'll lose more than just space. The exhibits at the new museum will be designed by a New York firm called Thinc Design—m...
Big Thief, “Weird Al” Yankovic and 30 other standout spring events
Between the gradual increase of daylight, the return of baseball, rising temps, beer garden openings, and a steady stream of festival announcements, it's starting to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. Though ...
PrideFest to return June 2-4 with new stages, “Throwback Thursday” promotion
After canceling 2020's PrideFest on account of a pandemic and turning last year's celebration into a smaller-scale autumnal event called "PridetoberFest," festival organizers officially announced PrideFest Milw...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 6-12)
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...
Full statement from Juan Miguel Martinez, candidate for Milwaukee County Board
Editor's note: The following is the full statement that Milwaukee County Board candidate (and Milwaukee Record contributor) Juan Miguel Martinez provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for its story publishe...
Notes from the beginning of a pandemic
A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon in March 2021. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks!I don't know if it's possible to pin ...
MKE SEX: Let’s talk about excessive vaginal discharge
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Dear MKE SEX,I have a question about excessive vaginal discharge. I know vaginal dryness is an issue that many people struggle with, but what do you do when you have the opposite o...
On the 3rd month the Bronze Fonz rose again, in fulfillment of the Scriptures
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the return of the Bronze Fonz.• The Bronze Fonz is back, baby. Ayy...
We only have a few years left to enjoy the Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee Public Museum's plans to vacate its increasingly deteriorating 60-year home at 800 W. Wells St. and build a new, drastically smaller, and dramatically different downtown museum have been known for yea...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Those boxes outside Marcus Performing Arts Center that spin really fast
Some rotating signs come and go, while some rotating signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how t...
Oh yeah, Milwaukee’s indoor mask mandate that everyone forgot about ended on Tuesday
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the end of Milwaukee's phantom indoor mask mandate.• Remember Milw...
Welcome to March: Here’s what you’re doing this month
March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons...a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and...