City Life

October 5, 2021

Roundabouts should be an easy thing to figure out.Slow down as you approach, yield if someone is coming, proceed at a reasonable speed when it's your time to merge, exit the roundabout. Sadly, it isn't alwa...

Watch Stephen Colbert apologize to Milwaukee, run a Sausage Race, more

October 2, 2021

You know the story, so here are the videos. They finally aired Friday night:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W83M5egp1isAnd this one...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbXMWlLGLJEOkay, if you don'...

Welcome to October: Here’s what you’re doing this month

October 1, 2021

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta a signal for things slowing down in Milwaukee entertainment? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, as live and in-person events have r...

Milwaukee Health Department, health committee spar on indoor mask mandate

September 30, 2021

Should the City of Milwaukee reinstate an indoor mask mandate? The Milwaukee Health Department and at least one member of the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Committee have some differing thoughts on ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 19-25)

September 28, 2021

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...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 27 – October 3, 2021

September 27, 2021

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of “Record Recommended” (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

MKE SEX: Sex after menopause

Lucky Tomaszek

September 24, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I had a complete hysterectomy eight years ago. They took everything out (uterus, ovaries, the whole thing) so I went into menopause immediately. And I got all the symp...

Mark your Shire calendars: J. R. R. Tolkien manuscript exhibition coming to Marquette in 2022

September 24, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: J. R. R. Tolkien!• We'll be honest: We're not big Lord Of The Ring...

Jason Isbell, Bill Burr, and 22 more standout fall shows

September 23, 2021

Last week, we posted a guide to the unheard of abundance of fall festivals taking place in and around Milwaukee after more than a year without live, in-person entertainment. While those events are already sure ...

PridetoberFest releases its 2021 lineup

September 23, 2021

Summer might be over, but Milwaukee's ever-growing festival season is nowhere close to being done. Now that live, in-person events have returned in a big way, there are even some new fests making their debut th...

Let’s all chip in and buy Paddy’s Pub for $639,900 and not turn it into something awful

September 23, 2021

Hey! Milwaukee! Let's all chip in, raise about $639,900, buy the iconic East Side bar Paddy's Pub (2339-2345 N. Murray Ave.), and not turn it into something awful like luxury apartments or whatever! How 'bout i...

Milwaukee Record’s 2021 fall festival guide

September 16, 2021

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta the end of Milwaukee’s festival season? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, as live, in-person events are starting to return in a bi...

What’s the deal with those electric scooter parking corrals?

September 14, 2021

Have you noticed a bunch of painted parking corrals for those wonderful/infernal electric scooters popping up on streets and sidewalks throughout Milwaukee? Have you wondered to yourself, "What's the deal with ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 5-11)

September 13, 2021

MKE SEX: Sex, pregnancy, postpartum, anatomy, physiology, and hormones

Lucky Tomaszek

September 10, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I’m pregnant and am very excited to be a mom for the first time. The other night, my partner and I were on a Zoom call with my partner’s family, and his brothers were ...

Reminder: Milwaukee’s first World Naked Bike Ride is this Saturday

September 9, 2021

Consider this your reminder that on Saturday, September 11, Milwaukee will join cities worldwide in hosting its first World Naked Bike Ride. Participants in the clothing-optional, "bare as you dare" ride will m...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

September 8, 2021

Summerfest! The World’s Largest Music Festival is mixing things up in 2021, moving to September and staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the traditional 11-day run. (Oh, and there’ll be ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Learning to love Summerfest again

September 7, 2021

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

Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 7-12, 2021