City Life

July 3 lakefront fireworks? Canceled. July 5 fireworks in 10 Milwaukee parks? Happening.

June 4, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Milwaukee fireworks!• Okay, let's get this straight: Milwaukee Cou...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 23-29)

Matt Wild

June 2, 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...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re horny

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Today: Milwaukee’s mask mandate ends, Milwaukee’s electric scooter season begins

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

It's the day the prophesies warned us about: Today—June 1, 2021—sees the end of Milwaukee's mask mandate, and the beginning of its electric scooter season. It's Doomsday, the Apocalypse, the End Times, and the ...

MKE SEX: Happy Pride Month! Enjoy these Milwaukee Pride events

Lucky Tomaszek

June 1, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); By Lucky Tomaszek and Ashe PalmerAs every queer, gay, and gender pioneer knows, COVID-19 cast its long shadow over our rainbow world. We skipped our annual Pride revelries last yea...

Matt & Kristin Talk About MKE & WI Stuff #5: Medicaid, county funding, mask burning

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2021

If you don’t follow As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin examines the many, m...

Get vaccinated at drive-thru Summerfest clinic, get a free Summerfest ticket

Matt Wild

May 27, 2021

Still looking to get vaccinated? Want to check out Wilco, Nelly, ZZ Top, and/or a bunch of other grounds stage headliners at this year's Summerfest? Then head over to the Summerfest parking lot on June 5 or Jun...

Mandatory Milwaukee: There’s no other store in the city (or the world) like Art Smart’s Dart Mart & Juggling Emporium

Tyler Maas

May 25, 2021

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...

Milwaukee’s July 3 fireworks are canceled for 2021, “should return in 2022”

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

Milwaukee's July 3 fireworks have been canceled for 2021. They "should return in 2022," however, with financial support from American Family Insurance.So why the 2021 cancelation? Milwaukee County Parks exp...

Milwaukee County is looking for businesses to cultivate hemp clones at the Domes

Matt Wild

May 24, 2021

Are you interested in cultivating hemp clones in one of the greenhouses of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservancy—a.k.a. the Domes? If so, Milwaukee County would like to hear from you.On Monday, County...

Trixie Mattel is getting a TV show

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2021

The past few times we’ve covered the life and times of Trixie Mattel (in what has quickly become a recurring thing for us), the Milwaukee drag superstar and former RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars champion was keep...

Join Bob Donovan and ex-sheriff Clarke (maybe) for “Burn The Masks Party” [fart noise]

Matt Wild

May 24, 2021

Have you ever wondered what the past year would have been like if former Milwaukee alderman Bob "Sir, This Stall Is Occupied" Donovan and former Milwaukee sheriff David "INSERT RANDOM OFF-THE-SHELF MAGA EDGELOR...

Two Milwaukee alders have concerns about expiring mask mandate, want your comments

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

The City of Milwaukee's COVID-19 public health order—and with it, the indoor and outdoor mask mandate—is set to expire June 1. But two Milwaukee alders have some concerns about that, and are asking the public t...

Even after June 1, masks will still be required inside all Milwaukee County facilities

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

Don't ditch those masks quite yet, Milwaukee County.Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced on Thursday that even after Milwaukee's COVID-19 mask order expires on June 1, masks and social distanc...

Summer Soulstice Music Festival won’t be happening in 2021

Tyler Maas

May 18, 2021

For two decades, the East Side’s annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival has marked the arrival of summer with a day full of music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up carrying a giant lizard. Of ...

We dropped by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and ran a sandwich derby

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 18, 2021

In case you missed it this past April, our 2021 "Pretty Good Online Auction" was, well, a Pretty Big Success. Nearly 100 items were auctioned off! Bids were through the roof! Did you see that Ueckerlele?...

Milwaukee’s COVID health order and mask mandate (indoors and outdoors) will end June 1

Matt Wild

May 18, 2021

Milwaukee's indoor and outdoor mask mandate, along with its full COVID-19 health order and all accompanying COVID restrictions, will end June 1. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made the announcement during a media ...

33,227 MKE voters who haven’t voted in 4 years will be mailed Suspension of Registration cards

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

Are you one of the 33,227 registered voters in the City of Milwaukee who hasn't voted in about four years? Then expect a postcard in the mail asking you to continue your registration...OR ELSE.Okay, it's no...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 9-15)

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

Update on Milwaukee’s indoor mask mandate expected Tuesday

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

Yes, Virginia, Milwaukee still has an indoor mask mandate. But for how long? Some info on the future of the indoor mask mandate is expected to drop this Tuesday.In case you missed the flurry of mask-related...