City Life

Matt And Kristin Talk About MKE And WI Stuff #4: normalcy, Summerfest, gerrymandering

May 14, 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...

Bay View Bash 2021 has been canceled

Tyler Maas

May 14, 2021

The 2021 installment of Bay View Bash has officially been canceled. The sprawling neighborhood festival—which typically takes place the third Saturday every September—is one of the city’s last large-scale summe...

Milwaukee will end most COVID restrictions (except indoor masks) beginning June 15

Matt Wild

May 13, 2021

The end is near, Milwaukee! In a good way! Like, in a "the end of most of Milwaukee's COVID restrictions is nigh" way!On Thursday, Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson announc...

Suds Your Duds and 10 other suggestive Milwaukee business names

Tyler Maas

May 11, 2021

What's in a name? For many businesses, its name helps tell potential customers what they do. A name can help prepare patrons for the type of atmosphere or level of quality they're to expect. Sometimes they're j...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Bublr Bikes are the best

Matt Wild

May 10, 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...

All 11 sentences in Esquire’s latest listicle blurb about Milwaukee, ranked

Matt Wild

May 10, 2021

In case you missed it, we're currently on Day 4 of Milwaukee publications writing about the city's appearance in Esquire's "5 Unexpectedly Awesome Domestic Cities to Fuel Your Wanderlust" list. The list—brought...

MKE SEX: Gonorrhea superbug update!

Lucky Tomaszek

May 7, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); There's good news and bad news in the world of hard-to-treat gonorrhea. In July, 2017, I wrote a column about three cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. It must have made quite an ...

Let’s watch Bob Uecker sing “Take Bob Uecker Out To The Ballgame” for 10 minutes

Matt Wild

May 7, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Bob Uecker singing "Take Bob Uecker Out To The Ballgame"!• Happy F...

Tanks a lot! Tank you very much! Many tanks! (We’re selling 7 tank top designs for a limited time)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 6, 2021

Spring has sprung! Even though it snowed like two weeks ago and it's supposed to be in the 40s over the weekend, summer has to come eventually...right?! With warmer weather on the horizon and brighter days ahea...

“Legalize MKE” aims to answer questions about marijuana possession in Milwaukee County

Juan Miguel Martinez

May 6, 2021

Milwaukee County Supervisor for the 12th district Sylvia Ortiz-Velez recently proposed an ordinance that would lower the fine for marijuana possession in Milwaukee County to only $1. The proposal was made in th...

Let’s all clean the heck out of our Milwaukee County parks this weekend

Matt Wild

May 6, 2021

Milwaukee County parks: you know them, you love them. So let's all get together and clean the hell out of them this weekend! (Editor's note: As part of Milwaukee Record's new family-friendly image, we're mostly...

There won’t be a Riverwest 24 race in 2021, but “there will be a holiday”

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2021

Last May, Riverwest 24 announced its annual and incomparable race—complete with the usual registration, scoring, leaderboards, and winners—would not be held. Instead of hosting "The People's Holiday" in the mid...

Brady Street Festival has been canceled

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2021

For the second consecutive summer, Brady Street Festival has been canceled. The decision to cancel Brady Street's the largest and most popular event was announced Monday afternoon. Organizers cited pandemic-rel...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (April 25-May 1)

Matt Wild

May 3, 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...

Matt And Kristin Talk About MKE And WI Stuff #3: State Fair, masks, vaccines, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 30, 2021

Get to know Zilwaukee, a Michigan city that sounds similar to (but is way different than) Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2021

By this point, many of you have surely heard of Milwaukie, Oregon. Some might also be aware there's another Milwaukee in North Carolina. And who could forget there's a South Milwaukee—a Milwaukee County city th...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee is the 87th best city for naked gardening

Matt Wild

April 28, 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 ...

The people have spoken, and the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is happening

Matt Wild

April 28, 2021

The 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is totally happening, the State Fair announced Wednesday. Health and safety protocols will be in place for the deep-fried event, scheduled for August 5-15."We are happy to conf...

Get vaccinated at Bucks game on Sunday, Nomad World Pub on Thursday

Matt Wild

April 27, 2021

Still looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Planning to attend the Milwaukee Bucks game at Fiserv Forum on Sunday, May 2, or hang out at Nomad World Pub on Thursday, April 29? Then you're in luck, because you can ...

Milwaukee County Parks offers update on summer activities, pools, beer gardens, more

Matt Wild

April 26, 2021

Summer is right around the corner, and your Milwaukee County Parks will be there to greet the season with open arms. Well, mostly open arms. Late last week, the parks department published a brief Spring COVID U...