City Life

Committee passes mandatory mask ordinance; Common Council will vote July 13

July 9, 2020

A proposed ordinance that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public—both indoors and outdoors—moved forward on Thursday. A program to provide free masks to citizens was approved, too.The Public Saf...

Mandatory Milwaukee: See the city in a new way via kayak

Tyler Maas

July 8, 2020

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...

Look for the helpers: 9 Milwaukee companies doing good in times of need

Ceara Milligan

July 7, 2020

There's never been a more important, opportune time in Milwaukee to be there for one another. With both the global COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement—along with countless other globe-shifting...

Company offers to make 1 million free masks if Milwaukee passes mandatory mask ordinance

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

Need a mask in the event that the City of Milwaukee passes some type of mandatory mask ordinance? A Saukville company has you covered. Literally.Rebel Converting has offered the materials to make 1 million ...

Council passes resolution requiring MPD to get approval before buying “crowd control and militaristic equipment”

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution on Tuesday "directing that Police Department purchases of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade and militaristic equipment be approved by the Common Co...

Here’s Milwaukee’s proposed (and updated) mandatory mask ordinance, to be discussed Thursday

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

UPDATE 7/8/20): A slightly revised version of the ordinance (seen below) will be discussed at a special Public Safety and Health Committee meeting on Thursday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m.UPDATE (7/7/20): The Commo...

You can now buy Milwaukee Record tie-dye T-shirts (for a limited time)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2020

Summer is officially upon us! Though this summer is noticeably different than others in recent memory, you can still look good while hopefully also practicing proper social distancing at small group gatherings ...

1991 Great Circus Parade co-hosted by Captain Kangaroo

Watch the 1991 Great Circus Parade and imagine a time when circuses, parades, and crowds existed

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

According to our calculations, 1991 was approximately 29 years ago. Still, it may as well be 129 years ago when you're watching this 1991 WMVS broadcast of Milwaukee's then-popular Great Circus Parade. Circuses...

Take a terrifying look inside Dustin Diamond’s water-damaged Port Washington home, which is for sale

Matt Wild

July 5, 2020

If you're in the market for a water-damaged celebrity-owned home filled with moldy Halloween decorations and probably some memorabilia from that time Casey Kasem guest-starred on the Zack Attack episode, have w...

Get a personal history of Brady Street in the ’60s and ’70s, via The Leather Shop’s Bill Odbert

Matt Wild

July 3, 2020

Last Thursday, Milwaukee Record threw our first (and god willing, our last) Virtual Summer Festival. With little to no festivals, block parties, or sports to thrill and entertain us this year, the eight-hour li...

Please enjoy the many delightful emails supporting or opposing a citywide masking policy

Matt Wild

July 1, 2020

On Thursday, July 2 at 9 a.m., the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Committee will discuss a proposed citywide masking policy that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public places. In case you...

I interviewed another person named Tyler Maas (and learned about myself in the process)

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Click HERE. Thanks!What’s in a name? Thi...

“Please don’t let us become Florida or Texas”: More than 70 Milwaukee businesses call for mandatory mask rule

Matt Wild

June 30, 2020

UPDATE: Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic has introduced a mandatory mask proposal, dubbed MKE Cares, that will go before the Common Council's Public Safety & Health Committee July 2. Read the proposal HERE. M...

Explore Milwaukee’s natural wonders with our “Wild City” video

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 2020

Now that summer is officially here, Milwaukee is alive with animal activity. Last week, during our Virtual Summer Festival, we showed you a few of the city's natural wonders during our "Wild City" segment. Over...

Milwaukee County Board wants to make racist 911 calls a hate crime in Wisconsin

Matt Wild

June 30, 2020

Milwaukee County Supervisor Shawn Rolland introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin State Legislature "to reclassify false police reports on any member of a minority group ...

Bayshore’s getting a Target

Matt Wild

June 30, 2020

Yep. The still-in-redevelopment Bayshore Town Center (which we think dropped "town center" from its name, even though it plans to become more of a town center than ever before) is getting a Target. A two-story ...

Milwaukee Health Commissioner: “We’re going to have to be more aggressive with our enforcement”

Matt Wild

June 30, 2020

At a virtual media briefing Tuesday afternoon, Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Dr. Jeanette Kowalik said that the city will have to be "more aggressive" with its enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions."Remem...

Milwaukee Boat Line’s 2020 season will set sail July 4 (with new policies, safety guidelines)

Tyler Maas

June 29, 2020

For years, Milwaukee Boat Line and its impressive fleet of vessels—the Iroquois, Voyageur, and Vista King—have played an important part in the city's summer enjoyment. With a wide range of cruises, which vary f...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about poppers (and inhibitions)

Lucky Tomaszek

June 26, 2020

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,As a gay guy in my 40s, I’ve been using poppers for more than 20 years. Personally, I’m a big fan! I’ve had sex with and without them. Sex without them is definitely g...

Here are some local organizations you should support right now

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 25, 2020

Even though we're spending today attempting to at least somewhat fill the festival-sized hole in Milwaukee's heart with Milwaukee Record's Virtual Summer Festival, we're not going to try to pretend things are n...