City Life

Good news, Milwaukee pets: 2020 Milwaukee Air & Water Show has been canceled

May 29, 2020

Yep. The 2020 Milwaukee Air & Water Show—originally scheduled for July 25-26—has been canceled. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, of course. Bummer. At least Milwaukee-area pets (including FBI Special...

The 2020 Wisconsin State Fair has been canceled

Matt Wild

May 28, 2020

The 2020 Wisconsin State Fair, originally scheduled for August 6-16, has been canceled. The Fair made the announcement Thursday morning.No fried stuff on a stick. No giant slide. No pig races. No midway. No...

Buy a Milwaukee Record tote bag (and we’ll send you local music and stickers with it)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2020

Question: What could be better than a brand new Milwaukee Record tote bag? Answer: A brand new Milwaukee Record tote bag that we fill with local music, stickers, and other goodies from our collection.With t...

President Trump randomly announces $40.9M for Milwaukee’s East-West Bus Rapid Transit line

Matt Wild

May 28, 2020

On the same day he signed an executive order designed to get even with Twitter for fact-checking his frequent Twitter lies, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to randomly announce $40.9 million in federal f...

Coming June 25: Milwaukee Record’s inaugural (and hopefully final) Virtual Summer Festival!

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 27, 2020

Summer 2020 will be a strange one for the City of Festivals, since, well, there won't be any festivals. Nearly all of Milwaukee's big-ticket music fests, cultural fests, street fests, and blocks parties have be...

Here’s an interactive map of Wisconsin’s various local health orders

Matt Wild

May 26, 2020

TL;DR: Here's the map.Confused about the various health orders that may or may not remain in effect throughout the State of Wisconsin? Join the club!On May 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out Gov....

MCTS will resume semi-normal bus service (and fare collection) on June 1

Matt Wild

May 26, 2020

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will resume fare collection and front-door loading on all buses beginning June 1 at 4 a.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the bus system has been temporarily free, lo...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 25-31 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

May 25, 2020

Crazy times, eh? With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and list...

2020 Mexican Fiesta has been canceled

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2020

The 2020 installment of Mexican Fiesta—originally set for August 21-23 at Henry Maier Festival Park—has been canceled.Mexican Fiesta joins fellow Henry Maier Park festivals PrideFest, German Fest, Polish Fe...

All Milwaukee County playgrounds, basketball/tennis courts are open on a use-at-your-own-risk basis

Matt Wild

May 22, 2020

Want to enjoy Milwaukee County Parks playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, outdoor fitness equipment stations, dog exercise areas, and disc golf courses again? Well, now you can—at your own risk.Milwau...

Milwaukee County suburbs will “reopen” at midnight.; City of Milwaukee remains “closed”

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Tonight at midnight (so yes, technically tomorrow), bars, restaurants, and any other businesses in all 18 Milwaukee County suburbs will finally be able to shrug off those pesky safer-at-home orders and just go ...

Read the latest 4,773-word, Milwaukee-only safer-at-home order here

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik unveiled an updated safer-at-home health order for the City of Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon. The order replaces a previous order that replaced a previous order ...

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Milwaukee Record Staff

May 20, 2020

TL;DR: HERE'S OUR PATREON.Hi! Since launching in April 2014, Milwaukee Record has informed, delighted, and occasionally perplexed millions of readers with our coverage of all things Milwaukee. Want the best...

Great Job, Wisconsin! We have the 2nd fewest pesky, lifesaving COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S.

Matt Wild

May 19, 2020

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

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 10-16)

Matt Wild

May 18, 2020

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...

Wisconsin’s positive COVID-19 test rate hits new low, state braces for possible “Do Whatever You Want” impact

Matt Wild

May 18, 2020

According to data from the Department of Health Services, 4,972 COVID-19 tests were processed in the state of Wisconsin in the past 24 hours. Of those tests, 144 came back positive. With 4,828 tests coming back...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about penis pumps

Lucky Tomaszek

May 15, 2020

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I’m a cis man in my 30s, and I’m almost always up for trying new things. I bought a penis pump recently just to see what it’s like. I don’t have any erectile dysfuncti...

A guide to this weekend’s Milwaukee streaming shows (May 14-17)

Tyler Maas

May 14, 2020

We’re missing live music and comedy like crazy. We know you are too. Thankfully, some local musicians and venues are joining forces of offer some great live streams to help hold us over until entertainment hope...

Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and suburban Milwaukee County have different stay-at-home restrictions

Matt Wild

May 14, 2020

Remember the whole "We're in this together?" thing? You know, the cry of solidarity in the face of the ongoing/not-over COVID-19 crisis? Well, in Wisconsin, if that slogan was ever true at all, it sure ain't tr...

Gov. Evers: “Just because Republicans said it can be a free-for-all,” don’t “throw good judgment out the window”

Matt Wild

May 14, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers spoke at an online media briefing Thursday afternoon about the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down his "Safer At Home" order and throw the state into some good old fashioned chaos....