City Life

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (now with more Yeli!)

September 30, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72206); The “25 Facts” series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

The “reimagined” Bayshore looks a lot like the same old Bayshore

Matt Wild

September 30, 2019

In 2006, Bayshore Town Center opened in Glendale. The new-and-improved retail center was the result of a two-year, $300 million project that transformed the aging Bayshore Mall—first built in 1954—into a much-b...

MKE SEX: The ABCs of cunnilingus

Lucky Tomaszek

September 27, 2019

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,HELP—I don’t know how to eat pussy! When I was a teenaged dude, my buddies always told me to draw the letters of the alphabet with my tongue. Everyone said it a sure-f...

Take a look inside the bigger, better, brand new Tippecanoe Herbs shop in Bay View

Tyler Maas

September 25, 2019

Since 2015, the husband and wife team of Kyle Denton and Serena Marinelli has been selling teas, tinctures, salves, infused vinegar, syrups, and oils made from locally foraged and organically farmed plants. Tha...

Wood violets, water spaniels, and trilobites: Let’s examine some lesser-known Wisconsin state symbols

Tyler Maas

September 24, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the August edition of Colectivo Coffee's “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwauke...

Celebrate International Day of Sign Languages by learning to sign some Milwaukee (and Wisconsin) terms

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 23, 2019

Today isn't just the first day of autumn. September 23 is also the International Day of Sign Languages, which, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, is a day that "recognizes the impor...

Relive Bay View Bash 2019 with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 23, 2019

Is it possible to sum up Bay View Bash 2019 with one photo? Certainly not. How about 40 or so photos? Not really, but let's give it a shot anyway. Though this year's installment suffered from rainy conditions a...

NEWaukee will host a masquerade ball at Saint Kate Arts Hotel

Matt Wild

September 20, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

Long live candidate Harris, Milwaukee’s U.S. Transhumanist Party presidential hopeful

Tea Krulos

September 19, 2019

If the election of Donald Trump has proven anything, it's that anything is possible. Could a Milwaukee candidate, part of a fringe party that's main interest is prolonging human life expectancy, be our next Pre...

Best cities for singles: Milwaukee, really bad; Madison, really good

Matt Wild

September 19, 2019

As we all know, this coming Saturday is National Singles Day. How to celebrate? You know the drill: bust out the decorations and buckle up for Apartment List's annual ranking of the "Best & Worst Cities for...

A brief history of Milwaukee-area landmarks that were vandalized by turkeynecks

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

This past June, thousands of fans gathered in South Milwaukee to witness the unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of local wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski. It was awesome. This past August, a g...

Serb Hall removes presidential portraits, Ald. Bob Donovan fires off “PC culture run amok” statement

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

UPDATE: Nothing to see here, folks! Serb Hall says the missing portraits have nothing to do with "political correctness," and everything to do with weddings.Today in Everyone's Angry And No One Wins news, M...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 8-14)

Matt Wild

September 16, 2019

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...

It’s Friday, so let’s watch Michael McKean sing “Milwaukee Moon”

Matt Wild

September 13, 2019

Here’s the full Bay View Bash lineup and entertainment schedule

Tyler Maas

September 11, 2019

Believe it or not, summer is almost over. However, before the season officially comes to an end, the Bay View Bash will give Milwaukee one last chance to indulge in some summer festival fun before autumn's arri...

Streetcar ridership down from record-breaking July, so let’s just scrap the whole thing

Matt Wild

September 11, 2019

It's that time of the month, Milwaukee: the time when ridership numbers for the city's forever-controversial streetcar system, The Hop, are released, analyzed, and argued about. And you better buckle up for thi...

17 ways former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke describes his too-hot-for-Twitter takes

Matt Wild

September 10, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); On June 13, 2019, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (remember him?) officially quit Twitter. Sort of. "Folks I am thru with the TOTALITARIAN BIGOTS who run Twitter," Clarke ...

Hey, you guys! The 8th annual Goonies Night bike ride to Sloth actor’s grave is September 13

Tyler Maas

September 9, 2019

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you know and love The Goonies. The 1985 film was, is, and will always be an all-time classic that's beloved by generations of children and adults alike. Even if you...

Milwaukee County wants to save Milwaukee County with possible sales tax hike

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

Milwaukee County, you may have heard, is up deferred maintenance creek without a paddle. There's a whole lot of things to pay for, and not a whole lot of money. There's a revenue crisis, you see, with Milwaukee...

Study: Wisconsin is neither happy nor sad. Discuss. Or not.

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

Earlier this year, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl did some musin' and thinkin' about the glut of online studies ("Hardest-Working States in America," "Best & Worst States to Have a Baby," "...