City Life

Public hearing on $66 million plan to save Mitchell Park Domes set for September 18

September 5, 2019

In case you missed it, the Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes Task Force recently capped off nearly three years (!) of work by approving an "extensive, $66 million proposal to restore the Domes and turn Mitchell ...

Beet Street Harvest Festival returns October 12

Tyler Maas

September 5, 2019

Following three years of family-friendly and fall-focused fun, Cactus Club has decided to bring the Beet Street Harvest Festival back for another installment. On Saturday, October 12, the Bay View bar (with som...

Midwest Express, and 10 more Milwaukee returns and reboots

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 4, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); "The return of a legend."That's how Midwest Express Airlines describes its impending return to the city it once called home, Milwaukee. "For over 25 years, Midwest Express Airlines...

Milwaukee authorizes $400,000 to Bucks’ Sterling Brown for 2018 tasing incident

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-2 to authorize an offer of $400,000 to Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown. The offer is intended to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 incident in ...

It’s baa-aack! Milwaukee Paranormal Conference returns September 13-14

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Like the living dead or those pesky poltergeists in Poltergeist II (yeah, we know the above picture is from the first Poltergeist; sue us), the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference is back! After taking 2018 off, th...

Fiserv Forum’s “Fear District” sounds awesome, is looking for “scare actors”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

By now you've probably heard that the public plaza surrounding Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, the so-called "Deer District," will transform into the so-called "Fear District" this fall. Oh, you haven't heard? Well, ...

Study: Milwaukee is a crappy place to drive in

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

As anyone who drives in Milwaukee can tell you, driving in Milwaukee kind of sucks. There are pesky bicyclists and scooter-riders clogging up the right passing lanes. There are inconsiderate pedestrians walking...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 25-31)

Matt Wild

September 3, 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...

Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 2, 2019

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift essentially puts a nine-month ...

MKE SEX: Am I allergic to my partner’s jizz?

Lucky Tomaszek

August 30, 2019

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,Have you ever heard of being allergic to your partner's jizz? For years, my guy pulled out so I wouldn't get pregnant. Now that I have a copper IUD, I told him he didn...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (and a few about Nashville)

Josh Hoppert

August 29, 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...

This week’s top 5 scooter controversies, ranked

Matt Wild

August 23, 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...

The Wizards of Southeastern Wisconsin: 8 local inventors that changed the world

Josh Hoppert

August 22, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the July 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 Milwaukee-a...

Adventure Rock plans to open new location in Walker’s Point

Matt Wild

August 20, 2019

Good news for fans of climbing stuff: indoor climbing gym Adventure Rock plans to open a third Milwaukee-area location. The new rock-climbing paradise will be at 613 S. Second St., a.k.a. the soon-to-be-former ...

Bundle up and embrace autumn at Boone & Crockett’s Flannel Fest

Tyler Maas

August 19, 2019

Even though there's still a lot of summer left, there's no harm in looking ahead to the bounty of awesome events that will keep Milwaukee's ever-widening festival season going strong into autumn. As if the Milw...

New episode of Netflix’s ‘Patriot Act’ explains why Milwaukee’s public transportation sucks

Matt Wild

August 19, 2019

We here at Milwaukee Record love our city's public transportation. We use and depend on it every day. We love Milwaukee Country Transit System. We love The Hop. We love Amtrak. We don't mind those scooters. Hel...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 11-17)

Matt Wild

August 19, 2019

Twitch your finger, click, and watch crews move a 625-ton wall in downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 16, 2019

Tart, tangy, saucy, bitter: “Like 20” Fernwood neighbors come together through a shared affinity for weird yard signs

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2019

As the country continues to become more divided by the day, neighbors seem increasingly reluctant to get to know one another. While communities debate trivial things on neighborhood Facebook pages and residents...

12 pictures of John McGivern and John Gurda hanging out and being friends

Matt Wild

August 14, 2019

Let's take a moment and pay our respects to Milwaukee's two famous Johns. There's John McGivern, ubiquitous actor and tireless television personality. There's John Gurda, ubiquitous Milwaukee historian and avid...