City Life

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (March 24-30)

April 1, 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...

MKE SEX: Quickies, pt. 4 (Kinky Quickies)

Lucky Tomaszek

March 29, 2019

broadstreet.zone(49071); Spring must really be in the air, because you fine folks are all busting at the seems to learn new things about kink! I've had so many random questions this month. I decided it was tim...

Just in time for winter, Milwaukee calls on retired snow plow drivers to help plow snow

Matt Wild

March 29, 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...

Top 5 places to ride out the apocalypse in Milwaukee (from the author of ‘Apocalypse Any Day Now’)

Tea Krulos

March 27, 2019

While working on my new book Apocalypse Any Day Now, I traveled around the country to learn about different theories on how the world as we know it might end and what people are doing to prepare to live in a po...

7 Kwik Trip impersonators in metro Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 27, 2019

Last summer, we took a drive to Dubuque to visit a Kwik Star, a bizarro version of Kwik Trip that only exists in the state of Iowa. It turns out that in order to avoid consumer confusion and, more importantly, ...

Take a look inside an “abandoned” Target in Greenfield

Tyler Maas

March 26, 2019

Before this Greenfield property became a Festival Foods, it was an "abandoned" Target department store. Here's what it looked like in early 2019.Last October, metro Milwaukee learned that Target would be cl...

Everyone’s mad about that National Avenue food truck ban and there’s gonna be a rally tonight

Matt Wild

March 22, 2019

We spent 24 hours using Milwaukee’s Skywalk to its fullest extent

Tyler Maas

March 21, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the February 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 Milwauk...

18 shows to get excited about this spring

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 20, 2019

Spring, sprung. Winter waning, summer looming. Life. Hope. Shows. You know the drill. Here are 18 exciting shows coming to Milwaukee this spring.Wednesday, March 20 Milwaukee Record Presents: Billy Madison...

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

Matt Wild

March 18, 2019

MKE SEX: “Having sex” vs. “making love”

Lucky Tomaszek

March 15, 2019

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,My whole life, I've been creeped out by the term "make love." It's just such a loaded phrase. Plus it makes me think of my grandparents; it's weird and old-timey. I'm ...

Here’s what’s going down at CrusherFest, June 8-9 in South Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 15, 2019

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski is known as "The Man Who Made Milwaukee Famous." Over the course of his 40-year professional wrestling career, the South Milwaukee native and World War II vet was the pride of a reg...

Here’s everything you missed amidst the big news that Art’s Performing Center is turning into Silk on Water

Matt Wild

March 15, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• What a week! The Democratic National Convention! The Domes! More Domes! And, ...

Supervisor Ortiz-Velez: “It is not Milwaukee County’s policy to demolish the Domes”

Matt Wild

March 14, 2019

On Monday, a study was released that recommends demolishing the long-troubled Mitchell Park Domes, and replacing them with a new, shared facility with the Milwaukee Public Museum. "The cost of properly renovati...

“We’ve Got It!” 10 videos from the ’80s heyday of Northridge Mall

Matt Wild

March 12, 2019

UPDATE (4/11/19): Well, it looks like they might knock the whole thing down. Maybe.In the ever-expanding world of dead Milwaukee malls, Northridge Mall reigns supreme. The 800,000 square-foot behemoth has s...

Read (and/or watch) Mayor Barrett’s 2019 State of the City address

Matt Wild

March 12, 2019

Monday morning, Milwaukee rejoiced as news surfaced that the city had finally landed the 2020 Democratic National Convention. In your face, Miami! But the big story overshadowed an event that immediately preced...

New study recommends demolishing Domes, creating shared facility with Public Museum

Matt Wild

March 11, 2019

On Tuesday, March 12, Milwaukee County's Parks, Energy and Environment Committee will consider a new study that recommends the full demolition of the Mitchell Park Domes, and the creation of a shared, $300 mill...

Report: Milwaukee is miserable (but it’s still hosting the 2020 Democratic National Convention)

Matt Wild

March 11, 2019

UPDATE: Aw, screw the whole "miserable" thing, because Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention! That's happy news! In your face, Houston (happy city #106) and Miami (#101)!The convention...

National Trust for Historic Preservation isn’t too thrilled about knocking down the Domes

Matt Wild

March 11, 2019

On Monday, a new study was revealed that recommends demolishing Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Domes, and replacing them with a new, shared facility with the Milwaukee Public Museum. "From our analysis, GMS has conc...

If Sheriff Clarke owns the libs and Fox News isn’t around to hear him, does he make a sound?

Matt Wild

March 8, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Once upon a time, Milwaukee had a rootin'-tootin' county sheriff named David ...