City Life

Now you can play board games outside the big blue federal building in downtown Milwaukee

August 21, 2018

Board games are a big business these days. Throw a stone and you're sure to hit a newly minted gaming pub. Go to any family function and you're sure to get stuck playing Apples To Apples or, sigh, Cards Against...

Here’s the full 2018 Bay View Bash lineup

Tyler Maas

August 20, 2018

As we sit less than two weeks from the start of September, Milwaukee’s once-bountiful batch of summer festivals has dwindled considerably. Saturday, September 15 basically doubles as the unofficial end of summe...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Aug. 12-18)

Matt Wild

August 20, 2018

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...

Did anyone figure out who stole that State Fair golf cart and drove it all the way downtown?

Matt Wild

August 17, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• The 2018 Wisconsin State Fair is in the books, and it was a big one: a record...

Take another eerie trip through the abandoned Northridge Mall

Matt Wild

August 17, 2018

What is it about dead malls that fascinates us so? More specifically: What is it about Northridge Mall that fascinates us so? Hardly a month seems to go by without another group of "urban explorers" puttering a...

Town hall meeting to discuss safety at “Swing Park” set for August 22

Matt Wild

August 16, 2018

Ever since its creation in 2014, Milwaukee's so-called "Swing Park" has been a source of controversy. Art critics called foul when an "improv-architecture group" just went ahead and attached some swings to the ...

Exploring a different side of Cudahy: Sheridan Park

Catherine Jozwik

August 15, 2018

While it's known more for its taverns and industry, Cudahy is also home to gorgeous green space and jaw-dropping Lake Michigan views.Spanning 132 acres, Sheridan Park, 4800 S. Lake Dr., contains an impressi...

Vote today, Milwaukee, because only jerks and creeps don’t vote

Matt Wild

August 14, 2018

Hey! Milwaukee! Today, Tuesday, August 14, 2018, is the Wisconsin fall partisan primary. You know what that means: it's time to carve out 30 minutes from your precious day and vote. Why? Because it's your civic...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Nature and community meet at the Urban Ecology Center

Matt Wild

August 13, 2018

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 explore how they might figure...

40 things to do in Milwaukee during the 40 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 13, 2018

Though you’ve likely spent much of the summer to this point screaming at strangers while navigating through road construction, it’s still comforting to know that of the 90-plus days in the season, 40 still rema...

Okay, it looks like Milwaukee is doing “game show battle rooms” now

Matt Wild

August 10, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• First came the ramen. Then came the poke. Then came the axe-throwing bars and...

MKE SEX: What IS sex, anyway?

Lucky Tomaszek

August 10, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); About two weeks ago, Brock Turner appeared in the headlines again. You remember Brock Turner? He's the college guy who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. He was...

A five-foot-long iguana is on the loose on the East Side, and it gets goofier from there

Matt Wild

August 9, 2018

Last week, in a momentary break from a world gone ugly and insane, CBS 58 reported on a five-foot-long iguana on the loose in Milwaukee's Murray Hill neighborhood. It seems that a month and a half ago, a pet ig...

Heartwarming MCTS video of the week: Watch a bus driver stop at a kids lemonade stand

Matt Wild

August 9, 2018

Our un-ironic love for the Milwaukee County Transit System knows no bounds. We've sung the bus' praises on these pages and on the radio. The bus has sung our praises for doing so. We were filmed on the bus for ...

Here are some important FieriCon updates

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2018

Less than a week ago, we invited you to FieriCon. Organized by Milwaukee native Andy Holcomb (who currently lives in Chicago), the event aims to honor polarizing Food Network personality Guy Fieri and transform...

It’s apparently International Cat Day, so here’s everything we’ve published about cats

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 8, 2018

Today is August 8, 2018. Coincidentally, today is also apparently International Cat Day. Please don't fault us for nearly forgetting this momentous annual occasion that's reserved for celebrating, honoring, and...

Life, death, and the timeless amusements of Little Amerricka

Matt Wild

August 6, 2018

Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Today: Little Amerricka!The first thing you notice about Little Amerricka is its nam...

15 lesser-known museums in and around Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

August 6, 2018

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer.Known to...

Bird is removing its scooters from Milwaukee, will work with the city to bring them back

Matt Wild

August 6, 2018

Another day, another round of Bird news. Last week, the Milwaukee Common Council kinda-sorta upheld a ban on those shareable Bird scooters everyone is over the moon about. The Common Council dropped specific la...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 29-Aug. 4)

Matt Wild

August 6, 2018