City Life

It’s time for the Milwaukee Air & Water Show, so enjoy these links as you leave town

July 20, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• That horrible screeching sound and the sight of your cat dying from heart fai...

Decision to officially adopt “People’s Flag of Milwaukee” sent to Milwaukee Arts Board

Matt Wild

July 19, 2018

Thursday afternoon at Milwaukee City Hall, the Milwaukee Common Council's Steering and Rules Committee voted 6-2 to refer the matter of officially adopting the so-called "People's Flag of Milwaukee" to the Milw...

Shaker’s Cigar Bar will be featured on new Netflix series, ‘Dark Tourist’

Matt Wild

July 19, 2018

The fascinating thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Like, they really, really don't exist. It's fun to pretend they exist, but c'mon, they don't. Seriously.Anyway, Milwaukee's very own ghostly Shak...

Keep the summer rolling with the 7th annual Silver City InterNational Festival

Matt Wild

July 18, 2018

We're entering the dog days of summer, and it's tempting to simply sit the rest of the season out and enjoy some AC and season 2 of GLOW or something. But wait! There's more summer in store! On Saturday, Septem...

Reflexology struck a nerve, but did it work?

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Go inside the machine with new retro-minded VR game, ‘Trakker’

Matt Wild

July 17, 2018

Take a little bit of Pac-Man and combine it with a little bit of Tron, and what do you get? Wait, scratch that: Take a little bit of Pac-Man and combine it with a lot of Tron—like, the whole "living and fightin...

Help make unofficial “People’s Flag of Milwaukee” merchandise official this Thursday

Matt Wild

July 17, 2018

After years languishing as unofficial Milwaukee merchandise that could be purchased for $50-$180, so-called "People's Flag of Milwaukee" merchandise may finally become official Milwaukee merchandise. "If the he...

Make room, Chick-fil-A, these Milwaukee restaurants are coming to new Bucks arena, too

Matt Wild

July 13, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• The new (still-unnamed) Milwaukee Bucks arena is pretty much done. The new (s...

MKE SEX: Quickies, pt. 3

Lucky Tomaszek

July 13, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); I get a lot of questions about sex in both my personal and professional life. I mean, it's really a lot of questions. And often, different people ask me the same questions several time...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Vogue thinks Milwaukee is “cool and underrated”

Matt Wild

July 10, 2018

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

Some dude “rescued” hundreds of old photos from Northridge Mall and they’re amazing

Matt Wild

July 10, 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...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 1-7)

Matt Wild

July 9, 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...

Let’s watch old videos of Milwaukee poet Matt Cook explaining Milwaukee history

Matt Wild

July 9, 2018

Milwaukee has some serious—and some seriously weird—history. From its indigenous roots to its European settlement to the time we all had to boil our water because of that Cryptosporidium thing, the Brew City ha...

Bristol Renaissance Faire adds more cosplay to its 2018 lineup

Rob Wieland

July 5, 2018

For most Milwaukeeans, Summerfest marks the midpoint of summer in a frenzy of fireworks, free(ish) concerts, and memories that will hopefully sustain them through the next winter where February lasts for 15 yea...

Honor, Service, Love: Remembering the life and heroics of Milwaukee’s Lance Sijan

Tyler Maas

July 4, 2018

Every Fourth of July, Americans take pause to recognize the selflessness and sacrifice of those who have put their life on the line for their country. Countless servicemen and servicewomen from Milwaukee have f...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Summerfest, of course

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 4, 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...

This is why we can’t have nice mazes: Milwaukee Maze (in West Allis) closed due to vandalism

Matt Wild

July 2, 2018

Back in May, Milwaukee media outlets flipped for the opening of the (admittedly pretty cool-looking) Milwaukee Maze. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, OnMilwaukee, TMJ4, FOX6, and more all covered the hell out of...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 2, 2018

Where has the summer gone? Okay, okay, so there’s still a ton of summer left, but the bleakness of autumn will be upon us before you know it. Thus, it’s important to use your limited summer entertainment allotm...

Ugh. What a week. Here are some things that aren’t awful

Matt Wild

June 29, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Well, it was another awful/idiotic week in America! What else is new? We won't ...

MKE SEX: Worried about warts

Lucky Tomaszek

June 29, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I was seeing this guy who seemed pretty great. But when I asked about his STI status, he told me that he had HPV. He said it's the kind that causes warts. He also told...