Tagged COVID-19

Reminder: Online voter registration ends Oct. 14, same day State Fair field hospital begins accepting COVID-19 patients

October 8, 2020

Have you registered to vote yet? If not, you should! Yes, you can always register at your polling place on Election Day (that would be November 3), but the deadline to register online or by mail is October 14. ...

Here are the 260 Milwaukee bars and restaurants approved for in-person dining

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 25, 2020

Every Friday, the City of Milwaukee Health Department releases an updated list of Milwaukee bars and restaurants that have been approved for in-person dining. (Masks are still required when you're not eating or...

Milwaukee Health Commissioner resigns: “I believe that I am limited due to factors that are out of my control”

September 2, 2020

Dr. Jeanette Kowalik has resigned from her position as Milwaukee Health Commissioner. According to a statement, Kowalik will join the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Trust for America's Health as Director of Po...

Milwaukee County medical services director: “We seem to be making progress”

August 6, 2020

Looking for some extremely hesitant good news about Milwaukee County's fight against COVID-19? Of course you are. During a media briefing Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee County's medical services director Dr. Ben...

Gov. Evers issues statewide mask order. Read it here

July 30, 2020

Wear a mask. Because, well, thanks to a new statewide emergency order issued by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Thursday, you have to."We've said all along that we're going to let science and public health...

Milwaukee creatives make statements with mandatory masks

July 29, 2020

Late in the 20th century, masks were mainstream. We went to theaters to find Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, and even Jim Carrey relying on non-medical face coverings to function. Kenner even created ...

Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes citywide mask mandate

July 13, 2020

Mask up, Milwaukee.At a special meeting on Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a citywide mask mandate that applies to both indoor and outdoor settings. The so-called "MKE Care...

Here’s an updated list of Milwaukee bars and restaurants that are temporarily closed (again)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 13, 2020

Even though Milwaukee is currently in Phase 4 of its COVID-19 recovery plan—and bars and restaurants can be open at 50% indoor capacity—many business owners have temporarily closed their doors. Again. Whether i...

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Nearly 100 Milwaukee businesses (including us) call on officials to support mask ordinance

July 13, 2020

Last week, the Public Safety and Health Committee approved the so-called "MKE Cares" ordinance. The ordinance requires all Milwaukeeans 3 years old or older to possess a mask and wear it "whenever the person is...

Committee passes mandatory mask ordinance; Common Council will vote July 13

July 9, 2020

A proposed ordinance that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public—both indoors and outdoors—moved forward on Thursday. A program to provide free masks to citizens was approved, too.The Public Saf...

Company offers to make 1 million free masks if Milwaukee passes mandatory mask ordinance

July 7, 2020

Need a mask in the event that the City of Milwaukee passes some type of mandatory mask ordinance? A Saukville company has you covered. Literally.Rebel Converting has offered the materials to make 1 million ...

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Here’s Milwaukee’s proposed (and updated) mandatory mask ordinance, to be discussed Thursday

July 6, 2020

UPDATE 7/8/20): A slightly revised version of the ordinance (seen below) will be discussed at a special Public Safety and Health Committee meeting on Thursday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m.UPDATE (7/7/20): The Commo...

Please enjoy the many delightful emails supporting or opposing a citywide masking policy

July 1, 2020

On Thursday, July 2 at 9 a.m., the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Committee will discuss a proposed citywide masking policy that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public places. In case you...

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“Please don’t let us become Florida or Texas”: More than 70 Milwaukee businesses call for mandatory mask rule

June 30, 2020

UPDATE: Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic has introduced a mandatory mask proposal, dubbed MKE Cares, that will go before the Common Council's Public Safety & Health Committee July 2. Read the proposal HERE. M...

Milwaukee Health Commissioner: “We’re going to have to be more aggressive with our enforcement”

June 30, 2020

At a virtual media briefing Tuesday afternoon, Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Dr. Jeanette Kowalik said that the city will have to be "more aggressive" with its enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions."Remem...

Steny’s closes for deep cleaning: “A positive case of COVID-19 has made its way into our building”

June 30, 2020

Milwaukee fish fry favorite Steny's announced Tuesday night that it has temporarily closed for deep cleaning, due to a positive case of COVID-19 " its way into our building" on 800 S. 2nd St.Here's the anno...

South Shore Farmers Market returns June 20 (with some safety guidelines)

June 16, 2020

Saturday officially marks the first day of summer. The long-awaited date also marks the beginning of a beloved Bay View summer tradition. On June 20, South Shore Farmers Market will begin its 22nd season. Like ...

Onesto, Smoke Shack, AJ Bombers, Blue Bat have reopened for dine-in service

June 10, 2020

Four Milwaukee restaurants under the Hospitality Democracy banner—Onesto, Smoke Shack, AJ Bombers, and Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria—have reopened to dine-in service. But, like Lakefront Brewery, there are ...

And yes, the 2020 Milwaukee Polka Riot has been canceled, too

June 10, 2020

It's come to this.Yes, the 2020 Milwaukee Polka Riot has been canceled. Because of COVID-19, of course. It would have been the fourth year for "America's first and (as far as we know) only alternative polka...

In case you missed it, here’s the revised 4,902-word health order still in effect in Milwaukee

June 8, 2020

Remember last Thursday, when Mayor Tom Barrett announced that Milwaukee bars and restaurants could open (with capacity capped at 25%) the very next day? Yeah, that went well. The announcement wasn't just a rand...