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8 unheralded wide receivers who turned into major Packers contributors

October 5, 2020

Simply stated, the Green Bay Packers receiving corps isn't in a great place at the moment. A position that was already under scrutiny following an offseason in which Devin Funchess—who later opted out of the se...

Relive summer with Wes Tank and Jump Rope Squad’s “Jump Around” video

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Wes Tank had a good year. Amidst a howlingly awful 2020, the Milwaukee musician found internet fame with his rap versions of classic Dr. Seuss books—and, later, with his own StoryRaps series for Kidoodle.TV. Ch...

New bar and restaurant, Allure, planned for Bad Genie space

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Downtown club Bad Genie has been closed since the early days of COVID-19; when the space eventually reopens, it may not be Bad Genie anymore.License applications filed with the city indicate a new business,...

The 197-film lineup for the all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival has been unveiled, looks great

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Big screens, small screens, it doesn't matter: The Milwaukee Film Festival is the best.Okay, fine—big screens would be great, but that ain't happening this year. Instead, the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival wi...

My First Band: Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 2, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Listeners all over the world know Bob Nanna as the voice of Braid (one of the most influential emo bands of all time), as well as celebrated projects like Hey Mercedes and The City On ...

Local flavor: The Gardetto’s snack mix dynasty started right here in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

October 2, 2020

Last week, we took you and your taste buds on a trip down memory lane when we wrote an ode to Supreme's Pizza-Burger, a cheese-stuffed treasure we just realized was made locally. After that article, which surpr...

GoFundMe Alert: Mad Planet needs help, too

Matt Wild

October 2, 2020

Remember the early days of the COVID-19 crisis? When we all came to the aid of dozens of Milwaukee businesses (including Milwaukee Record—THANK YOU) and donated to dozens of GoFundMe campaigns? Seems like a lif...

This week’s most shocking news: Vitucci’s will reopen for one night only (tonight)

Matt Wild

October 2, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Every week is worse than the last. Every day is worse than the last. Hell, e...

Returning this October to an internet near you: Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater!

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Have you been missing the communal joys of watching films with strangers? Are you not yet sick of livestreams? If you giddily answered YES to both of these questions, you're in luck: For the first four Friday's...

Indeed Brewing Company’s Low-Key Lowdown will turn 2nd Street into a socially distant beer garden October 10

Tyler Maas

October 1, 2020

Last October, Indeed Brewing Company hosted a belated grand opening party outside its new Milwaukee taproom and pilot brewery located at 530 S. 2nd St. in Walker's Point. That all-day block party—which the brew...

Watch Brett Newski annoy/delight people (again) in video for “What Are You Smoking?”

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

"I know it's a terrible time for many, but the virus is going to get people off the hamster wheel and have a healthy new perspective. It will give people much more clarity as to what's a priority in their lives...

Gov. Evers: Cancel the dinner parties, “grab a six-pack to drink at home”

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Well folks, Gov. Tony Evers isn't messing around when it comes to the ever-worsening COVID-19 crisis here in Wisconsin. Just today, he followed up a Tuesday press briefing with another press briefing, highlight...

Riverwest Public House will remain open through October

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Last week, when we talked to Michael Rebers of the Riverwest Public House (815 E. Locust St.), he said it would take a "small miracle" to keep the longtime cooperative venue/bar/gathering place open past the en...

Milwaukee Christkindlmarket has been canceled, will go virtual

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

Remember back in March and April, when people were like, "Whoa! You're canceling stuff all the way into August! Let's not get crazy here!" Yeah. Anyway, the 2020 Milwaukee Christkindlmarket has been canceled. O...

Scooter pilot study from 2019 deemed a success, new pilot study recommended for 2021

Matt Wild

September 30, 2020

Remember those scooters? Remember how Milwaukee got really, really worked up about them in 2018 and 2019? Remember how Milwaukee really, really forgot about them in 2020 (when they failed to return because of C...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: September 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 30, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup (a list compiled via our own archives and other resources like 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and Br...

Murals on historic properties may need to be removable, facing away from streets and sidewalks

Matt Wild

September 30, 2020

Want to paint or install a mural on the side of a historic Milwaukee property? There may be some new guidelines for that—including a few that ask you to please keep your mural tucked away in a back alley or som...

Please enjoy this picture of Miller Park, handwritten with the names of every Brewer in Brewers history

Matt Wild

September 30, 2020

In three short months, Miller Park will be Miller Park no longer. It'll be American Family Field, which is fine, and it'll have a new logo, which is definitely a logo.So how to pay tribute to the soon-to-be...

Show your love for Johnson’s Park, Echo Bowl and other bygone local haunts with these shirts

Tyler Maas

September 29, 2020

Shirts! We have to wear them in public. In addition to covering our nipples and other unsightly portions of our upper torso, T-shirts can also let other people know some of your interests. Perhaps you want stra...

Join Milwaukee Record on X-Ray Arcade’s patio for a socially distant night of Midwest music

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 29, 2020

Do you like Midwestern-made music? Do you want to support X-Ray Arcade? Do you want to do something—ANYTHING—in a safe and responsible setting that's not your goddamn house? Do you want to squeeze every possibl...