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February 21, 2023

Milwaukee's once-mighty Northridge Mall has been closed and abandoned since 2003. Well, calling it "abandoned" may not be entirely accurate. You see, the undead ghost mall has been a favorite spot for pesky van...

55 flat-out fantastic photos from Mama Tried’s Flat Out Friday 2023

February 20, 2023

Motorcycle racers riding on top of a track that's slathered in Dr. Pepper syrup! Old riders! Young riders! Costumed "goofball" riders! Need we say more?Nope, not much. Milwaukee's homegrown Flat Out Friday ...

Enjoy these 21 photos of Bay View’s new Cheba Hut, which opened last week and is awesome

February 20, 2023

Even though we try to highlight local, independently-owned restaurants as often as we can, we're not immune to the occasional chain restaurant craving. Over the weekend, we indulged in one when we checked out t...

The Avett Brothers will headline BMO Pavilion June 23 during Summerfest

February 20, 2023

And the Summerfest headliners just keep on comin'. Well, in this case, a BMO Pavilion Summerfest headliner, but still. (Also: When did they drop "Harris" from BMO Harris Pavilion? How did we miss that?)Anyw...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Charlie Berens

February 19, 2023

Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every Saturday night on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Apple Podcasts. ...

Milwaukee Record’s Cats Of The Week: Magic and Kona

February 18, 2023

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Female beer reps from 9 different breweries to collaborate on Women’s Month events

February 17, 2023

For many years, the beer industry was one completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically owned by—you guessed it!—m...

Business To Business: Cache Cider owner Ethan Keller loves Transfer Pizzeria Café

February 17, 2023

With our “Business To Business” series, we’re offering business owners in and around Milwaukee a platform to acknowledge other local establishments and area entrepreneurs they appreciate. This week: Cache Cider...

Oscar shorts, family films coming to Oriental Theatre

February 17, 2023

If you're in the market for catching up on this year's crop of Oscar-nominated short films and enjoying the original Muppet Movie on the big screen, have we got some news for you.Beginning Friday, February ...

The Frogs’ Jimmy Flemion will play first hometown show in 17 years March 24 at X-Ray Arcade

February 17, 2023

In the history of Milwaukee bands that broke into the mainstream—albeit briefly—no group leaves a stranger mark than The Frogs. Brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed the aggressively lo-fi and aggressively s...

Digging into the race for Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District—the OTHER big race in Tuesday’s primary

Dan Shafer

February 16, 2023

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe.The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is the biggest on...

Pizza Man is leaving Downer Avenue, moving to old Stubby’s on Humboldt Boulevard

February 16, 2023

After nearly 10 years of holding down the corner of Downer and Belleview on the city's east side, Milwaukee staple Pizza Man is preparing to move. "Within the coming weeks," Pizza Man will move from its current...

What to expect from key Brewers in 2023 (based on the songs that were #1 on their 23rd birthdays)

Kyle Lobner

February 16, 2023

As the final preparations for the 2023 baseball season get underway this week in Arizona and Florida, everyone is asking the same question: What kind of year will it be?Thankfully, in the modern era we have...

Check out The Vanguard’s new stylized sausages and butcher boards

February 16, 2023

Earlier this week, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 4 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare—most notably the delicious likes of the Diablo Verde and the Beer Nerd—have either been...

18 examples of Jrue Holiday’s awesomeness, ranked

February 15, 2023

Tuesday was a career-defining night for Jrue Holiday. The Bucks star scored 40 points—including a shot from beyond half court and a clutch three in overtime—and flashed some timely defense to lead Milwaukee to ...

11 interesting Milwaukee items in the big Landmark 1850 / Joseph Halser III auction

February 15, 2023

Who doesn't love a good auction? And who doesn't love a good auction stocked with nearly 3,000 items—many of which would be of great interest to collectors of old Milwaukee stuff?Landmark 1850 owner and "in...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Quilz

February 15, 2023

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeereco...

Milwaukee Rep is doing a ‘Run Bambi Run’ musical with songs from Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano

February 14, 2023

Today in peak '80s/'90s Milwaukee news, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater announced that its upcoming 2023/24 season (its 70th) will include "an original World Premiere musical on the mainstage commissioned by Mi...

A down and dirty guide to voting in Wisconsin’s 2023 Spring Primary, which is super important