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Hey Milwaukee: If we want to save the Domes we should probably start going to the Domes

October 5, 2016

In late September, Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory's Tropical Dome became the second of the park's three iconic domes to reopen to the public. As every Milwaukee man, woman, and child will recall, coun...

Batman cars, dorky dads, and finishing last: Exorcising our pinewood derby memories

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 28, 2016

On Wednesday, September 28, Palomino will host its inaugural adult pinewood derby competition. Yes, the long-running Cub Scout event—in which children thrill to hand-crafted wooden cars on plastic wheels ra...

I went to NEWaukee’s Night Market and it was nice

Matt Wild

September 16, 2016

Wednesday night, as I surveyed the action of my very first NEWaukee Night Market from the balcony of the desolate Shops of Grand Avenue food court, a woman asked me what, exactly, my beef had been with the ...

The “Milwaukee Fuck It List”: My city through my mom’s eyes

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2016

I love my mom. Any good that resides within me is the direct result of something she, my dad or my stepfather instilled in me. As lame as it probably makes me sound, she's one of my best friends on this dum...

Doors Open, Adventure Rock, and the ever-changing face of Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 13, 2016

I'm scaling a 30-foot indoor rock climbing wall—in jeans and a button-up, because I'm an idiot—and all I can think about is empty space. Air, grass, an open field, an unobstructed view. A break from the mon...

MGD Day: In search of a dying domestic beer

Mark Flehmer

August 30, 2016

Yes, I understand. There is a new brewery going in here. There is a new brewery going in there. Every bar you go to has a long tap list of all the new cool brews they have rotating in from all across the co...

I beaned Milwaukee Brewers great Geoff Jenkins with a wiffle ball

Mark Flehmer

July 14, 2016

//On July 12, 2016, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino hosted the inaugural Potawatomi All-Star Wiffle Ball Tournament. This "first of its kind" wiffle ball competition claimed to be the largest such tournament...

I used Summerfest shuttles as my personal taxi service

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2016

//Every year, Summerfest brings close to a million people to Henry Maier Festival Park. With the 11-day festival's attendance equaling roughly one-sixth of the state's population, parking anywhere in the v...

Poor turnout at “People’s Flag” meeting points to potential problems with “People’s Flag” movement

Matt Wild

July 7, 2016

Wednesday night, in a show of community support not seen since that time 71 people signed a Change.org petition to book DJ Paris Hilton at every Summerfest until the apocalypse, a dozen people, three journali...

Review: Taped Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2016

//Wednesday marked the beginning of yet another Summerfest, the 49th iteration of a classic Milwaukee event that has evolved over the years to become what's accurately referred to as "The World's Largest M...

My layover at Mitchell Gallery of Flight, that museum in the airport

Monica Reida

June 29, 2016

//I had never really noticed Mitchell Gallery of Flight when flying in and out of General Mitchell International Airport. My normal pre-flight pattern usually includes checking in for my flight, checking m...

Summer Soulstice 2016: A minute-by-minute, soul-searching recap

Matt Wild

June 27, 2016

//This past Saturday, the Summer Soulstice Music Festival celebrated its 16th year on the East Side. This fall, I'll celebrate my 20th. By all living-in-Milwaukee logic (not to mention all good sense), I s...

I hung out with the mayor of Cudahy

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2016

//Last year, a few weeks after we posted about a particularly harsh video about West Allis (that, again, we had no part in making), I sought to see if the industrial Milwaukee suburb was indeed the "worst ...

I got a Milwaukee flag tattoo

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2016

Oh great, another opinion article about the fucking Milwaukee flag! Well, not exactly. At this point, I'm sure whatever thoughts and feelings I could write about the latest (and seemingly most organized) effort...

We tried (and failed) “Wisconsin’s Largest Pizza Challenge” at Pizza Shuttle

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2016

//Milwaukee's East Side is changing. Though the historic neighborhood is becoming cluttered with cookie cutter apartment complexes, rent is on the rise, and chain restaurants continue to move it, a few bus...

I ate Dave Begel’s “Top 10 Milwaukee foods to eat while you are driving” while I was driving

Kevin Mueller

June 2, 2016

//A growing (yet still rarely followed) tenet of internet culture is that you should avoid spreading articles you don't like on social media. A comically oblivious article can generate more traffic through...

A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 2, 2016

//In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Matt ...

I humiliated myself in front of one of the dudes from Cherry Pie

Matt Wild

May 26, 2016

//You find yourself backstage at a play, moments before your entrance, unable to remember your lines. A creeping wave of terror washes over you. Oh god, what am I doing here? What is this? I'm doomed. Mayb...

Pondering (and calling) the Miller Park Roof Hotline

Matt Wild

May 19, 2016

//It's happened to all of us: You're staring off into space, alone, tired, afraid, wondering if the Miller Park roof will be open for the day's big game. A quick peek outside tells you the weather is certa...

Remembering the brief, beautiful Smash Mouth and Milwaukee Record feud of 2015

Tyler Maas

May 11, 2016

//The guy from Smash Mouth once famously said, "Somebody once told me the world was gonna troll me." At least I think that's how the lyric went. Was it "roll"? I know it was something like that, but who ca...