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Daydream Retrievers provide pitch-perfect song for our collective “Living Hell”

January 4, 2022

We're fast approaching two years of this living hell. There's evidently no end in sight for this living hell. What can we do, both individually and as members of the same flawed tribe occupying this planet at t...

“The Betty White-Wisconsin connection” news roundup

Matt Wild

January 4, 2022

Betty White ruled. She absolutely ruled. Betty White died December 31 at the age 0f 99—just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. For the past few days, the internet has been awash with praise and tributes to the...

In case you blinked last month, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (December 2021)

Matt Wild

January 3, 2022

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...

Start the year off right with a video of lap steel metal band Velocihamster covering “Sleep Walk”

Matt Wild

January 3, 2022

Hey! It's 2022! The pandemic rages on! MPS has gone all-virtual! There's no end in sight! It's just like...2021. And most of 2020. Sigh. Happily, we have a much more enjoyable repeat performance for you. Bac...

Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tavern will require proof of vaccination beginning Jan. 7

Matt Wild

January 3, 2022

Roughly 24 hours after Odd Duck announced it will require prospective diners to show proof of vaccination, Brewers Hill brunch spot Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern, 234 E Vine St., has announced a similar dine-...

Odd Duck will require proof of vaccination, first Milwaukee restaurant to do so

Matt Wild

January 2, 2022

Effective immediately, Milwaukee's Odd Duck restaurant, 2352 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., will require diners to show proof of vaccination before entering. It appears that the Bay View restaurant is the first dedicate...

All MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning January 4

Matt Wild

January 2, 2022

Sigh. Milwaukee Public Schools announced Sunday night that all MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning Tuesday, January 4. Welcome to 2020 2021 2022, folks. "MPS was scheduled to resume in-...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge but then not doing it

Matt Wild

December 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places New Year's Day traditions come and go, while some places New Year's Day traditions become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved a...

Milwaukee’s mayoral election set for April 5, 2022; primary set for February 15, 2022

Matt Wild

December 23, 2021

At 5 p.m. yesterday, Common Council President Cavalier Johnson became Mayor Cavalier Johnson. (He's still the Common Council President, fyi, but now he can't vote as a council member.) But the gig, thanks to a ...

At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee will get its first new mayor in nearly two decades

Matt Wild

December 22, 2021

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye. Yes, the City of Milwaukee is set to get its first new mayor since 2004. At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will officially resign. Common Council Presi...

Plant-based eatery and bar, Nice Times, coming to former Snack Boys/Hotel Foster

Matt Wild

December 21, 2021

It may not feel like it, but nice times are ahead, Milwaukee. Nice Times, a new plant-based restaurant and bar, is set to open in the old Snack Boys/Hotel Foster space at 2028 E. North Ave. on the city's eas...

Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson reveals plan to combat reckless driving, S.T.A.N.D.

Matt Wild

December 21, 2021

Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson revealed a plan to combat reckless driving Tuesday morning. The plan is called S.T.A.N.D. for Safer Streets. It will focus on: • Safe street design • Traffic enforceme...

Two words: Little Beefy

Matt Wild

December 17, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: LITTLE BEEFY. • Two words: Little Beefy. Let those words echo th...

Tom Barrett to live on nice farm in country, a.k.a. take gig as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg

Matt Wild

December 16, 2021

"Mommy? Daddy? What happened to longtime Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett?" "Oh honey, don't worry. He's living on a nice farm in the country now the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Sta...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Sharing that “bars vs. grocery stores” map on social media

Matt Wild

December 13, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places viral maps come and go, while some places viral maps become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples vi...

Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna have been immortalized in bobblehead form

Matt Wild

December 10, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna bobblehead day! • No bobblehead hall o...

Jack White will bring his “Supply Chain Issues Tour” to UWM Panther Arena August 16, 2022

Matt Wild

December 10, 2021

Jack White rules. We haven't seen Jack White since 2014. We're excited to see Jack White again—during his so-called "Supply Chain Issues Tour"—on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. YES....

The Daily Bird is open now in former Fuel space in Riverwest

Matt Wild

December 9, 2021

If you can look past all the misery and awfulness, one of the stranger quirks of the COVID-19 pandemic has been beloved businesses disappearing with little or no fanfare. Take the original Fuel Cafe, which open...

The ghost of Grand Avenue (again)

Matt Wild

December 2, 2021

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! It's hard to say when my writing career began. (I'l...

Reminder: Milwaukee winter parking rules begin December 1

Matt Wild

November 30, 2021

Parking in Milwaukee during the winter! Yep, it's that time of year again. Ugh. Here's what you need to know: • Winter parking rules are in effect from December 1 through March 1. Everything below applies to t...

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