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Mandatory Milwaukee: Passing on the right, a.k.a. the “Milwaukee Slide”

November 18, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places dangerous driving practices come and go, while some places dangerous driving practices become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit belo...

2021 Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival kicks off tomorrow (on TV)

Matt Wild

November 17, 2021

Looking to get in the holiday mood a week before Thanksgiving? Then you're in luck: the 23rd annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is set to kick off Thursday, November 18. From November 18 through Januar...

The scooters will be gone by midnight, may return next year

Matt Wild

November 15, 2021

If you're looking to get in some sweet, sweet (and cold) scooting action, you're out of luck, Milwaukee. Yes, the city's 2021 Dockless Scooter Pilot Study, which began June 1, ended today, November 15. "Scoo...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about married sex

Lucky Tomaszek

November 12, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, My husband and I have been together for almost 20 years. We have a strong relationship and we still really like each other. (Not everyone can say that, hey?) We’re sti...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Nov. 1-6)

Matt Wild

November 8, 2021

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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: 7 Mile Fair has made the trip to Caledonia worthwhile for 60 years

Tyler Maas

November 4, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some sprawling suburban indoor/outdoor flea markets come and go, while some sprawling suburban indoor/outdoor flea markets become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Jo...

Welcome to November: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2021

November. Summer is now far in the rear view mirror. Most of Milwaukee's festivals scheduled to take place during this pandemic-abbreviated year of entertainment are now over. By now, your Halloween costume has...

For sale: A Milwaukee bungalow with a “historical theater/film previewing room from the 1950s”

Matt Wild

November 1, 2021

Every few months a Milwaukee or Milwaukee-area real estate listing captures the city's imagination. Sometimes it's a house that's also a bar. Sometimes it's a bar that's also a bowling alley. Sometimes it's Scr...

We’re the 140th best city for witches? Because we don’t have enough covens? We beg to differ

Matt Wild

October 27, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

25 Milwaukee Halloween events

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 26, 2021

Halloween as we know it didn't happen last year, but thanks to vaccinations (hey, get vaccinated!), the world is once again in a place where the holiday can be enjoyed in something resembling a "normal" capacit...

Remembering Milwaukee’s infamous Halloween “Grave Rave” bust of 1992

Matt Wild

October 26, 2021

"What was supposed to be the party of the season for almost 1,000 people hoping for a clandestine Halloween costume party turned into the biggest raid in Milwaukee history Sunday morning." So intoned a lengt...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Oct. 17-23)

Matt Wild

October 25, 2021

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...

I dunno, here’s a video I shot this morning of some big waves on Lake Michigan

Matt Wild

October 25, 2021

Ever have one of those mornings where you want to crawl into the nearest cave and dynamite the thing shut so you'll never again see the light of day? (Mondays, amiright!) You were planning to get up bright and ...

Target

Matt Wild

October 22, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Target. • Target. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones....

Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market will move from Domes to Deer District, begin November 6

Matt Wild

October 21, 2021

For the last eight years, the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market has set up shop in the annex of the Mitchell Park Domes. But this year's market, set to run on Saturdays from November 6, 2021 through April 9, 2022...

Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival will take over downtown November 18 – January 1

Matt Wild

October 21, 2021

First the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market, now the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival. WINTER IS COMING, PEOPLE. Okay, so the 23rd annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is set to take over Downtown Milwauk...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Trick-or-treating during the day for some reason

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some local customs come and go, while some stay put. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local customs with fresh eyes, and explore...

Get your second dose (not a booster) of the COVID-19 vaccine, get a $25 U.S. Bank gift card

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

Have you gotten your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yet? Good. Have you gotten your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yet? (Not a booster shot, mind you.) Well, if you haven't, the City of Milwaukee has a...

Dumb “study”: Milwaukee is the 17th best city for vampires

Tyler Maas

October 19, 2021

Every few weeks, we stumble upon—or, more accurately, are emailed—news that Milwaukee is among the top cities in the country for...something. Usually, these so-called "studies" that declare our fair city to be ...

Here’s the Cream City Creatives vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

October 19, 2021

Now that we're fairly deep into October, it's our duty to inform you that, yes, the holidays are right around the corner. Though shopping for everyone on your list can be a drag, shopping local can help you fin...