City Life

September 23, 2021

Summer might be over, but Milwaukee's ever-growing festival season is nowhere close to being done. Now that live, in-person events have returned in a big way, there are even some new fests making their debut th...

Let’s all chip in and buy Paddy’s Pub for $639,900 and not turn it into something awful

September 23, 2021

Hey! Milwaukee! Let's all chip in, raise about $639,900, buy the iconic East Side bar Paddy's Pub (2339-2345 N. Murray Ave.), and not turn it into something awful like luxury apartments or whatever! How 'bout i...

Milwaukee Record’s 2021 fall festival guide

September 16, 2021

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta the end of Milwaukee’s festival season? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, as live, in-person events are starting to return in a bi...

What’s the deal with those electric scooter parking corrals?

September 14, 2021

Have you noticed a bunch of painted parking corrals for those wonderful/infernal electric scooters popping up on streets and sidewalks throughout Milwaukee? Have you wondered to yourself, "What's the deal with ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 5-11)

September 13, 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...

MKE SEX: Sex, pregnancy, postpartum, anatomy, physiology, and hormones

Lucky Tomaszek

September 10, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, I’m pregnant and am very excited to be a mom for the first time. The other night, my partner and I were on a Zoom call with my partner’s family, and his brothers were ...

Reminder: Milwaukee’s first World Naked Bike Ride is this Saturday

September 9, 2021

Consider this your reminder that on Saturday, September 11, Milwaukee will join cities worldwide in hosting its first World Naked Bike Ride. Participants in the clothing-optional, "bare as you dare" ride will m...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

September 8, 2021

Summerfest! The World’s Largest Music Festival is mixing things up in 2021, moving to September and staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the traditional 11-day run. (Oh, and there’ll be ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Learning to love Summerfest again

September 7, 2021

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

Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 7-12, 2021

September 6, 2021

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of “Record Recommended” (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

The SummerRest: 40 standout non-Summerfest shows

September 2, 2021

Summerfest officially kicks off today. Over the course of nine September nights (plus a few affiliated AmFam Amphitheater shows other nights this month), hundreds of local, national, and internationally-known m...

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

September 1, 2021

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Well, that's usually the case. This September, however, ...

Silver City International Festival returns September 11

September 1, 2021

Since its start in 2012, Silver City International Festival has celebrated the numerous cultures that help make Silver City the most diverse neighborhood in Milwaukee through food, the arts, and music. Last Sep...

MKE SEX: OnlyFans, sex work, and big banks as the keepers of morality

Lucky Tomaszek

August 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); In the spring of 2016, The Tool Shed hosted adult performer and creator Jiz Lee for an event that included a public Q&A. During that event, an audience member stood and asked why c...

Matt & Kristin Talk About Milwaukee & Wisconsin Stuff #9: Vaccines, Colectivo, census

August 27, 2021

If you don't follow As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin examines the many, m...

Woof! Brady Street Pet Parade will return October 3 and I’ll be the emcee

August 26, 2021

The beloved Brady Street Pet Parade will return to, well, Brady Street on Sunday, October 3. Yes, after an all-virtual parade in 2020, the city's finest good boys, pretty girls, and parrots (and their human com...

Milwaukee Paranormal Conference returns with local focus, Haunchyville coloring sheets

August 25, 2021

Isn't it odd that we live in a world where things like aliens, Bigfoot, and winged demons hanging out at the State Fair have become downright quaint? Just think of all the awful, horrible, and destructive thing...

So, um, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will be nominated new U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg?

August 25, 2021

So, um, President Joe Biden has nominated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to be the new United States Ambassador to Luxembourg? Whaaaaaaa? Here's the official statement from the White House: President Bid...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (August 15-21)