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Bay View planning “wheel park” for skateboarders, other riders in Beulah Brinton Playfield

May 4, 2023

Good news, skate rats and BMX bandits: Bay View may be getting a new "wheel park" in Beulah Brinton Playfield (2555 S. Bay St.)! The 5,000-square-foot-or-less park—dubbed the "Wheel Spot"—would cater to skatebo...

The original Milwaukee County Stadium Racing Sausages from 1993 are on eBay

Matt Wild

May 3, 2023

In his seminal 2003 jam "eBay" (a parody of Backstreet Boys' seminal 1999 jam "I Want It That Way"), "Weird Al" Yankovic rattles off a host of oddities found on the then-new-ish auction site: a PacMan Fever lun...

Proposed Brewers stadium deal is a short-sighted swing and miss

Dan Shafer

April 27, 2023

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click HERE to subscribe. A somewhat surprising announcement arrived in the inbo...

Pro wrestlers, ‘Paw Patrol’ and bobbleheads: Your 2023 Lakeshore Chinooks promo schedule

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2023

Though baseball season is already underway in Milwaukee and the Brewers currently sit a game out of first place a few weeks into the season, there’s another team in the region that’s getting ready to take the f...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The uncommon pleasures of Milwaukee County Golf

Pete McDermott

April 17, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee County Golf! Before I begin, let me be clear: this is not an at...

Crusherfest is announcing wrestling legends who will be coming to South Milwaukee June 3-4

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 17, 2023

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski—will return to the wrestler's native South Milwaukee on June 3-4, 2023. Over th...

AEW Dynamite brings momentum, star power to Milwaukee this week

Vince Morales

April 11, 2023

When professional wrestling last made its way to Milwaukee, it was WWE in the heart of WrestleMania season. With some big names and the idea of Roman Reigns' reign of terror finally coming to an end by the ...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Chris Jericho

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 11, 2023

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

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Jake “The Snake” Plummer

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 9, 2023

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

Stuff We Missed: You can buy alcohol for one inning longer at Brewers games this year

Matt Wild

April 7, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • If you've been paying attention to baseball this year, you've surely noticed...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Opening Day!

Matt Wild

April 3, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Opening Day! What can you can say about Opening Day? You can say somethin...

Let’s ask the Uecker 8-Ball some questions about the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2023 season

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 30, 2023

Back in 2017, the Milwaukee Brewers released one of the finest fan giveaways in the history of baseball: a Bob Uecker-themed magic 8-ball. Just ask the haunted hunk of hollow plastic a question, flip it over, a...

Milwaukee Brewers logos, ranked

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2023

It's Opening Day, so I'm going to rank Milwaukee Brewers logos. Why beat around the bush? Let's just get to this shit. Dispute this if you'd like, but these are the official rankings so you're just going to hav...

Aaron Rodgers: “I want to play, and I would like to play in New York”

Matt Wild

March 15, 2023

Green Bay Packers superstar, once-in-a-generation quarterback, Hall of Fame lock, Jeopardy! guest host, darkness retreater, and noted researcher Aaron Rodgers appeared on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday afternoon...

WWE’s Road To CodyMania comes to Milwaukee

Vince Morales

March 13, 2023

It's only been three months since WWE was last in Milwaukee, but things feel much different this time around. Why? It's WrestleMania season, of course, as WWE brings the Road To WrestleMania tour to Milwaukee o...

“The best jobbers in the country”: The mystery VHS that unearthed Milwaukee wrestling history

DJ Hostettler

March 2, 2023

The message from my wife popped into my inbox during work a few weeks back. "We just got a mysterious wrestling VHS tape from Eric! He says it's the MWA?" We immediately agreed that he must have misread. He...

Possible Aaron Rodgers offseason outcomes, ranked

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2023

Are you tired of hearing about Aaron Rodgers this offseason? I sure as hell am! Now that No. 12 has emerged from his weird darkness retreat and flurry of quarterback-related transactions will surely be occurrin...

Watch Giannis eat snacks, talk Charles Antetokounmpo Foundation on ‘The Daily Show’

Matt Wild

February 27, 2023

We'll keep this short and sweet: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped by Comedy Central's The Daily Show on Monday night. While there, he chatted with guest host Hasan Minhaj about his knee (...

Brewers roll out “414 Menu” for concessions savings; enhance game day experience for fans

Press Release

February 21, 2023

BREWERS ROLL OUT “414 MENU” FOR CONCESSIONS SAVINGS; ENHANCE GAME DAY EXPERIENCE FOR FANS New 414 Menu and Sunday Fun-Day Bundle Offer Excellent Value for Fans; Sunday Autograph Sessions for Kids Return; and M...

Watch Thrasher skateboarders “rip the remains” of Northridge Mall

Matt Wild

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...