Tag: First Person

10 ways to help Milwaukee Record continue for (at least) 10 more years

April 15, 2024

In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday, April 7, 2024. That day was declared to be "Milwaukee Record Day" throughout the city, as proclaimed by Mayor Cavalier Jo...

I ran the fast food gauntlet at Lake Forest Oasis

Tyler Maas

February 29, 2024

Today, the world got to enjoy an extra day. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, earth is still granted a 29th day in February (or "Leap Day") once every four years. We don’t ...

How does Anodyne Coffee’s Milwaukee Record Blend pair with various types of booze? We found out!

Rusty Drinkswell

February 8, 2024

Below are the finest 900-ish words ever written about mixing airplane bottles of alcohol with Anodyne Coffee Roasting's Milwaukee Record Blend—which can be found at each of the Milwaukee-based coffee company's ...

Make it MKE scents: Here are some of my favorite Milwaukee smells

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2024

At the risk of sounding overconfident, I think Milwaukee Record manages to cover a lot of ground for a two-person operation with a great cast of freelance contributors. Over the span of almost 10 years, our nea...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Feeling optimistic about the city in 2024

Tyler Maas

January 3, 2024

Some feelings of early-year optimism come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Feeling optimistic about Milwaukee in 2024. In case you hadn't heard, we'r...

Silk Exotic on Silver Spring has closed, so here’s our story about seeing 2 Live Crew there in 2015

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 2, 2024

Time's up, boss: After 20 years in business, the original Silver Spring Road location of Milwaukee gentlemen's club Silk Exotic has apparently closed. "#SilkMilwaukee on Silver Spring is CLOSED," reads an annou...

Remembering when I was 11 and I got a Guns N’ Roses cassingle for St. Nick’s Day

Matt Wild

December 6, 2023

This heartwarming tale of St. Nick's Day and Guns N' Roses was first published in 2022. If there's one thing that Wisconsinites love, it's celebrating all the "quirky Wisconsin things" that make our state un...

I built my dream Mexican fast food meal on Layton Avenue (and you can too!)

Tyler Maas

November 15, 2023

In case you haven't heard yet, allow me to be the bearer of good news. Milwaukee is home to a brand new Taco John's! The region's newest "West-Mex" purveyor—joining the recently opened Taco John's locations in ...

I went to the last Blimpie Subs in Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2023

Last weekend, I took to our social media accounts and reposted an October 2022 article where I went to the last Ponderosa restaurant location in Wisconsin. (Yes, it's the one in Wisconsin Dells and it's still o...

Jason Momoa vodka signing at the New Berlin Costco: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

October 19, 2023

On Thursday, October 19, in the year of our lord 2023, actor Jason Momoa descended on Wisconsin to sign bottles of Meili Vodka, a brand co-created by Momoa and buddy Blaine Halvorsom. Two signing were held: the...

Remembering the time I found a kid at Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

September 15, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! The third Saturday of each—non-pandemic—year, Bay V...

Rounding up more of my “Milwaukee Blind Spots”

Tyler Maas

August 30, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! About two years ago, I wrote about a few of my so-c...

Burrito Sandwich: An investigation

Tyler Maas

August 24, 2023

I didn't want to do it. I really didn't, but you all pulled me back in. I tried to ignore it. I wanted to avoid it, foolishly thinking it would blow over in a few days and things would return to some semblance ...

I came in for “The Craic”

Tyler Maas

August 14, 2023

There's this bar on the corner of Howell Ave. and Howard Ave. that I drive by fairly often. The business—called Gingerz Sportz Pub—opened in early 2017, which has given me ample opportunity to stop by. However,...

South Metro Pier is a strange, secluded, serene lakeside trail you probably never knew existed

Tyler Maas

August 2, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery August 2-9 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer...

Members of KISS opening a restaurant at Potawatomi: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

August 2, 2023

At the risk of starting an article involving two members of KISS on a shaky note, I've never quite "gotten" KISS. There's just something about the band's combination of blood-spitting spectacle and streamlined ...

The inevitable loss of beloved Milwaukee things

Matt Wild

August 1, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! A few months ago I took a behind-the-scenes tour of...

I was a teenage(-ish) tour guide for Harley-Davidson

Rob Wieland

July 11, 2023

"Wah-wah-too-sah" "Whoa-wah-toe-suh" "Wuh-wuh-tuh-say" - Folks from around the world on the Harley-Davidson tour, attempting to pronounce "Wauwatosa" The Harley-Davidson plant that existed on 124th Street...

Summerfest Weekend 3 Recap: The random indie-rock edition!

Matt Wild

July 9, 2023

At one point during the third and final weekend of Summerfest, I was considering buying a toe ring. At another I was screaming along to one of my favorite songs in the rain. At another I was being offered a spl...

Take me back to Summerfest 2001: Prince at the Marcus Amphitheater

Matt Wild

July 6, 2023

When Prince died in 2016 at the age of 57, he was hailed as a genius. This was the quirky, restless, uniquely creative mastermind behind Purple Rain, Sign O' The Times, oodles of hit songs, and hell, even that ...

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