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Make your picks in Round 2 of our Wisconsin-Born Celebrity Bracket

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December 9, 2022

My First Band: Jamie Jones (All-4-One)

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December 9, 2022

N/A Day

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December 9, 2022

15 things to do during the Packers bye

December 8, 2022

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (November 20 – December 3)

December 8, 2022

Study: Wisconsin, like the rest of the universe, loves Taylor Swift

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Robot Witch sounds bigger, better, bolder than ever on new self-titled EP

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Mandatory Milwaukee

Mandatory Milwaukee: Sharing something about Wisconsin having a bunch of the “drunkest cities/counties in America”
Matt Wild
September 12, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Brewers day games
Tyler Maas
August 29, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: County Clare greets visitors with “a hundred thousand welcomes”
Matt Wild
August 16, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Experiencing the Bristol Renaissance Faire for the first time
Matt Wild
August 1, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Fireworks!
Matt Wild
June 28, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Bringing the air conditioners up from storage because it’s gonna be 90 today
Matt Wild
June 14, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Trying/failing to make it to every event you’d like to attend
Tyler Maas
April 21, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!
Matt Wild
April 4, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee ambassador
Matt Wild
March 21, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Those boxes outside Marcus Performing Arts Center that spin really fast
Tyler Maas
March 8, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: The “Recombobulation Area” signs at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
Matt Wild
February 21, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Posting a picture of your car’s dashboard thermometer when it’s really cold outside
Matt Wild
February 7, 2022

Fish Fry

435 Friday fish frys and counting: Belly Up Bar (Menomonee Falls)
Caleb Westphal
May 6, 2022
431 Friday fish frys and counting: Sloppy Joe’s Saloon & Spoon (Hubertus)
Caleb Westphal
April 8, 2022
430 Friday fish frys and counting: C & C’s Mosquito Inn (Caledonia)
Caleb Westphal
April 1, 2022
429 Friday fish frys and counting: Mulligans Irish Pub & Grill (Franklin)
Caleb Westphal
March 25, 2022
427 Friday fish frys and counting: Motor Bar & Restaurant (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
March 11, 2022
426 Friday fish frys and counting: Dicken’s Grille & Spirits (West Allis)
Caleb Westphal
March 4, 2022
Celebrate Friday Fish Fry Day (March 4) by voting for your favorite fish fry, donating to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Matt Wild
February 28, 2022
425 Friday fish frys and counting: Butler Inn (Butler)
Caleb Westphal
February 25, 2022
424 Friday fish frys and counting: Oak Creek American Legion Post 434 (Oak Creek)
Caleb Westphal
February 18, 2022
423 Friday fish frys and counting: Country Squire Supper Club (Muskego)
Caleb Westphal
February 11, 2022
422 Friday fish frys and counting: Skippy’s Burger Bar (Thiensville)
Caleb Westphal
February 4, 2022
421 Friday fish frys and counting: Brewtown Eatery (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
January 28, 2022

First Person

Remembering when I was 11 and I got a Guns N’ Roses cassingle for St. Nick’s Day
Matt Wild
December 6, 2022
Food, finality, and saying goodbye to the Milwaukee you once knew
Tommy Ciaccio
November 23, 2022
Everything you need to know about ‘A Whole New Ballgame’—an extremely short-lived ’90s sitcom set in Milwaukee
Tyler Maas
November 3, 2022
I went to the last Ponderosa in Wisconsin (and one of the last locations in the world)
Tyler Maas
October 19, 2022
The civic joys of eating at the Milwaukee County Courthouse Cafe
Matt Wild
October 6, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 6)
Kyle Arpke
September 23, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 5)
Kyle Arpke
September 9, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 4)
Kyle Arpke
August 26, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 3)
Kyle Arpke
August 12, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 2)
Kyle Arpke
July 29, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 1)
Kyle Arpke
July 22, 2022
Enjoying Summerfest despite [gestures broadly at everything]
Matt Wild
June 25, 2022