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Rejoice, typewriter enthusiasts, for there’s now a Christopher Latham Sholes bobblehead

April 23, 2025

Do you love bobbleheads? Do you love typewriters? Do you love bobbleheads that pay tribute to the inventor of the first commercial typewriter? Then have we got news for you! The National Bobblehead Hall of F...

Another peek at Milwaukee Revealed, the spiritual successor to MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 14, 2025

When Milwaukee Public Museum's so-called "Future Museum" opens in early 2027 (it still doesn't have an official name), it won't contain the beloved Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit. Instead, it will boast an en...

Brady Street will host inaugural Pride celebration, “One Last Slay,” June 29

Matt Wild

April 9, 2025

Aaaaand this summer just got even more packed! Buckle up for Brady Street's inaugural Pride celebration, "One Last Slay," Sunday, June 29! What will "One Last Slay" be all about? Let's look to the press rele...

The 2025 Midwest Gaming Classic was BIG

Matt Wild

April 7, 2025

Walking through the buzzing exhibit halls and stuffed ballrooms of the Baird Center on Saturday, it was common to hear murmurs of the number "40,000." That's how many pre-sale tickets, it was rumored, had been ...

Milwaukee Public Museum will begin first round of “deinstallation” next week

Matt Wild

April 4, 2025

Throughout the long, winding, and oft-contentious saga of the new (and as-yet-unnamed) Milwaukee Public Museum, MPM staff has said that the current museum will remain open more or less until the new location op...

Spring into spring with another round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 3, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); In the mood for some trivia? In the mood for some Milwaukee trivia? Then you've come to the right place! It's another round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record! Thanks to our friends at ...

Everything you need to know about the 2025 Milwaukee Pride Parade

Matt Wild

April 3, 2025

The busy Milwaukee summer is just around the corner, but it's not just festivals and music and block parties—there are parades, too! So let's talk about one right now: the Milwaukee Pride Parade, set for Sunday...

Watch Milverine welcome spring’s arrival by reciting a poem

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 24, 2025

Milverine—real name John Frank Hamann—has been a Milwaukee character for more than a decade, famous for hoofing it around town sans shirt, and for bearing more than a passing resemblance to the X-Men’s Wolverin...

AdeptiCon brings big-time miniatures action to Milwaukee

Rob Wieland

March 19, 2025

As the old saying goes: "March comes in like a lion and goes out with three nerdy weekends full of back-to-back-to-back conventions." This week, Gary Con celebrates the life of one of the creators of Dungeon...

I dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about you-know-what

Matt Wild

March 17, 2025

It's been a minute since I (Matt) dropped by TMJ4 morning show The Morning Blend to shoot the breeze about some random Milwaukee topic. In fact, it's been five years! And my first appearance on the show was 1...

Join us at Boswell March 20 when we talk to Christine Wenc, author of new book about The Onion

Matt Wild

March 13, 2025

The Onion. You know it, you love it, you probably have a favorite headline. (Ours: "37 Record-Store Clerks Feared Dead In Yo La Tengo Concert Disaster.") But how much do you really know about The Onion? Yes, it...

Secret forces beyond our control: Neil Horsky’s “Can We Talk With Spirit Friends?” at Grove Gallery

Annie Raab

March 8, 2025

Does Neil Horsky lament the spiritual crisis in our species? Not really. He thinks we can be saved, and that we are worth saving. If you disagree, like I did, go see the work he's put into untangling this quest...

Buckle up for another 42-question round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 5, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); It's a new month, which means it's time for a new round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record! Well, it's actually an old round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record, but whatever. We'll explain. ...

Money talks, rockets launch in Highland Community School’s ‘A Very Special Visit’

Matt Wild

March 4, 2025

More than two dozen 4th, 5th, and 6th graders dash around a dimly lit gymnasium. Discussions of money and morality are punctuated by the sounds of fire alarms and mid-period Styx. The richest person in the worl...

Orange two-sided anchor tied to the Milwaukee Boat: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

February 25, 2025

The beloved Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Milwaukee, the S.S. Minnow, the Minnow, Deep Thought, or just "The Boat"—ran ashore on October 13, 2024. But this article isn't about who owns the thing or why it hasn...

UWM’s “Slow Knowing” event series sounds like just the thing right now

Matt Wild

February 18, 2025

Modern life, you know? It's chaotic, it's awful, it's relentless. And it's really, really fast. So wouldn't it be nice to slow things down for a few moments and ponder the power and beauty of, well, slowness? Y...

Here are the dates for the 2025 Milwaukee Night Market, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 13, 2025

Wednesday, June 11 Wednesday, July 16 Wednesday, August 13 Wednesday, September 10 Okay, okay, here's more, via a press release: Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns on June 11 for 202...

2025 Midwest Gaming Classic will descend on Baird Center April 4-6

Matt Wild

February 12, 2025

Remember when the annual Midwest Gaming Classic was held at the Brookfield Sheraton? Remember when that seemed like a big convention? Remember when MGC moved to Milwaukee's oft-renamed downtown convention cente...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Renaissance Books is a unique destination in Milwaukee’s airport

Matt Wild

February 4, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Renaissance Books! Even in a world rife with digital distractions...

Here’s the Trivia By Milwaukee Record that ran at Vivarium and Turner Hall last month

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 4, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); Do you like trivia? Do you like Milwaukee? Then you'll love Trivia By Milwaukee Record! Thanks to our friends at the Pabst Theater Group, our home-brewed trivia questions are part ...