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      Matt Wild
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      December 24, 2020
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Josh Hoppert

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Director of Advertising, Milwaukee Record. 10x Member, Sheboygan Polar Bear Club. 2x Winner, ORLS Spelling Bee.

20 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (“Help one another” edition)

Josh Hoppert
December 29, 2020
The person who said "laughter is the best medicine" is neither laughing nor alive today. Thanks anyway, Dr. Not-A-Doctor. Maybe you should've opted for a less zany prescription. Fun is a great way to mask the p...

We translated the Mader’s “Schnitzelbank” poster

Josh Hoppert
October 7, 2020
If you have uncles who speak German or if you saw that one Animaniacs episode, then you may already be familiar with "The Schnitzelbank Song." It makes the occasional appearance in modern pop culture, but poste...

Dream 13: A baker’s dozen Grebe’s donuts we’d like to share with professional disc golfers, ranked

Josh Hoppert
August 19, 2020
Donuts are nature’s candy. They look great and taste amazing and they never yell at you if you haven’t started watching Schitt’s Creek yet. Unlike most of you youngsters who have done nothing but bake for the p...

14 Not-That-Interesting Facts About Milwaukee (414 Edition)

Josh Hoppert
April 14, 2020
The “25 Facts” series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included.Hooray! Today’s the day you’ve a...

The 50 most recent Milwaukee Brewers cards on Baseball Card Vandals, ranked

Josh Hoppert
April 1, 2020
As hard as it might be to believe, historians say that baseball has existed in one form or another since the 1970s, or possibly even sooner. It's a game that has inspired so much enthusiasm in America that 19th...

Remnants of 1920 Milwaukee still on display in the city today

Josh Hoppert
February 20, 2020
The following article originally appeared in the January 2020 edition of Colectivo Coffee’s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Mil...

Mandolin Orange pay a lovely first visit to Pabst Theater

Josh Hoppert
January 30, 2020
Mandolin Orange first hopped onto our radar at Eau Claire’s Blue Ox Music Festival in 2018. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz played sweet-but-transfixing American root...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (‘Saturday Night Live’ edition)

Josh Hoppert
January 29, 2020
The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee (and Wisconsin) great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included.Saturday Night Live...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (twins edition)

Josh Hoppert
December 26, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72206); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (Hall of Fame edition)

Josh Hoppert
November 27, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72206); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

The action-packed life of Milwaukee’s Ray “Crash” Corrigan

Josh Hoppert
November 21, 2019
The following article originally appeared in the October edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwauke...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (“Welcome Milwaukee Visitors” edition)

Josh Hoppert
October 30, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72206); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (now with more Yeli!)

Josh Hoppert
September 30, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72206); The “25 Facts” series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (and a few about Nashville)

Josh Hoppert
August 29, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72206); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

Take advantage, man: We’re screening ‘Friday’ at Avalon Theater in September

Josh Hoppert
August 29, 2019
If you were one of the hundreds of people who attended one of the two August screenings of A League Of Their Own, we'd like to thank you again for coming. Hopefully your tears have dried up (ours haven't) becau...

The Wizards of Southeastern Wisconsin: 8 local inventors that changed the world

Josh Hoppert
August 22, 2019
The following article originally appeared in the July edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwaukee-a...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (now with lime!)

Josh Hoppert
July 31, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72206); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

Baby dolphins: The North Atlantic adventure of Milwaukee’s Keith Nienow

Josh Hoppert
July 25, 2019
broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

Treat yourself to a Cudahycation this summer!

Josh Hoppert
July 23, 2019
broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

Harley-Davidson Museum’s new “Daredevils” exhibit is Evel and much more

Josh Hoppert
June 25, 2019
There's no disputing the fact that everyone reading this article has seen and has been thoroughly inspired by the 2007 film Hot Rod. We all owe our moustaches, our countless broken bones, and our affection for ...
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