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We went to the Oak Creek IKEA opening at 5 a.m.: A minute-by-minute report

May 17, 2018

At about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, IKEA opened a new store in Oak Creek, Wisconsin—the company's 48th store in the United States. We had been led to believe that, regardless of weather, the grand openi...

Bowling In Place #2: Holler House

Josh Hoppert

April 25, 2018

Milwaukeeans work hard and bowl harder. Follow this monthly series to learn more about your favorite bowling houses and some new ones you’ll want to visit. If you're looking for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, you wil...

Other April 14 holidays, ranked

Josh Hoppert

April 13, 2018

Most of us would agree that tomorrow is April 14. Here in Milwaukee, many of us know it and celebrate it as "Milwaukee Day." For nearly 10 years now, locals have marked this area code-based and Jeopardy!-recogn...

Bowling In Place #1: Bay View Bowl

Josh Hoppert

March 29, 2018

Milwaukeeans work hard and bowl harder. Follow this monthly series to learn more about your favorite bowling houses and some new ones you'll want to visit. The first room you enter when you walk in the front...

Experience all of WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser in 90 seconds

Josh Hoppert

March 13, 2018

WMSE's 16th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser on Sunday, March 11 was a spectacular event, just as it is every year. Attendance was high, music was fun, beer was plentiful, and the chili was absolutely delicio...

Experience Mitten Fest 2018 in 15 seconds

Josh Hoppert

February 7, 2018

Did you happen to see the little black box mounted to the top of a beer station at Mitten Fest on Saturday? Surprise! That was a time lapse camera. With a lot of help from the wonderful Fest set-up crew, we ...

10 kind-of-suggestive Milwaukee County street names, ranked

Josh Hoppert

January 9, 2018

The physical act of love can be a natural and zesty enterprise, and it happens often in Milwaukee. In fact, evidence suggests that at least one member of Milwaukee Record has had sex at least once. Nice. If ...

What if Stiles from ‘Teen Wolf’ loved southeastern Wisconsin?

Josh Hoppert

January 8, 2018

We love basketball and movies, so we couldn't resist reading a recent Fansided.com article about who would play the main characters in some of the all-time classic basketball movies. Much to our delight, their ...

Brew City Brand T-shirt appears in new Dave Chappelle Netflix special

Josh Hoppert

January 3, 2018

If you were brave and bundled-up enough to attend one of the many, many cool events going on around town this past New Year's Eve, our hats are off to you. You are a truly hardy Milwaukeean! If you were not, di...

We tried to eat a Wendy’s Go Wrap at every Milwaukee Wendy’s during ‘The Wendy’s Big Show’

Josh Hoppert

December 6, 2017

Like you, we eat at Wendy's sometimes. Okay, we eat at Wendy's often. The fast-food staple is most famous for its freshly prepared burgers and that "Where's the beef?" lady, but its spicy chicken options are pl...

8 Milwaukee County streets that sound like pharmaceutical brands, ranked

Josh Hoppert

November 27, 2017

Car brand names and pharmaceutical brand names are exactly the same. We're not the first ones to point this out. Spiriva, Sonata, Cymbalta, Elantra, Tercel and Enbrel could all be an anti-heartburn medication o...

Our favorite hand-drawn product images from the American Science & Surplus website

Josh Hoppert

November 14, 2017

If you watched our recent video with party-enthusiast Andrew W.K., you would know that American Science & Surplus is a glorious place with all kinds of fun products. Even if you didn’t watch, you probably k...

The 9 inexplicable Gatorade displays at Cudahy’s Pick ‘n Save, ranked

Josh Hoppert

October 30, 2017

Everyone knows that Cudahy has a lot of streets named after meatpackers. Oh, you didn't know that? Well, yeah, there are a lot. Anyway, did you also know that the Pick 'n Save in Cudahy has a lot of Gatorade? Y...

We clearly attended the Bucks’ “Return to the MECCA” game and have the pictures to prove it

Josh Hoppert

October 27, 2017

We were among the lucky few to attend the Milwaukee Bucks return to the historic MECCA Arena Thursday night. Here are some of the highlights we were able to photograph because we were totally there: Coaches...

Watch a Medical College of Wisconsin student take some impressive notes

Josh Hoppert

October 11, 2017

Rushi Patel, a second year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is a seriously talented guy. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, he moved to Wisconsin two years ago and spent time working at Epic...

Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau bring fun and feelings to the Wilson Center

Josh Hoppert

September 15, 2017

Thursday night, ahead of an appearance by Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, the center's Grand Hall was packed for pre-show drinks and a pre-show performance by The OK...

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