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      Milwaukee Record Staff
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      September 22, 2020

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      Tyler Maas
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      Tyler Maas
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      August 12, 2020

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      July 29, 2020

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      August 20, 2020

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      August 11, 2020

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Author Maggie Iken

Maggie Iken

Maggie Iken

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Maggie Iken is a contributing writer for Milwaukee Record and Midwest Action. She plays bass in Grasping At Straws, volunteers for Girls Rock and Sofar Sounds, and works in marketing for a music store. She enjoys horror movies, pugs, and tacos. She is in love with Randall Cobb.

The case against Sony’s upcoming Slender Man movie

Maggie Iken
March 8, 2018
Despite the conclusion of the trials of teens Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier for the stabbing of their classmate Payton Leutner, Wisconsinites are not out of the woods yet in regards to Slender Man fallout. Son...

My day at the 2017 Milwaukee Paranormal Conference

Maggie Iken
October 17, 2017
Milwaukee got into the Halloween spirit last weekend with its third annual Paranormal Conference. Boasting a busy schedule of ghost tours, spooky film screenings, and live music and dance performances, there wa...

12 (non-touristy) things to do in Milwaukee (without drinking)

Maggie Iken
January 30, 2017
Five months ago, I stopped drinking. Coincidentally, my social life also got a lot tamer/lamer around the same time. Living in a city known for beer, I find myself staying in almost every night and not having...

I watched ‘American Movie’ for the first time: A minute-by-minute recap

Maggie Iken
October 26, 2016
Living in Milwaukee for the past six years, being a member of the arts community, and having a general interest in weird-ass shit, it's astounding that I've never seen Chris Smith's 1999 documentary American ...

A conversation with Leo Hayashibara, Milwaukee’s (former) serial showgoer

Maggie Iken
February 11, 2016
//Milwaukee has many icons. The Milverine patrols our streets, the Milwaukee Lion may or may not still prowl the north side, the East Side Turkeys steer clear of college students, and the Brewers have that...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 17: Bremen Cafe

Maggie Iken
January 4, 2016
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with previous we...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 15: Flannery’s

Maggie Iken
December 21, 2015
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with previous we...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 14: Leff’s Lucky Town

Maggie Iken
December 14, 2015
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with previous we...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 13: The Winchester

Maggie Iken
December 4, 2015
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with previous we...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 11: Camp Bar Shorewood

Maggie Iken
November 23, 2015
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with previous we...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 10: Vanguard

Maggie Iken
November 16, 2015
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with previous we...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 9: Walter’s On North

Maggie Iken
November 9, 2015
//In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1, Wee...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 8: Club Garibaldi

Maggie Iken
November 2, 2015
In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1, Week 2, We...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 6: Points East Pub

Maggie Iken
October 19, 2015
In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1, Week 2, We...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 5: Brenner Brewing Company

Maggie Iken
October 12, 2015
In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1, Week 2, We...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 4: Company Brewing

Maggie Iken
October 5, 2015
In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1, Week 2, an...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 3: Frank’s Power Plant

Maggie Iken
September 29, 2015
In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1 and Week 2....

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 2: High Dive

Maggie Iken
September 21, 2015
// After a strong showing last week by Cactus Club, I decided Riverwest needed some love, too. The obvious choice was the neighborhood’s newest bar, High Dive. I figured longtime Riverwest bartender and recen...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 1: Cactus Club

Maggie Iken
September 14, 2015
// Growing up in Green Bay, my earliest sports memory is my mom going downtown in her Starter jacket for the Super Bowl XXXI parade. When the Packers win Super Bowls (note the plurality, Bears fans), the stat...
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