Author Matt Wild

Doors Open Milwaukee kicks off this weekend (virtually, of course)

September 25, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Opening your doors to thousands of strangers isn't the greatest idea these d...

Contribute to a fundraiser for Koz’s Mini Bowl owner, who’s recovering from a hit and run accident

Matt Wild

September 24, 2020

Koz's Mini Bowl is a decades-spanning Milwaukee institution. Some (us) might even say it's a Mandatory Milwaukee destination. "Unlike a typical bowling alley," we wrote back in 2018, "Koz's has four half-sized ...

Official Hoan Bridge lighting ceremony set to take place October 22

Matt Wild

September 23, 2020

Have you seen the tests for the Light the Hoan thing? The thing that raised millions of (private) dollars to line the west-facing side of the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge with programmable LED lights? The tests ...

Bar owner refuses to show “political” Packers games, backtracks due to “conflicting interest” with wife

Matt Wild

September 23, 2020

It's a tale as old as a few years ago: A bar owner decides to use their establishment to make a dumb and/or awful political point, the bar owner gets some press and a ton of online grief, the bar owner backs do...

Barring a “small miracle,” Riverwest Public House will close at the end of the month

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

The Riverwest Public House Cooperative (815 E. Locust St.) is currently open. But, barring a "small miracle," the longtime cooperative venue/bar/gathering place will close at the end of September."We'd like...

“We need folks to start taking this seriously, and young people especially.” Evers extends mask mandate until November 21

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

In a press release Tuesday morning, Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate through November 21. The original mandate was set to expire September 28."We continue to learn more about this...

Register to vote, buy this “Bucks Vote” T-shirt, vote

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

Today is National Voter Registration Day. If you haven't registered to vote, register to vote. You can register to vote by swinging by Miller Park today from 2-7 p.m. You can register to vote by going online or...

Please watch these Mike Schneider polka videos, which are wonderful and delightful

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

These days, it's beyond cliche to say "If you need a break from the relentless onslaught of 2020 awfulness, here's ." But, well, sometimes a cliche is a cliche for a reason. So, if you need a break from the rel...

Reminder: Register to vote, request an absentee ballot at Miller Park on September 22

Matt Wild

September 21, 2020

Tuesday, September 22 is National Voter Registration Day. If you have yet to register to vote for the big November 3 election, now's the time! And what better place to do it than Miller "It's Still Called Mille...

Tune in (and bid) for the live finale of Milwaukee Record’s Pretty Good Online Auction!

Matt Wild

September 17, 2020

TL;DR: Milwaukee Record's Pretty Good Online Auction ends today at 7 p.m.! Bid now! We'll be doing a Facebook Live stream from 1-7 p.m. Tune in!Are you a fan of auctions? Are you a fan of auctions filled wi...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 6-12)

Matt Wild

September 15, 2020

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Watch interviews with Frank Nitty, Lt. Gov. Barnes, Mayor Barrett on Showtime’s ‘The Circus’

Matt Wild

September 10, 2020

The latest season of the Showtime political documentary series The Circus (subtitled Inside The Craziest Political Campaign On Earth) is airing now. It's great. This past Sunday, in an episode entitled "Law And...

Take a ghostly tour of Riverside Theater October 9-31

Matt Wild

September 10, 2020

Like we said the time we stayed overnight at that haunted cigar bar, the interesting thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Like, c'mon, they really don't. Buy hey! We're still suckers for pretending they...

The woods have eyes in the ravenous video for Brat Sounds’ “Mona Lisa Frank”

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

When we last checked in with Brat Sounds, the eminently enjoyable Milwaukee band was releasing one of our favorite albums of 2019 (Bad Luck) and battling Satan himself in the Evil Dead-esque video for "Sunny D....

India Palace coming soon to Wells Street in Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

If you blinked during the tail end of 2019, you may have missed the coming and going of a lunch-only Shah Jee's location at 228 W. Wells St. in Downtown Milwaukee. The spot opened in August 2019, but was perman...

Gaze upon the four new murals being painted underneath I-794 along North Broadway

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

If you thought Milwaukee went mural-happy in 2019, it's gone all out in 2020. Murals celebrating local civil rights leaders, murals celebrating local frontline workers, and murals celebrating local otters and b...

Mitchell Park Domes will reopen September 26 (with some changes)

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

Yep, the Mitchell Park Domes will reopen Saturday, September 26—but now you gotta make reservations and wear a mask. And stay six feet apart from each other. So there you go.Here's the press release: Mitch...

Join us this Thursday for a (virtual) conversation with ‘American Madness’ author Tea Krulos

Matt Wild

September 8, 2020

If you haven't already ordered, read, and ruminated on American Madness by Milwaukee author Tea Krulos, do so RIGHT NOW. The book (full title: American Madness: The Story Of The Phantom Patriot And How Conspira...

Oak & Shield Gaming Pub has closed

Matt Wild

September 8, 2020

After nearly two and a half years in business, Oak & Shield Gaming Pub, 600 E. Ogden Ave., has closed its doors for good. The geek-friendly den of food, drink, and gaming—an initial joint venture between th...

Haven’t we suffered enough? Here’s the logo for American Family Field

Matt Wild

September 3, 2020

Yep. The home of your Milwaukee Brewers is still gonna be called American Family Field next year. So long, Miller Park. We, um, didn't really get to say goodbye.Here's the logo for the rebranded park. It su...