Author: Matt Wild

Should Milwaukee County charge for parking at certain places along lakefront?

September 2, 2026

Everyone knows Milwaukee County and Milwaukee County Parks are strapped for cash. But what a new proposal presupposes is...maybe they would be slightly less strapped for cash if they charged for parking at cert...

Here are all the wonderful things that are closed or are closing in Milwaukee (August 20 – September 2, 2026)

Matt Wild

September 2, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); In this special edition of "New and wonderful things," we're taking a pause from development news and instead rounding up all the things that are CLOSED or are CLOSING in Milwaukee. H...

Check out the full lineup for the 2026 Dialogues Documentary Festival, September 24-27

Matt Wild

September 2, 2026

We previously hipped you to some of the films coming to Milwaukee Film's third annual Dialogues Documentary Festival, presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel. Want to see ALL the films that will light up the scree...

Here are Flock camera restrictions announced for City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and that’s it

Matt Wild

September 1, 2026

City of Milwaukee 1. Access to Flock camera systems data was limited earlier this year. At my direction, MPD has agreed to further restrict access to this data. Only supervisors will be allowed to access Flo...

The Hop will return to its regularly scheduled schedule September 1

Matt Wild

August 31, 2026

Have you been enjoying The Hop's summertime F-Line service? You know, the festival-minded service where all Hop streetcars run along the full F-Line, as opposed to some streetcars running along the M-Line and o...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about our Halloween countdown

Matt Wild

August 27, 2026

In case you missed it, yesterday saw the glorious (?) return of Milwaukee Record's beloved (?) 66 Days of Halloween countdown. Yep, only 66 days until Halloween! Well, 65 days as of today. Wow! Where does the t...

MKE Music Rewind: Absolutely, ‘Learns To Love Mistakes’ (2011)

Matt Wild

August 27, 2026

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: Absolutely's 2011 debut Learns To L...

Milwaukee Record’s 66 Days of Halloween (2026, Part I)

Matt Wild

August 26, 2026

DAY 8: DISNEY HAUNTED HOUSE SOUND EFFECTS RECORD What to do when it's getting late and you've been too busy with work all day to get in the proper Halloween mood? Drop the needle on 1964's Chilling, Thrilling ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Milwaukee Slugger is a pinch-hit home run

Matt Wild

August 25, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Milwaukee Slugger at Pick 'n Save. It goes without saying tha...

Wisconsin State Fair announces 2026 attendance of 925,749

Matt Wild

August 25, 2026

On Tuesday, nine days after closing up shop in dramatic fashion, the Wisconsin State Fair announced its attendance for 2026. In total, 925,749 fairgoers enjoyed the 11-day, 175th installment of the Fair. Tha...

Nadi Plates files license applications for new East Side home

Matt Wild

August 25, 2026

Italian food truck and catering service Nadi Plates is gearing up to finally open an East Side home. Last week, Nadi Plates owners filed license applications with the city to open a brick-and-mortar restaura...

The Garage responds to viral posts showing rap-exclusive ‘no play list’

Matt Wild

August 24, 2026

Brady Street bar and restaurant The Garage, 1709 N. Arlington Pl., found itself on the receiving end of a social media shit storm Monday when several posts showing an apparent Garage DJ "no play list" spread li...

Southside Dining Week will return to, well, south side September 27 – October 3

Matt Wild

August 24, 2026

Who doesn't love a good neighborhood dining week? We already told you about the inaugural Taste Of Stallis coming to, well, West Allis November 1-7. Now, we're telling you about Southside Dining Week, returning...

South Milwaukee Arcade will celebrate 100 years of bowling on August 29

Matt Wild

August 24, 2026

Throw a stone in the Milwaukee area and you're sure to hit one of the oldest bowling alleys in the country. The oldest is Holler House (we think?), but travel south to South Milwaukee and you'll find another st...

Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (August 2026)

Matt Wild

August 24, 2026

Once a month, I (Matt) sit down with Joy Powers of WUWM's Lake Effect to discuss some of my favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HERE. This month, I think about makin...

I moderated a panel discussion of ex-Brewers at a sold-out screening of ‘Ueck’ in West Bend

Matt Wild

August 21, 2026

Have you ever had a week where moderating a panel discussion of former Milwaukee Brewers was the least bizarre thing you did that week? To sum up: Since last Friday, I've gone to a family funeral; spent the ...

Malkovich! Yep, we’re screening ‘Being John Malkovich’ September 16 at the Avalon

Matt Wild

August 20, 2026

Welcome to the 7 1/2 floor of the Mertin-Flemmer building! As you will now be spending your workday here, it is important that you learn a bit about the history of this famous floor... Or you could learn a b...

Chuck Klosterman will talk ‘Rock*’ at Boswell Book Company September 25

Matt Wild

August 20, 2026

What's better than a new book on the history of rock and roll? How about a new book on the "mainstream alternative history of alternative mainstream" rock and roll, written by none other than Chuck Klosterman! ...

Oh Geeez, Not Again bemoans AI future ‘Painted By Numbers’

Matt Wild

August 20, 2026

AI slop. It's everywhere. People use it to create shitty, piss-colored flyers. People use it to create shitty, impenetrable "investigations." People use it to create, shitty, hilariously awful "Milwaukee summer...

6 Wisconsin films awarded more than $1M through state’s new film tax credit program

Matt Wild

August 19, 2026

Wisconsin's recently created film office, Film Wisconsin, announced today that six local film productions have been awarded more than $1 million in film tax credits. The films include feature films like Run For...

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