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Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival will take over downtown November 18 – January 1

October 21, 2021

First the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market, now the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival. WINTER IS COMING, PEOPLE. Okay, so the 23rd annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is set to take over Downtown Milwauk...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Trick-or-treating during the day for some reason

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some local customs come and go, while some stay put. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local customs with fresh eyes, and explore...

John Carpenter is a Bucks fan. We guess everyone’s entitled to one pleasant surprise, huh?

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

John Carpenter rules. The legendary director of such movies as Halloween, Escape From New York, Prince Of Darkness (a personal favorite), and many more just...well...rules. Need proof beyond Carpenter's films a...

Get your second dose (not a booster) of the COVID-19 vaccine, get a $25 U.S. Bank gift card

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

Have you gotten your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yet? Good. Have you gotten your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yet? (Not a booster shot, mind you.) Well, if you haven't, the City of Milwaukee has a...

Here are my answers to the 2021 dockless scooter survey (with extra commentary)

Matt Wild

October 19, 2021

How 'bout those scooters, eh? Well, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) wants to know what you think of them. A survey "intended for both people who have and have not used scooters in Milwau...

WMSE’s Big Band Grandstand with Dewey Gill returns to Turner Hall Ballroom December 12

Matt Wild

October 18, 2021

It's impossible to single out just one show on WMSE 91.7 FM and call it the station's "best." But if you had to assemble, say, a top 5, Dewey Gill's Big Band Program (Sundays from 9 a.m. - noon) would certainly...

500 words about Culver’s CurderBurger, which is only available today

Matt Wild

October 15, 2021

If you read my recent report on watching a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair, you know that I'm going through some...stuff. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I just got back from Culver's, wher...

I watched a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair

Matt Wild

October 14, 2021

Here's what you need to know: Milwaukee photographer Lois Bielefeld has created a 14-hour, 13-minute video called "Dad And Chair." The video is a single uninterrupted shot of Lois' father, Eric, sitting in his ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Oct. 3-9)

Matt Wild

October 13, 2021

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...

Oriental Theatre is doing midnight screenings of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ again

Matt Wild

October 8, 2021

After what felt like 8,000 years, Milwaukee's historic (and newly restored) Oriental Theatre reopened on August 20. It's been great seeing movies on the Oriental's big screen again; still, something has been mi...

19 more things Michael Gableman (probably) doesn’t understand, but should investigate anyway

Matt Wild

October 8, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Michael Gableman! • Michael Gableman. lol In case you missed it,...

All 14 Sculpture Milwaukee 2021 sculptures, ranked

Matt Wild

October 7, 2021

Sculpture Milwaukee has been making downtown a more interesting place since 2017. Every year, a new crop of installation art pieces from nationally renowned and locally beloved artists pops up on and around Wis...

Diane, a ‘Twin Peaks’ gallery show, costume contest, and musical performance is happening October 8

Matt Wild

October 7, 2021

Milwaukee, we're going to let you in on a little secret: Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new record at Rushmor. A catnap in La...

When does the new Target at Bayshore open? Here’s the opening date, and that’s it

Matt Wild

October 7, 2021

Sunday, October 24, 2021. Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. ...

‘John McGivern’s Main Streets’ will air Sundays on FOX6 beginning January 30, 2022

Matt Wild

October 5, 2021

Rejoice, McGivernheads, for the wait is almost over. Yes, John McGivern's Main Streets—a.k.a. the long-awaited new travel show from beloved Milwaukee host/actor/entertainer/Cedar Crest pitchman John McGivern...

Watch Stephen Colbert apologize to Milwaukee, run a Sausage Race, more

Matt Wild

October 2, 2021

You know the story, so here are the videos. They finally aired Friday night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W83M5egp1is And this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbXMWlLGLJE Okay, if you don'...

For Culver’s so loves the world, they will give their CurderBurger on October 15

Matt Wild

October 1, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Culver's CurderBurger! • And the regional fast food chain that was ...

Milwaukee Health Department, health committee spar on indoor mask mandate

Matt Wild

September 30, 2021

Should the City of Milwaukee reinstate an indoor mask mandate? The Milwaukee Health Department and at least one member of the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Committee have some differing thoughts on ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 19-25)

Matt Wild

September 28, 2021

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...

Pizza Man is “genuinely sorry” about that plumbing thing, is temporarily closed for repairs

Matt Wild

September 28, 2021

Last Friday, we stumbled into quite the scene on the city's east side. It seems that the plumbing from longtime local pizza purveyor Pizza Man (2597 N. Downer Ave.) was leaking through the ceiling of the small ...

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