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Today: Milwaukee’s mask mandate ends, Milwaukee’s electric scooter season begins

June 1, 2021

It's the day the prophesies warned us about: Today—June 1, 2021—sees the end of Milwaukee's mask mandate, and the beginning of its electric scooter season. It's Doomsday, the Apocalypse, the End Times, and the ...

Shah Jee’s on Downer Avenue is closed

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Heads up, all 17 of you (including us) who frequented the Shah Jee's on Downer Avenue: it's closed. For good. "Closed. For good," reads a sign on the front door: The Downer Avenue Shah Jee's—located at 3...

Get vaccinated at drive-thru Summerfest clinic, get a free Summerfest ticket

Matt Wild

May 27, 2021

Still looking to get vaccinated? Want to check out Wilco, Nelly, ZZ Top, and/or a bunch of other grounds stage headliners at this year's Summerfest? Then head over to the Summerfest parking lot on June 5 or Jun...

Johanna Rose embraces change with ‘Lunar Eclipse’

Matt Wild

May 27, 2021

"Who in this past year did not face the reckoning of no escape, and the gentle fears of surrender? Who did not look themselves in the mirror and find new selves, some of them uglier than they knew, and some sur...

Megan Thee Stallion will play Summerfest September 16

Matt Wild

May 26, 2021

And the Summerfest announcements keep on coming: Megan Thee Stallion is now set to headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Thursday, September 16. This will be her first Summerfest appearance. Sh...

Beginning June 1, vaccinated Brewers fans won’t need masks at AmFam Field

Matt Wild

May 26, 2021

Are you a Milwaukee Brewers fan that happens to be vaccinated? If so, beginning June 1, you can leave your mask at home while attending games at American Family Field. The Brewers made the unmasking announcemen...

Bucks will increase Fiserv Forum capacity to 16,500 for rest of playoffs, still require masks

Matt Wild

May 26, 2021

In more sports/June 1 news, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Wednesday that beginning June 1, fan capacity at Fiserv Forum will be raised to 16,500 for the remainder of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Previously, the cap s...

2021 Milwaukee Film Festival announces (virtual) attendance, awards

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last Thursday. Once again, it was a virtual fest, bringing hundreds of films directly to your TV, laptop, phone, tablet, etc. How many film minutes were viewed during...

Let’s weigh some Milwaukee double (and triple!) albums

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

Last month, Milwaukee music mainstay Eric Blowtorch released what was described as the city's first triple album. Yes, Eric Blowtorch And The Inflammables' massive Quality Items features a whopping 36 "tracks o...

Milwaukee’s July 3 fireworks are canceled for 2021, “should return in 2022”

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

Milwaukee's July 3 fireworks have been canceled for 2021. They "should return in 2022," however, with financial support from American Family Insurance. So why the 2021 cancelation? Milwaukee County Parks exp...

Lakefront Brewery will resume brewery tours beginning June 1

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

Have you been missing Lakefront Brewery's always informative, always enjoyable, "Time to sing the Laverne & Shirley theme song!" brewery tours? Of course you have. So here's some good news: LAKEFRONT BREWER...

Milwaukee County is looking for businesses to cultivate hemp clones at the Domes

Matt Wild

May 24, 2021

Are you interested in cultivating hemp clones in one of the greenhouses of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservancy—a.k.a. the Domes? If so, Milwaukee County would like to hear from you. On Monday, County...

Modest Mouse will play Riverside Theater August 21

Matt Wild

May 24, 2021

Have you heard that new Modest Mouse song? "We Are Between"? From the group's first new album in six years, The Golden Casket, due June 25? It's pretty good! And there's another new song, released today, called...

Kevin Smith’s Mooby’s pop-up coming to Up-Down MKE June 7-14

Matt Wild

May 24, 2021

Last week we told you that Mooby's—the real-life version of the fake fast-food joint in a bunch of Kevin Smith films—would be popping up somewhere in Milwaukee, sometime in June. Today we have the details: the ...

Join Bob Donovan and ex-sheriff Clarke (maybe) for “Burn The Masks Party” [fart noise]

Matt Wild

May 24, 2021

Have you ever wondered what the past year would have been like if former Milwaukee alderman Bob "Sir, This Stall Is Occupied" Donovan and former Milwaukee sheriff David "INSERT RANDOM OFF-THE-SHELF MAGA EDGELOR...

Two Milwaukee alders have concerns about expiring mask mandate, want your comments

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

The City of Milwaukee's COVID-19 public health order—and with it, the indoor and outdoor mask mandate—is set to expire June 1. But two Milwaukee alders have some concerns about that, and are asking the public t...

Young Deuces puts his all in the life-spanning ‘All I Ever Wanted Was An Opportunity’

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

There's a laid-back, jazzy vibe that permeates Young Deuces' new solo LP, All I Ever Wanted Was An Opportunity. Smokey saxophones and pianos weave their way in and out of the record, from opener "Always Had It ...

Kevin Smith’s Mooby’s pop-up restaurant is coming to Milwaukee in June

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

Remember Mooby's? The fictional fast-food joint from a bunch of Kevin Smith films? Well, it's coming to Milwaukee. Yes, a Mooby's pop-up restaurant is scheduled to pop-up...somewhere in the city...sometime i...

East Side vegan restaurant Celesta has closed

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

Vegan eatery Celesta, 1978 N. Farwell Ave., has closed. Chef-owner Melanie Manuel shared the news on Facebook Thursday morning: It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing some news with you today—Celesta Resta...

Even after June 1, masks will still be required inside all Milwaukee County facilities

Matt Wild

May 20, 2021

Don't ditch those masks quite yet, Milwaukee County. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced on Thursday that even after Milwaukee's COVID-19 mask order expires on June 1, masks and social distanc...

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