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Here’s a Friday press release about MPS proposing to cut 260 non-classroom positions

March 6, 2026

In a classic example of a Friday afternoon news dump, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) announced "a series of budget proposals designed to address the district's $46 million structural budget gap while continuing...

Highland Community School plays with fire, gets burned in ‘The Pyromaniacs’

Matt Wild

March 5, 2026

In 1953, Swiss novelist and playwright Max Frisch wrote The Arsonists, a dark comedy about the rise of Nazism and fascism. In the play, a businessman named Biedermann invites a group of undercover arsonists int...

‘It feels like our home’: Lion’s Tooth celebrates five years in Bay View

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

A five-year anniversary for any small business is a milestone worth celebrating. But for book/alt-comic/graphic novel/art shop Lion's Tooth, 2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., a five-year anniversary is doubly notable....

Midwest Gaming Classic will celebrate 25th anniversary April 24-26, is gonna be BIG

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

"The 2025 Midwest Gaming Classic was BIG." That's what we wrote after last year's Midwest Gaming Classic, Milwaukee's ever-growing retro gaming / pinball / tabletop / arcade / homebrew blowout. And we weren'...

Incredible India Festival will return to Henry Maier Festival Park July 18

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

Twenty-twenty-five saw the debut of a new Milwaukee summer festival: the Incredible India Festival. The inaugural fest (not to be confused with the former IndiaFest) brought music, food, and joy to Henry Maier ...

Here’s the recently announced date of the 2026 Center Street Daze Festival, and that’s it

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

Saturday, August 15 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Here are the dates for the 2026 Milwaukee Night Market, and th...

Council passes two ‘ICE Out MKE’ items, including resolution calling for ICE abolishment

Matt Wild

March 3, 2026

The Milwaukee Common Council approved two items from a previously announced "ICE Out MKE" legislative package on Tuesday. One of the items was a largely symbolic resolution declaring the City's general oppositi...

Milwaukee Film buys Downer Theatre, launches restoration campaign

Matt Wild

March 2, 2026

Good news, Milwaukee movie buffs: Milwaukee Film announced Monday that it has purchased the historic Downer Theatre, 2589 N. Downer Ave., from Bridge33 Capital. The nonprofit Milwaukee Film took over operations...

‘I’m not done yet’: Gary Witt has a 22-pound binder full of support for Miller High Life Theatre

Matt Wild

February 27, 2026

In January 2026, the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) released a 116-page study that appears to suggest demolishing downtown's Miller High Life Theatre and replacing it with a brand new 650-room hotel. In Feb...

How-To Wisconsin: How to get a fishing license

Matt Wild

February 26, 2026

In How-To Wisconsin, we do that annoying internet thing where we explain how to do something fairly simple (in this case, something Wisconsin-y) but precede it with a needlessly long personal story. On the n...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about some Milwaukee/Wisconsin music news

Matt Wild

February 26, 2026

Have you heard about that new Landmark Credit Union Live? How about that sendoff show for the Milwaukee musicians headed to South by Southwest? The return of Eaux Claires? Summerfest? Well, if you haven't—or ev...

Here’s Landmark Credit Union Live

Matt Wild

February 25, 2026

Landmark Credit Union Live is here. The new 4,500-capacity concert venue, located next to Fiserv Forum at 1051 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave., will host its first show (Rainbow Kitten Surprise) this Friday. A communit...

The Laughing Tap will celebrate grand re-opening at new downtown home March 27-28

Matt Wild

February 24, 2026

It's been eight long months since beloved Milwaukee comedy club The Laughing Tap hosted its final shows in Walker's Point. It's been four long months since The Laughing Tap revealed its new home to be the Histo...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Springing into spring with Milwaukee Recreation

Matt Wild

February 24, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee Recreation! Again! We've said it before and we'll say i...

First piece of ‘ICE Out Milwaukee’ legislative package gets initial approval

Matt Wild

February 23, 2026

The first piece of a so-called "ICE Out Milwaukee" legislative package began its journey through City Hall on Monday. The item, a substitute resolution "relating to law enforcement and constitutional rights," w...

It’s official (again): Today is Friday Fish Fry Day throughout Wisconsin

Matt Wild

February 20, 2026

We've been saying it for years: every Friday is a Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there can only be one official Friday Fish Fry Day. And guess what? Today's that day! Yes, for the third year in a row,...

Here’s the 2026 Summerfest lineup! Organized by date, time, and stage!

Matt Wild

February 19, 2026

Well, here it is! The 2026 Summerfest lineup! Organized by date, time, and stage! Dig in! Like recent years, Summerfest 2026 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 18-20, June ...

The Brewers are giving Milwaukee $27,500 to buy an asphalt hot box to fill potholes

Matt Wild

February 19, 2026

Springtime in Milwaukee has always meant two things: the Milwaukee Brewers, and potholes. So what would happen if those two stalwarts came together? Well... On Thursday, the city's Public Works Committee agr...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 4-17, 2026)

Matt Wild

February 19, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

6 takeaways from last week’s ‘ICE Out Milwaukee’ press conference

Matt Wild

February 17, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); On Wednesday, February 11, members of the Milwaukee Common Council introduced a package of proposed legislation dubbed "ICE Out Milwaukee." The package includes items that would go in...

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