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Culver’s is the best, and so is the Shorewood Culver’s high school alumni wall of fame

February 13, 2019

Tuesday, in "Tell us something we didn't know" news, a Restaurant Business report placed Culver's at number three in a list of the country's favorite quick-service food chains. The Wisconsin-based burger joint ...

Happy Fuel Cafe Day, Milwaukee!

Matt Wild

February 13, 2019

Earlier today, at a press conference at the 5th Street Fuel Cafe, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett officially declared Wednesday, February 13, 2019 to be Fuel Cafe Day. All Milwaukeeans are encouraged to enjoy Fuel'...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar coming to Crossroads Collective

Matt Wild

February 12, 2019

Since opening in December, Crossroads Collective—a.k.a. one of the city's first "food halls" located in the former Oriental Drugs space on the East Side—has been great. It has also had two open spots in its col...

Milwaukee is still a lousy city for dating, apparently

Matt Wild

February 11, 2019

Valentine's Day is this Thursday, so you know the drill: every rank-happy site from Thrillist to WalletHub is unleashing lists of the best cities to find love, the best cities to lose love, and the best cities ...

Dude from Spin Doctors will play Shank Hall June 7, that’s what I said now

Matt Wild

February 11, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPi40lQetew Y'all know Spin Doctors. Know how the hippy-dippy '90s alt-rock band earns a livin'. The lead singer of the group, Chris Barron, will play a show for you this ...

Ned Flanders metal band Okilly Dokilly will play X-Ray Arcade April 6

Matt Wild

February 8, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • We could be really clever and load up on obscure Simpsons references for this...

Fiserv Forum celebrates 1 millionth fan, gives her beer, Road to WrestleMania tickets, more

Matt Wild

February 7, 2019

Wednesday night, moments before the Milwaukee Bucks took on the Washington Wizards, Fiserv Forum recognized and celebrated its one millionth fan (!). Yes, more than one million people (!) have attended Bucks an...

Oh hi, two screenings of ‘The Room’ at Oriental Theatre with Tommy Wiseau in attendance

Matt Wild

February 7, 2019

You've seen the movie a dozen times. You've read the book about the making of the movie. You've seen the Hollywood movie about the making of the movie based on the book about the making of the movie. You've tos...

Here are 25 pictures of the new Centraal Grand Cafe & Tappery

Matt Wild

February 6, 2019

Back in January, Bay View staple Café Centraal closed its doors for a month-long refresh and renovation. Now, the 10-year-old Lowlands Group eatery is ready to reopen as Centraal Grand Café & Tappery. The n...

Listen to the SIN BAD / Bad Wig split, ‘SIN BAD WIG’ (and say goodbye to SIN BAD for a while)

Matt Wild

February 6, 2019

Peanut butter and jelly. Gin and tonic. Jake and The Fatman. There are certain things that are destined to be joined at the hip, destined to go together like, well, peanut butter and jelly. You can add Milwauke...

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Miller Park while it was still under construction

Matt Wild

February 5, 2019

Last week we hipped you to a remarkable behind-the-scenes video tour of Milwaukee County Stadium mere weeks before it was closed and torn down. Now, the same former Brewers grounds crew member who shot that vid...

Welcome…to Milwaukee’s first food truck park

Matt Wild

February 5, 2019

In today's "spare no expense" news, Milwaukee is getting its very first food truck park! The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Sean Phelan and Jesus O. Gonzalez—the latter the founder of the ever-popular ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)

Matt Wild

February 5, 2019

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...

East Side Whole Foods is getting a 20-tap bar, video games (of course)

Matt Wild

February 1, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Do people still make "Whole Paycheck" jokes when talking about Whole Foods? J...

Here’s the full lineup for Milwaukee Psych Fest VII

Matt Wild

February 1, 2019

Since 2013, Milwaukee musician Andrew Shelp has given the city a loud, fuzzed-out, and reverb-drenched gift every spring: Milwaukee Psych Fest. Returning for its seventh (!) year April 12 and 13 at The Cooperag...

Take a tour of Milwaukee County Stadium, weeks before it was closed and torn down

Matt Wild

January 31, 2019

While Milwaukee remains on pins and needles as to the future name of Miller Park (Dear AmFam: Do the right thing and name it after Uecker), it's useful to go back to a time when Miller Park wasn't even a thing....

Odd Duck’s Little Duck event space will host three Friday night fish frys during Lent

Matt Wild

January 31, 2019

Attention Milwaukee Record's resident fish fry expert Caleb Westphal: Little Duck Kitchen (2301 S. Howell Ave.), the private event space of Bay View's Odd Duck restaurant, will host three Friday night fish frys...

An interview with Milwaukee Food King, the city’s premier foodie/dentist/MMA judge

Matt Wild

January 29, 2019

Talk to Rick Winter for a few minutes and one thing becomes clear: it's good to be king. By day, Winter is Dr. Richard Winter, DDS, a third-generation dentist who has been practicing in the Milwaukee area for 3...

Paul, Donnie, and Mark Wahlberg are bringing Wahlburgers to The Corners of Brookfield

Matt Wild

January 28, 2019

It's time for a new burger place on the block. Um, those good vibrations you're feeling are burger vibrations. Something something referencing Paul Wahlberg. Anyway, Wahlburgers is coming to The Corners of Broo...

Here’s shocking video proof that the streetcar can run in snow

Matt Wild

January 28, 2019

We're almost three months into the life of The Hop, Milwaukee's long-in-the-works and forever-contentious downtown streetcar. And guess what? Things are going well! People are riding the thing, extensions are i...

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