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Marijuana-themed Cheba Hut planned for corner of Oakland and Locust

December 22, 2020

Way, way back in 2018, Fort Collins, Colorado-based marijuana-themed restaurant chain Cheba Hut announced plans to set up shop in Milwaukee. Now, during a particularly harsh time when we all need the chain's "t...

New “MKE It Local” campaign supports local businesses, gives away a bunch of gift cards

Matt Wild

December 22, 2020

Want to support local businesses during this long, long, winter? A new campaign from Milwaukee Downtown BID #21, dubbed "MKE It Local," is making that a little easier—and tossing in a bunch of free gift cards, ...

Wisconsin! Now you can request a free at-home COVID-19 collection kit

Matt Wild

December 22, 2020

Do you enjoy getting tested for COVID-19 but wish you could do it in the comfort of your own home (with a licensed health care professional supervising over a Zoom call)? Now you can, thanks to an at-home COVID...

Updates on what’s going on with COVID-19 vaccinations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin

Matt Wild

December 21, 2020

What's going on with COVID-19 vaccinations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin? We're keeping tabs on the story in this updated roundup piece. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Wisconsin will receive shipments of Moderna COVID-...

Wisconsin will receive shipments of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week

Matt Wild

December 21, 2020

More good news, Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Monday that Wisconsin will receive shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The initial shipment of 1...

Wanna sing the national anthem before a Bucks game (virtually, of course)? Submit a video now

Matt Wild

December 17, 2020

Wanna sing the national anthem at Fiserv Forum before a Milwaukee Bucks game? Actually since it's 2020, let's try that again: Wanna have a video of you singing the national anthem play at Fiserv Forum before a ...

Gov. Evers announces new contact tracing app for your phone, WI Exposure Notification

Matt Wild

December 17, 2020

Cool! Unleash the "BUT MY PRIVACY" comments from folks currently using Facebook on their phones. Here's the press release for the so-called WI Exposure Notification app: Gov. Evers Announces New Contact ...

Get Fudgy’s new 30-song double LP by donating to Milwaukee nonprofit Pathfinders

Matt Wild

December 16, 2020

When we last heard from Fudgy, the far-flung group of musicians led by Milwaukee's Justin Kern (other members hail from Buffalo, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis) was offering its latest 7-inch record in e...

Milwaukee PBS releases statement on future of ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’

Matt Wild

December 15, 2020

On Sunday, the Washington County Insider reported that Milwaukee PBS programming staple Around The Corner With John McGivern would not be returning for another season. According to the story, McGivern himself l...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Dec. 6-12)

Matt Wild

December 15, 2020

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...

Please enjoy Mike Schneider’s wholesome holiday polka jam, “Christmas Kielbasa”

Matt Wild

December 15, 2020

We've sung the praises of Mike Schneider in these digital pages before. The titular leader of the Mike Schneider Band has been a local polka fixture since the 1990s, winning a slew of awards and just generally ...

Wisconsin will receive 49,725 doses of Pfizer vaccine this week

Matt Wild

December 14, 2020

Good news, Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), announced Monday that Wisconsin is expecting 49,725 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week. Shipments will in...

Boy Lonely is begging you to “Mask Up, Baby”

Matt Wild

December 14, 2020

As we settle into month 8,000 of the New Normal, isn't it about time we make mask-wearing not just mandatory, but sexy? Boy Lonely thinks so. Who's Boy Lonely? He's Milwaukee musician Casey Seymour, who spli...

The last straw: ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’ reportedly won’t return for another season

Matt Wild

December 14, 2020

UPDATE: Milwaukee PBS has released a statement on the future of Around The Corner With John McGivern. Read it HERE. Twenty-twenty: Haven't we suffered enough? Well, when it comes to Wisconsin's love for Milw...

The last Bakers Square in Wisconsin has closed. Long live our memories of Bakers Square

Matt Wild

December 11, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • The last Bakers Square in Wisconsin has closed. Long live our memories of Ba...

County Clerk urges Republicans to prioritize health over today’s pathetic hearing on “election fraud”

Matt Wild

December 11, 2020

Today from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wisconsin Legislative Republicans will hold a pathetic hearing on the 2020 presidential election. The pathetic hearing, overseen by Rep. Ron Tusler and Sen. Kathy Bernier, will disc...

Here’s a list of all the lists of Milwaukee holiday lights (plus a tour of the lights in Cathedral Square)

Matt Wild

December 8, 2020

Lights! Holiday lights! Lists of holiday lights! Here are just a few of those lists, followed by a guided video tour (via a 6-year-old) of the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival in Cathedral Square Park. Happy h...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Light The Hoan has given new life to an old icon

Matt Wild

December 7, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and expl...

Money for Milwaukee music venues, rejected Trump lawsuits, and other good news for a change

Matt Wild

December 4, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • The past eight months have been nothing short of a disaster for music venues...

Last weekend MKE radio played “Last Christmas” 31 times. The very next day it played it again

Matt Wild

December 2, 2020

Christmas is still three weeks away, but for two Milwaukee radio stations, the holiday is already old hat. Yes, B93.3 and 95.7 BIG FM have been playing nothing but Christmas music since November 5 and 6, respec...

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