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In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 31-Feb. 6)

February 8, 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...

Shoegaze meets metal (and Cheap Trick) in Shamewave’s ‘Heaven’ EP

Matt Wild

February 5, 2021

Approximately halfway through "The Only Way To Get To Heaven," a.k.a. the leadoff track to Shamewave's new three-song Heaven EP, the fact that Shamewave's Cody Ratley spent the past decade recording and playing...

It’s Friday, so let’s watch John Gurda talk about water for an hour

Matt Wild

February 5, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Here's what you need to know about John Gurda: he's a beloved and endlessly ...

Gov. Evers has issued a NEW statewide mask mandate and what is even happening anymore

Matt Wild

February 4, 2021

On Thursday, one hour after the Republican-controlled Assembly voted to kill the state's COVID-19 public health emergency and mask mandate, Gov. Tony Evers issued a new COVID-19 public health emergency and mask...

Like nearly 6,000 Wisconsinites, Wisconsin’s mask mandate is dead

Matt Wild

February 4, 2021

UPDATE: Well, one hour after the death of his original COVID-19 public health emergency and mask mandate, Gov. Evers has issued a new COVID-19 public health emergency and mask mandate. What is even happening an...

Here are all the groups that have registered their support for ending Wisconsin’s mask mandate

Matt Wild

February 4, 2021

There aren't any. The picture is blank. That's the joke. With Republicans in the state Senate and Assembly set to terminate Gov. Tony Evers' COVID-19 public health emergency and Wisconsin's mask mandate some...

Milwaukee alderwoman proposes pilot program to “put residents to work with snow removal cleanup”

Matt Wild

February 3, 2021

Hot (cool?) on the heels of yesterday's news of two Milwaukee aldermen calling the city's snow removal efforts "simply unacceptable," comes news of a Milwaukee alderwoman with a snow-removal plan. Alderwoman...

Summerfest 2021 moving to three weekends in September

Matt Wild

February 2, 2021

Summerfest 2021—previously scheduled for June 24-26, July 1-3, and July 8-10—has been moved to September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18. "While the progress made through the vaccine rollout is encouraging, we believe ...

Two Milwaukee aldermen call city’s snow removal efforts “simply unacceptable”

Matt Wild

February 2, 2021

It snowed a lot over the weekend. It's gonna snow some more in the next few days. Who removes all that snow? Milwaukee's Department of Public Works. Is the DPW doing a good job at snow removal? Well, according ...

New Milwaukee health order eases restrictions on indoor gatherings, allows counter service for ordering and pick up, more

Matt Wild

February 2, 2021

A new Milwaukee health order set to go into effect on Friday, February 5 will ease restrictions on indoor gatherings, allow for limited reopening of museums and other public exhibition spaces, allow bars and re...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Dewey Gill’s Big Band Program on WMSE is essential Sunday listening

Matt Wild

February 1, 2021

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 exp...

Read about Wisconsin Republicans’ hilariously incompetent week while listening to “Yakety Sax”

Matt Wild

January 29, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Remember this Thursday, when Wisconsin Republicans were set to kill the stat...

Nancy Drew And The Case Of “Hey, Is That Steny’s In The New ‘Nancy Drew’ Episode?”

Matt Wild

January 28, 2021

It's a case only a famous, forever reimagined and rebooted teen detective could solve: Why did Milwaukee bar and fish fry staple Steny's Tavern & Grill make an appearance on Wednesday night's episode of the...

WMSE’s 19th annual Rockabilly Chili is coming to a restaurant, cafe, and food truck near you

Matt Wild

January 28, 2021

If our records are correct, WMSE's 18th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser—held on March 8, 2020—was one of the last big things we did before everything went down the drain. Thousands of people packed into the ...

Old World Third Street will likely be renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Matt Wild

January 27, 2021

On Wednesday morning, the Common Council's Public Works Committee unanimously passed a resolution to change the name of Milwaukee's Old World Third Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The change would a...

Officials respond to articles about Bradford Beach privatization, county park trail fees

Matt Wild

January 27, 2021

Milwaukee loves its public spaces and county parks. They're great! But if there's one thing Milwaukee loves even more than its public spaces and county parks, it's going ballistic any time the ideas of "privati...

Here’s a drive-by video of the new American Family Field sign outside the former Miller Park

Matt Wild

January 27, 2021

In case you missed it, Miller Park is now American Family Field. It has been since January 1. Sigh. Oh well, it is what it is, folks. Anyway, a new American Family Field sign was placed outside the former Mi...

Wisconsin Senate votes to kill mask mandate; Assembly to finish it off later this week

Matt Wild

January 26, 2021

The Wisconsin Senate passed a resolution Tuesday that would kill the state's mask mandate—a mandate put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19. In order for the resolution to go into effect, the Wisconsin As...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 17-23)

Matt Wild

January 25, 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...

Dulling my Packers pain with a Nintendo Switch virtual pinball cabinet I made out of LEGO bricks

Matt Wild

January 24, 2021

Late Sunday night, after a devastating and all-too-familiar Green Bay Packers loss in the NFC Championship Game, I completed a goofy project I had started the previous week: a Nintendo Switch virtual pinball ca...

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