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Can Crossroads Collective live up to the legacy of Oriental Drugs?

January 8, 2019

The word "iconic" gets tossed around a lot, but for Milwaukee's East Side, few things are as iconic as the corner of North and Farwell. The beloved Oriental Drugs pharmacy/lunch counter/dime store held down tha...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We really clicked the hell out of that Vogue article

Matt Wild

January 8, 2019

July 10, 2018. It's a day that shall forever live in Milwaukee infamy, right up there with the Bridge War of 1845 and the time we saw former TMJ4 weatherman John Malan at Fun World. Yes, that was the day that V...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)

Matt Wild

January 7, 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...

Negative/Positive kick off new year with ‘Kick Me In Both Of My Shins At The Same Time’

Matt Wild

January 4, 2019

For artists with a unique backstory, there comes a point when that backstory takes a backseat to the music itself. For Milwaukee's Negative/Positive, that point is now. Yes, Negative/Positive is the guitar-bass...

Here are some incredible lines from John Gurda’s incredible story about beavers

Matt Wild

January 4, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Is there anyone better than John Gurda? No, no there is not. The ubiquitous M...

Here’s a list of upcoming Milwaukee ice bars. Learn it well, for it’s the chilling sound of your doom

Matt Wild

January 3, 2019

What killed the dinosaurs? The Ice Age! And ice bars! Oh, excuse us...allow us to break the ice: Here's a list of upcoming Milwaukee ice bars. Learn it well, for it's the chilling sound of your doom. In this...

Café Centraal will reopen as Centraal Grand Café & Tappery

Matt Wild

January 2, 2019

Last month, Lowlands Group revealed that Bay View staple Café Centraal would close for renovations beginning January 2. Well, today is January 2, and now Lowlands has announced details of those renovations. Som...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee: Dec. 16-22

Matt Wild

December 27, 2018

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...

Streetcars, the State of Wisconsin, and standing up for Milwaukee

Matt Wild

December 19, 2018

Twenty-eighteen was kind of a big year for Milwaukee, wasn't it? Like, an honest-to-goodness, no-kidding, no-hyperbole "transformative" year? Seriously! There was the long-awaited opening of the Fiserv Forum, a...

In these dark and troubled times, remember that we are all Perry’s People

Matt Wild

December 18, 2018

You wake up. You grab your phone. You see story after story about how we're divided, about how we're at war, about how we're doomed. You put down your phone. You close your eyes. You sigh. You go to work. Maybe...

Report: Wisconsin drinks a lot

Matt Wild

December 14, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • It's that time of year again—the time to round up the best music of the year,...

Watch Milwaukee BMX rider Tim Knoll take to the streets, do some unbelievable stuff

Matt Wild

December 13, 2018

If your last exposure to freestyle BMX was Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX for the PS1, you'll be surprised to see how far the sport has progressed. Or, rather, how far Milwaukee BMX rider Tim Knoll has progressed it....

Here’s the Brewers’ 2019 (and tragically Uecker-less) giveaway schedule

Matt Wild

December 12, 2018

Baseball! Brewers! Giveaways! Is there anything better! No! So let's just cut to the chase: Here's the Milwaukee Brewers' 2019 giveaway schedule. Highlights include a Christian Yelich bobblehead (cue the Chr...

Remembering the time, in 1979, when Milwaukee declared war on “rump cleavage”

Matt Wild

December 11, 2018

Times change. Standards evolve. What was acceptable in one era becomes unacceptable in the next. Here's a thought experiment: Imagine a city in 2018 dragging an exotic dancer to court because of her excessive "...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee: Dec. 2-8

Matt Wild

December 10, 2018

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...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Money Inc. thinks the Third Ward is a “Midwestern mecca for foodies”

Matt Wild

December 10, 2018

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

A $128 million streetcar system isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A $1.4 billion commuter rail system

Matt Wild

December 7, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Thought Milwaukee was satisfied with a $128 million, 2.1-mile streetcar syste...

Bon Iver will headline Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

December 7, 2018

Y'all know Bon Iver. Know how the acclaimed Eau Claire indie-folk group led by Justin Vernon earns a livin'. They'll play a show for you next summer, but it ain't gonna be easy. Good band! Not like going do...

Shops of Grand Avenue will become “The Avenue,” feature fancy food hall and more

Matt Wild

December 6, 2018

Get your Shops of Grand Avenue shopping in now, because the end is nigh: Today, Grand Avenue owners and developers unveiled details of their long-in-the-works plan to transform the virtually empty downtown mall...

Café Centraal will close for a month, renovate

Matt Wild

December 6, 2018

One week you're getting a (pretty great) fish fry at Café Centraal, the next the longtime Bay View restaurant announces it's closing for extensive renovations. Yes, today, Lowlands Group revealed that Centraal ...

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