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There won’t be a Riverwest 24 race this year, but there will be “something”

May 4, 2020

There's nothing surprising about yet another Milwaukee summer event canceling its plans for 2020—but that doesn't make each cancelation any less painful. Take the Riverwest 24, the 24-hour bike race/neighborhoo...

Milwaukee Public Market is offering curbside (and “crabside”) pickup

Matt Wild

May 4, 2020

The Milwaukee Public Market announced Monday the rollout of an "extensive curbside pickup and delivery operation" dubbed "Market To-Go." Fun! The rollout begins this week. Oh, and Public Market tenant St. Pa...

Johanna Rose walks us through ‘Only Good Nites’

Matt Wild

May 1, 2020

"It seems absurd to have a voice memo as a track on a song, but I absolutely love it." That's Johanna Rose—tireless champion of Milwaukee music, one half of Nickel&Rose—describing one of the songs on her...

Devil Met Contention do it in the road (and by “do it” we mean “sleep”) in video for “Wait”

Matt Wild

April 30, 2020

It's been too long since we heard from Devil Met Contention. Back in 2018, the dusty Southern-gothic group was hanging up its matching suits and moving toward a more modern, sleeker sound. That year's single, "...

Group behind Walker’s Point window art hasn’t forgotten about Wisconsin’s “Pandemic Primary”

Matt Wild

April 29, 2020

It's been just over three weeks since Wisconsinites were—incredibly, unbelievably—forced to vote in person in the 2020 Spring Primary. You know, during a global pandemic. In Milwaukee, there were only five voti...

When life gives you an apocalypse, Xposed 4Heads make it a “New Wave Apocalypse”

Matt Wild

April 29, 2020

There aren't many certainties in life right now, save for death, taxes, and the wisdom of staying inside. Oh, and the gleefully geeky and goofy sounds of long-running Milwaukee band Xposed 4Heads! Let's focus o...

34 state parks and forests will reopen on May 1 (with some restrictions)

Matt Wild

April 28, 2020

On Tuesday morning, Gov. Tony Evers directed the Department of Natural Resources to reopen 34 state parks, forests, and recreational areas beginning May 1. The areas were closed earlier this month due to the on...

Field Report’s ‘Brake Light Red Tide’ is an accidental masterpiece

Matt Wild

April 28, 2020

"We weren't working toward a specific goal or deadline. We weren't trying to make anyone happy. We weren't trying to shoehorn a song or vibe into an album that asks for it. We made ships in bottles, one at a ti...

German-themed sausage restaurant, WürstBar MKE, planned for Green Fields space on Brady Street

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has put everyday life on hold, yet plans for life after the virus continue apace. The latest in Milwaukee food/drink plans: a German-themed sausage restaurant called WürstBar MKE, coming (ho...

Here’s an updated list of all the updated lists of Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and delivery

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

As Milwaukee enters week 8,000 of social distancing, staying at home, and waiting this whole COVID-19 thing out, two questions present themselves: 1.) Are there any Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and de...

Milwaukee’s July 3 Lakefront Fireworks have been canceled, too

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

Yep. That's the the story. Milwaukee's July 3 Lakefront Fireworks—sponsored by American Family Insurance, T&M Partners, the Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee County Parks—have been canceled. Because of the o...

Summer Soulstice cancels 2020 fest, launches virtual “Tribute to Soulstice” for East Side businesses

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

The organizers of the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival announced on Monday that the 2020 installment of the fest has been canceled. The fest was previously scheduled for June 20. It would have been the 20...

Crusherfest postpones second annual blowout, might reschedule for fall

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—has been postponed because of the COVID-19 crisis. Ugh. "Crusherfest is p...

Gov. Evers “turns the dial a notch” on “Safer At Home” order

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

Good news for nonessential businesses that want to offer curbside drop-off of goods or animals in the era of COVID-19 and "Safer At Home": You can do that now! Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that a newl...

Bastille Days, Jazz In The Park, Cathedral Square Market have been postponed

Matt Wild

April 23, 2020

Milwaukee's East Town Association announced on Thursday that three of its signature summer events—Bastille Days, Jazz In The Park, and Cathedral Square Market—have been postponed. "We have made the difficult de...

Black Arts Fest MKE cancels 2020 event, promises return in 2021

Matt Wild

April 23, 2020

Another one. Sigh. Black Arts Fest MKE announced on Thursday that it was canceling its 2020 event, originally scheduled for August 1 at Henry Maier Festival Park. The cancelation follows similar announcement...

8 Milwaukee County golf courses will reopen April 24—with some restrictions

Matt Wild

April 22, 2020

Good news, gofers golfers: eight Milwaukee County golf courses will reopen this Friday, April 24 at 8 a.m. So what? So let's dance! Those courses are: • Brown Deer Park • Dretzka Park • Oakwood Park • Wh...

Some Milwaukee County libraries will begin curbside pickup this week and next

Matt Wild

April 22, 2020

As part of Gov. Evers' recently extended "Safer At Home" order (in effect until May 26), businesses like golf courses and libraries can offer limited services beginning April 24. We've already told you about th...

2020 Milwaukee Irish Fest—originally set for August 13-16—has been canceled

Matt Wild

April 21, 2020

The 2020 installment of Milwaukee Irish Fest—originally set for August 13-16 at Henry Maier Festival Park—has been canceled. Sigh. Irish Fest joins fellow Henry Maier Park festivals PrideFest, German Fest, P...

Exploring the kid-friendly, animated voice-over work of Bob Uecker

Matt Wild

April 21, 2020

The following article also appears in the April edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" periodical/poster/crossword puzzle. Stay at home and download a PDF of this month's edition HERE. Milwaukee and ...

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