I am not handling this well
Last Thursday, just as things were beginning to fall apart, I was on a 21-hour train trip to Colorado. My father-in-law had a new family vehicle waiting for me there and it was my job to retrieve it and drive i...
All Milwaukee County playgrounds are closed
On Monday it was golf courses and dog parks; today, Milwaukee County Parks has announced that all of its playgrounds are closed, too.
A tweet from Milwaukee County Parks reads:
To help stem the spread of CO...
MCTS will reduce the amount of bus service on weekdays
UPDATE: According to Urban Milwaukee, a bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19.
Earlier this week, Milwaukee County Transit System asked folks to limit any "non-essential bus travel." Today, MCTS is tak...
Saloon on Calhoun wins WAMI for “Best Music Venue To Defiantly Stay Open During Global Pandemic”
If you're familiar with the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards (or WAMIs, for short), you know that Brookfield's Saloon on Calhoun is a perennial "Best Live Club/Venue" nominee. And if you're familiar with Sa...
Milwaukee suspends “all timed, metered and night parking restrictions”
Some good news for a change: Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee's Department of Public Works announced it had suspended "all timed, metered and night parking restrictions to accommodate residents who are home due to...
Jazz In The Park pushes back opening date from May 28 to June 4
And so it continues: Thursday afternoon, Jazz In The Park organizers announced that the popular summer music series will push back its opening date from May 28 to June 4. Because of coronavirus/COVID-19 concern...
This Friday, Steny’s will donate 50% of fish fry sales to its laid-off employees
When you're finished reading our—ahem—oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent, read this: On Friday, March 20, Steny's Tavern and Grill (800 S. 2nd St., 414-672-7139) will donate 50% o...
Order carryout from Company Brewing and get a roll of toilet paper for just $1!
Earlier this week, Mequon Pizza Co. made news by offering a free roll of toilet paper with every order of a large pizza. But things have changed since Monday—you can no longer eat inside a restaurant, and toile...
Milwaukee Public Market is completely closed. No carryout. Maybe delivery at some point, but that’s it
Welp. Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Public Market posted this message to Facebook:
To our extended Market Family:
Based on the new guidelines set out by the State, the market is enforcing a full closure ...
All Milwaukee restaurants and bars are now carry-out and delivery only
In case you somehow missed it: Monday afternoon, due to COVID-19 concerns, Gov. Tony Evers ordered a statewide ban on gatherings of 50 or more people. Under Evers' order, Wisconsin restaurants and bars could te...
UW-Milwaukee employee tests positive for coronavirus/COVID-19
Last week, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee employee who was tested for coronavirus/COVID-19 tested negative. Today, an update from UWM Chancellor Mark A. Mone has confirmed that a different employee has tes...
Here’s a list of all the lists of Milwaukee restaurants that are offering delivery and take-out service
UPDATE (3/16/20, 10 p.m.): According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Bars and restaurants across Milwaukee County are expected to be ordered to close within the next 24 hours, except for carryout, delivery ...
MCTS would like you to limit any “non-essential bus travel,” please
Isn't it strange when a bus company strongly suggests that folks refrain from riding the bus? Well, we live in strange times, folks. Monday afternoon, deep in a never-ending avalanche of COVID-19 closings, Milw...
Milwaukee County Parks closes all golf courses and dog parks, recommends avoiding playgrounds
If you're like us, there's only one thing that has been rattling around in your brain for the past few days: Wow. This is fucking crazy. And so the craziness continues, with Milwaukee County Parks announcing th...
You’re never alone with Victor DeLorenzo’s latest EP, ‘Tranceaphone’
"What I love about this record is that I don't remember making it."
So says Victor DeLorenzo—he of the original Violent Femmes lineup, he of the long-running Nineteen Thirteen duo—about his latest EP, Trance...
Oriental Theatre will close March 14 to April 9
No "Rowdy" screenings of Cats. No 1,000th screening of Parasite. No screenings of anything, until April 9. That's the decision Milwaukee Film made today for the Oriental Theatre. Due to concerns of coronavirus/...
Gov. Evers: Schoooool’s out / Until April (due to coronavirus)
Friday afternoon, Gov. Tony Evers issued an order mandating the closure of all K-12 schools in the State of Wisconsin—public and private—from March 18 until at least April 6. The order, of course, is due to cor...
Here’s a list of all the lists of everything that’s closed, canceled, or postponed in Milwaukee due to COVID-19 concerns
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
• Strange times, eh? Suddenly, roundups of new developments and funny stories ...
Milwaukee’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled due to coronavirus
This just in...
54th Annual Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been Canceled
MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee, Westown Association and the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin have made the un...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Downer Theatre is a no-frills “neighborhood theater” at its finest
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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...