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Crusherfest will return to South Milwaukee June 6-7

February 7, 2020

On Saturday, June 8, in the year of our Lord 2019, a life-sized bronze statue of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski was unveiled at a gala celebration dubbed Crusherfest. The festival...

It’s February 7, so let’s talk about Summerfest

Matt Wild

February 7, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • With another snow storm on its way, temperatures still in the 20s and 30s, a...

Got a downtown wall that could use a mural? Answer the “Call for Walls”

Matt Wild

February 6, 2020

Murals! Everyone loves murals! It seems a week doesn't go by without another public art masterpiece popping up somewhere in Milwaukee. But now, in a nice twist, a call is being issued for the location of a new ...

The new Cousins Subs on the corner of Oakland and Locust: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

February 5, 2020

Here's a fun Cousins Subs story: A few months ago, I ordered Cousins delivery to our office in Walker's Point. An hour passed, then two. No Cousins. Just as I was about to call HQ and demand a lifetime supply o...

Toxic work environments, and 7 more things that could go wrong with the 2020 DNC

Matt Wild

February 4, 2020

Monday night, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a damning article on the leadership—or lack of leadership—of the Milwaukee host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. It seems that two to...

Sleep well, Milwaukee: “Light the Hoan” campaign continues to raise a ton of cash

Matt Wild

January 31, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Isn't it funny when fundraisers implore regular schmucks like us to kick in ...

Cactus Club becomes first Milwaukee venue to apply for new all-ages license

Matt Wild

January 28, 2020

Bay View's venerable Cactus Club will be the first Milwaukee venue to take advantage of a new (or updated, rather) license that makes it easier to host all-ages shows. Tuesday morning at a Licenses Committee he...

Milwaukee County supervisor calls for elimination of single-use plastics in County facilities, parks

Matt Wild

January 28, 2020

Last October, Milwaukee banned plastic straws. A few weeks ago, a Milwaukee alderman called for a ban on plastic bags. A few days ago, the Milwaukee Brewers and SC Johnson teamed up to reduce plastic cup waste ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (January 19-25)

Matt Wild

January 27, 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...

The new Rocky Rococo at Bayshore: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

January 23, 2020

My favorite description of Rocky Rococo pizza comes from my pal Evan Rytlewski. A few years ago, following an episode of our weekly WMSE talk show The Disclaimer (R.I.P.), Evan waxed philosophical about the mys...

Merriment Social owners plan pizza place, Flourchild, for former Distil on Milwaukee Street

Matt Wild

January 23, 2020

Merriment Social chef Andrew Miller—along with partners Cameron Whyte and Samuel Emery—plan to bring a new pizza place called Flourchild to the former Distil at 722 N. Milwaukee St. The location is immediately ...

Bundle up for the inaugural VinterSköl Musik Fest, coming to the Brewery District February 15

Matt Wild

January 22, 2020

Do you like music festivals? Do you like winter music festivals? Do you like new winter music festivals? Then you'll love the inaugural VinterSköl Musik Fest, a "Nordic-inspired winter celebration" coming to Mi...

Hall + Oates = American Family Insurance Amphitheater July 26

Matt Wild

January 21, 2020

Daryl Hall and John Oates—OF HALL & OATES FAME—will play Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater Sunday, July 26. Squeeze and KT Tunstall will play in support. Pre-sale for the show begins today,...

Hip-Hop Week MKE will return August 17-22, 2020

Matt Wild

January 21, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution Tuesday morning that recognizes August 17-22, 2020 as Hip-Hop Week MKE. This will be Hip-Hop Week MKE's third year of bringing a ton of hip-hop-focused concert...

Miller Park will be renamed American Family Field in 2021

Matt Wild

January 21, 2020

Yep, after a year of speculation, the great mystery has been solved. And it's super anticlimactic! Beginning with the 2021 season, Milwaukee's Miller Park will be known as American Family Field. Multiple source...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee Public Museum is an old-school treasure (for now)

Matt Wild

January 20, 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 exp...

“Edgy love-themed pop-up bar,” Cupid Studio, coming to Splash Studio Jan. 31-Feb. 23

Matt Wild

January 20, 2020

Tired of doing the same old thing for Valentine's Day? Tired of complaining about how Valentine's Day is like, a Hallmark holiday, man? Then let East Side painting bar Splash Studio give you a homegrown Valenti...

Viking Cruises to bring ‘Speed 2: Cruise Control’ to Milwaukee in 2022

Matt Wild

January 17, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Remember Speed 2: Cruise Control, the Keanu Reeves-less sequel to Speed? San...

Fear, Jon Bon Jovi, and the worst Q&A ever

Matt Wild

January 16, 2020

The following article originally appeared in the December 2019 edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up "Off The Record" free of charge at all ...

Begun, the Ravine Road Petition War has

Matt Wild

January 15, 2020

Earlier this month, we brought you news that Lake Park advocacy group Lake Park Friends had adopted a resolution and created a petition to reopen the closed Ravine Road to vehicular traffic. Located near Bartol...

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