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Here’s some news we missed this week, preceded by that weird Gordon Furniture jingle from the ’80s

December 6, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Imagine Kraftwerk played by a kindergartener. Imagine a John Carpenter sound...

Rest easy, Milwaukee: Lime, Spin, and Bird scooters are hibernating for the winter

Matt Wild

December 5, 2019

If the city's curbs seem less clogged and its snow piles less curiously adorned, there's a reason for that. Yes, it appears that the 1,350 dockless electric scooters that either delighted or angered Milwaukeean...

Fiserv Forum, and 7 other sensory-friendly Milwaukee locations and events

Matt Wild

December 4, 2019

Last month, Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum became the first NBA arena to offer sensory rooms for guests with sensory processing needs. These rooms, like other sensory-inclusive accommodations, provide a quiet and cal...

Watch Aaron Rodgers and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon have an “epic” conversation

Matt Wild

December 4, 2019

Well, yeah, here you go. Aaron Rodgers and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon having an "epic" conversation. It's for GQ's One-on-One series. It takes place at Lambeau Field. It's more than 40 minutes. It involves music,...

Save the dates: 12th annual Milwaukee Film Festival will run October 15-29, 2020

Matt Wild

December 3, 2019

The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival ran October 17-31. It was great. Is it too early to be thinking about the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival? No, no it is not. To prove it, Milwaukee Film just announced the dates fo...

Let’s remember the time Milwaukee used a song about oral sex to promote its downtown

Matt Wild

November 22, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • We're spending November revisiting some of the best Milwaukee music of the p...

Vitucci’s is closed

Matt Wild

November 20, 2019

After 85 years in business, East Side staple Vitucci's, 1832 E. North Ave., has closed. Rumors of the closure have been circulating on social media since last week. Today, co-owner Mike Vitucci confirmed the ne...

Crossroads Collective adds Juana Taco, loses Beerline Cafe and Falafel Guys, teases late-night bar

Matt Wild

November 19, 2019

If you haven't dropped by East Side food hall Crossroads Collective since it opened last December, you totally should. Located in the old Oriental Drugs building at 2238 N. Farwell Ave., Crossroads boasts a num...

Xposed 4Heads want to know if you get their “Thrust” (wink wink nudge nudge say no more)

Matt Wild

November 19, 2019

If you're looking for wacky, irreverent, and delightfully catchy new wave music that owes more than a debt to bands like Devo, look no further than Milwaukee's Xposed 4Heads. Founded in 1982 by Joy Farm masterm...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (November 10-16)

Matt Wild

November 18, 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...

Here are the new Brewers logos and uniforms, plus some pictures of players showing them off

Matt Wild

November 18, 2019

Monday night at Miller Park, the Milwaukee Brewers unveiled their new/old logo and their new/old uniforms. As expected, the classic ball-in-glove logo is back. As expected, the new/old uniforms sport the new/ol...

Let’s watch 6,000 people play “The Stars And Stripes Forever” at Bayshore Mall in 1982

Matt Wild

November 15, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • As we reminded you earlier this week, Bayshore Town Center is in the midst o...

Milwaukee is one step closer to banning plastic straws in bars and restaurants

Matt Wild

November 14, 2019

Thursday morning, members of the Public Safety & Health Committee met to discuss a proposed ban on single-use plastic straws in Milwaukee bars and restaurants. The proposed ordinance states that, effective ...

Wake up with Wavy V’s whimsical video for “The Fools Have Gone To Bed”

Matt Wild

November 14, 2019

We forget where we read it, but we're pretty sure someone called Wavy V "Milwaukee's answer to The Zombies." It's an apt description, yet the group's intricate, delicate, and baroque psychedelia is entirely its...

“Reservation-based virtual reality experience center” coming soon to Bay View

Matt Wild

November 14, 2019

Good news for fans of The Lawnmower Man, Black Mirror, and/or wearing goggles: RSVR, a self-described "reservation-based virtual reality experience center," is coming soon to Bay View. Brothers Ryan and Reid Sp...

34 pictures from the final days of Bayshore Town Center’s indoor mall

Matt Wild

November 13, 2019

The end is nigh. The end of Bayshore Town Center as we know it, that is. In case you missed it, the ailing Glendale indoor/outdoor shopping center is in the midst of a massive (and city-funded) $55-$75 milli...

Conceive it (again): Cary Elwes and ‘The Princess Bride’ return to Riverside Theater January 18

Matt Wild

November 12, 2019

The Princess Bride is one of those movies that isn't just beloved by countless fans, it's internalized. The absurdist quotes ("My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die,") the plethora of l...

Scooters: fun toys or pitiless death machines? Common Council wants to know

Matt Wild

November 12, 2019

On December 31, 2019, Milwaukee's Dockless Scooter Pilot Study will come to an end. The study—which began in July—is intended to asses the future of electric rental scooters in the City of Milwaukee. Currently,...

‘The Irishman’ will screen at Oriental Theatre November 22-26

Matt Wild

November 12, 2019

It may be difficult to remember amidst all the talk about Marvel, "de-aging," and counting actor's lines, but The Irishman is a movie that has yet to be released. Martin Scorsese's latest (and final?) epic mob/...

Here’s the schedule for the 2019 Milwaukee Krampusnacht, coming to the Bavarian Bierhaus December 5

Matt Wild

November 12, 2019

If you're looking to spice up your holiday season with a little something off the beaten Hallmark Christmas movie path, look no further: On Thursday, December 5, the third annual Milwaukee Krampusnacht will ret...

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