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Let’s watch more clips of the Milwaukee Elvira vamping it up in 1985

October 22, 2019

Hello, darlings. Last year we told you about Milwaukee's very own version of legendary horror movie host Elvira. Yes, Milwaukee had something of an "official" Elvira look-alike back in 1985, as confirmed by the...

Milwaukee is looking for someone to figure out how to design the city’s 8,000th flag

Matt Wild

October 21, 2019

Previously on Milwaukee Flag... On April 25, 2019, Milwaukee's Steering and Rules Committee approved a resolution to create a new process to come up with an official city flag. This despite the fact that A.)...

I dug up the free George Webb burger I buried in the woods one year ago and it was gross

Matt Wild

October 18, 2019

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, I buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods. I did this for several reasons: 1.) The Milwaukee Brewers had recently won 12 games in a row, and regional resta...

Lion’s Tooth debuts alt-comics subscription service, looks ahead to brick-and-mortar future

Matt Wild

October 17, 2019

Milwaukee has a long and storied history with alternative comic books. Local artists like Jim Mitchell and Denis Kitchen were influential figures in the underground comix boom of the 1960s and '70s. Events like...

Confessions of a (former) 40-year-old coffee virgin

Matt Wild

October 17, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the September 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 13 Milwau...

Watch the wistful video for Negative/Positive’s “Space Smells Like Lilacs”

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

If you've been following Milwaukee band Negative/Positive over the last few years, you've seen the group grow up. Literally. The guitar-bass-drum trio formed at the inaugural Girls Rock Milwaukee camp in the su...

LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Dementia 13’ with the cast and crew of ‘The Field’

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

Tuesday night, we took a dip in a nearby pond, discovered a watery grave, and got our heads chopped off for the third installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched the 1963 Francis Ford Co...

Bruce McCulloch will bring “Tales of Bravery and Stupidity” to Shank Hall January 25

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

You know who's great? Bruce McCulloch. You know what's great? Bruce McCulloch bringing his latest solo show, "Tales of Bravery and Stupidity," to Milwaukee's Shank Hall on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Tickets ar...

11 reasons to get excited for the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 15, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); HERE WE GO: The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival runs October 17-31. Roughly 300 films will screen at various Milwaukee-area theaters and venues. Oodles of panels, discussions, and concert...

Behold the new signage on the almost-complete BMO Tower in Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

October 15, 2019

If it feels like Downtown Milwaukee's skyline is different these days, it's because it is. Big time. And one of the biggest additions just celebrated a milestone: This week, construction crews successfully inst...

Chevy Chase will bring ‘Christmas Vacation’ to Riverside Theater December 27

Matt Wild

October 14, 2019

Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas, we have one. Tickets to see An Evening With Chevy Chase, preceded by a 30th anniversary screening of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, at the ...

Some folks aren’t keen on the idea of a north side slaughterhouse—er, “meat processing plant”

Matt Wild

October 14, 2019

UPDATE 10/15: The Common Council unanimously voted to send the Strauss proposal back to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee for further discussion and community input. Urban Milwaukee has a fu...

Streetcar ridership down again, suggesting weather and festival season might have something to do with it

Matt Wild

October 11, 2019

It's that time of the month, Milwaukee: the time when ridership numbers for the city's forever-controversial streetcar system, The Hop, are released, analyzed, and argued about. And you better buckle up for thi...

Memo to the Academy: Bob Uecker’s “Restaurant To Be Named Later” video is 2019’s Best Picture

Matt Wild

October 11, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Here are the facts: In December 2019, Friday's Front Row Sports Grill at Mil...

Milwaukee bus drivers are pretty much superheroes at this point

Matt Wild

October 10, 2019

Remember the time when a Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver picked up a homeless man in the middle of winter and took him to an emergency shelter? How about the time when an MCTS bus driver rescued a lo...

Great Job, Milwaukee! The New York Times spent 36 hours in Milwaukee and had a nice time

Matt Wild

October 10, 2019

Warning! Warning! This is not a test! Our patented Great Job Milwaukee Bot 6000 is informing us that The New York Times—yes, The New York Times!—has just published a glowing article about Milwaukee! It's part o...

Home crap home: Join us and Lakefront for a “Hanksgiving” screening of ‘The Money Pit’ at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

October 9, 2019

Remember that part in Breaking Bad when the bathtub fell through the floor? The Money Pit did it first. (Okay, just the bottom of the tub fell through the floor in Breaking Bad, and there was a dissolved drug d...

LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Attack Of The Giant Leeches’ with guests Jack Packard and Maggie Iken

Matt Wild

October 9, 2019

Tuesday night, we grabbed some moonshine, hopped in a rickety canoe, and chilled out in an underwater leech grotto for the second installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched 1959's Attac...

Eaux Claires is doing a winter “Hiver” thing November 21-24, will return in July 2020

Matt Wild

October 8, 2019

The rumored Eaux Claires winter thing, dubbed Eaux Claires Hiver, has been confirmed. It's being billed as "an immersive weekend of performance and improvisation featuring Ani DiFranco, Pieta Brown, Jon Hopkins...

Reminder: Mad Chicken is coming to that former Burger King on the East Side

Matt Wild

October 8, 2019

Remember when there was a Burger King on the East Side? You know, at 2045 E. North Ave., on the corner of North and Prospect? Remember when it was really bad, even though Burger King is really good? Remember wh...

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