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Sheriff Clarke will greet you with a “surprise attack” if you try to hug him

February 15, 2017

Yesterday was Valentine's Day, a day for love, peace, and endless "What to do if you don't like Valentine's Day" posts. It was also a day that inspired Urban Milwaukee's Jeramey Jannene to pen a cute lil' pie...

Let The Blue Mooners break your heart with lovelorn covers album, ‘Deal The Hits’

Matt Wild

February 14, 2017

On one hand, Valentine's Day is a day for love. On the other hand, it's a day for heartache, unrequited longing, and wallowing in one's misery. (A puzzling third hand helpfully points to the Wikipedia page of...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (February 5-11)

Matt Wild

February 13, 2017

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 ...

Odd Duck 5-year anniversary party will feature throwback menu items, former chefs

Matt Wild

February 11, 2017

Since opening in 2012, Odd Duck has been a Milwaukee culinary trendsetter. Small shareable plates and an ever-changing menu have been norm at the cozy Bay View restaurant, and have become the norm elsewhere. ...

Here’s the lineup for Avalon Theater’s “Anime March”

Matt Wild

February 11, 2017

Anime fans in Milwaukee have plenty to look forward to with next week's Anime Milwaukee convention, but the fun doesn't stop there: Today, Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge announced the return of its "...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): February 5-11

Matt Wild

February 10, 2017

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week's best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Urban Milwaukee's Bruce Murphy, on Charlie Sykes' latest transform...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We made another list of “best places to live” or whatever

Matt Wild

February 10, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • That cheering sound you heard earlier this week wasn't the sound of a tired...

Milwaukee’s connection to a 1970s San Francisco pot brownie empire (and the woman who ran it)

Matt Wild

February 8, 2017

San Francisco, 1978. A 4,000 square-foot warehouse in the city's Mission District is home to a successful small business, Sticky Fingers. Not only is Sticky Fingers successful, it's wildly successful. Sticky ...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): January 29-February 4

Matt Wild

February 3, 2017

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week's best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST The Washington Post, on President Trump's on-again, off-again visi...

Sheriff Clarke gets a lot of free shit for doing whatever it is he does, is being sued

Matt Wild

February 3, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • It's been a hot minute since we checked in with Milwaukee County Sheriff Da...

Pokemon Go and Pokemon Go-like games will have to apply for permits in Milwaukee County Parks

Matt Wild

February 2, 2017

Yes, Milwaukee is still talking about Pokemon Go. And still trying to make it (and other games) pay for permits to take up virtual space in Milwaukee County Parks. Wait, scratch that last part, because Milwau...

Milwaukee’s dreamy connection to The Everly Brothers’ “All I Have To Do Is Dream”

Matt Wild

February 1, 2017

The music of the 1950s and early '60s remains strangely evocative. Sure, pop songs from that time may conjure up images of malt shops and sock hops, but there's something ethereal, something otherworldly about,...

Coolio is coming to Mad Planet in February

Matt Wild

January 31, 2017

When one thinks of Coolio and Milwaukee, one typically thinks of performances at the Wisconsin State Fair as part of the unkillable "I Love The '90s" tour, or drop-ins at a Bucks halftime show. One does not, ...

Here’s the 2017 Traveling Beer Garden schedule

Matt Wild

January 31, 2017

Do you like drinking? (Click here if you don't.) Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn't normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking, like public parks? Then you're in luck, be...

Billy Bob Thornton and his rockabilly band are coming to Shank Hall in April

Matt Wild

January 30, 2017

Nearly a year after Kiefer Sutherland pulled the ol' "longtime actor moonlights as rock star" move at Milwaukee's Shank Hall (let's just try to move past Johnny Depp's Hollywood Vampires show at Summerfest, o...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (January 22-28)

Matt Wild

January 30, 2017

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 ...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): January 22-28

Matt Wild

January 27, 2017

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week's best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Bruce Murphy, on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's decision to ceas...

I got a bottle of Big Mac Special Sauce from the guy who’s eaten 29,100 Big Macs: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

January 27, 2017

This article was originally published in 2017. There's a scene in the final episode of Mad Men where a lost and bottomed-out Don Draper finds himself in a confessional seminar at a New Age-y retreat. There, ...

Summerfest (presented by American Family Insurance) is getting a new amphitheater

Matt Wild

January 27, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • In case you were hiding under a rock yesterday, and/or hanging out with that ...

Sean Williamson captures life itself in brilliant spoken word collection ‘You’re Doing What I Should Have Done’

Matt Wild

January 26, 2017

"Life ain't short, it's long." So says a dying Earl Partridge in Paul Thomas Anderson's melodramatic Magnolia. That sentiment hangs heavy over You're Doing What I Should Have Done, a stark, moving, a...

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