Author Matt Wild

New Milwaukee Music Friday: Large Print, Immortal Girlfriend, Negative/Positive, Kiings

April 8, 2022

Ever have one of those Fridays where not one, not two, not three, but four Milwaukee musical acts release new music? Well, today is one of those Fridays! Without further ado, let's listen to... Large Print - I...

Festa Italiana canceled for third year in a row

Matt Wild

April 8, 2022

For the third year in a row, Festa Italiana has been canceled. The popular summer festival previously canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Rose Anne Fritchie, Festa director and president ...

The full lineup for the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival is here, and it’s spectacular

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

It's time to dig in.The 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to return to Milwaukee movie screens April 21 - May 5. The 14th annual fest will feature 134 features and 150 short films from 43 countries. All f...

Today is National Beer Day, so here are 3 places to get a beer in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

Today is National Beer Day. The holiday celebrates "the day that the Cullen–Harrison Act was enacted after having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933." This paved the way f...

Serb Hall’s Friday fish fry is back (in drive-thru and carry-out form)

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

Before Milwaukee's Serb Hall closed in early 2021—the umpteenth victim of the COVID-19 pandemic—the South Side institution (5101 W. Oklahoma Ave.) was famed for hosting decades' worth of political rallies and s...

Center Street Daze will return to Center Street (obviously) August 13

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

And the "X summer festival will return after two years" news just keeps comin': Yes, the lil' street fest that could, Center Street Daze Festival, announced yesterday that it will return to Center Street (obvio...

The old Chancery on Downer has been empty for 15 years (but maybe that’ll change?)

Matt Wild

April 6, 2022

On April 6, 2021, we published a piece titled "Shout-out to the old Chancery on Downer, which has been empty for 14 years." It was about how once-popular regional restaurant chain the Chancery closed its locati...

Woof! Fromm Petfest will return to Henry Maier Festival Park September 24

Matt Wild

April 6, 2022

Nothing has been better than reporting on the return of previously COVID-canceled summer festivals. Locust Street Festival! Summer Soulstice! A proper Summerfest! And while Milwaukee's beloved Fromm Petfest did...

Cavalier Johnson defeats Bob Donovan to become first Black elected mayor of Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson can now lose the "acting" part of his title: With all in-person and absentee votes counted Tuesday night, Johnson handily defeated opponent Bob Donovan 71.69% - 28.31% to...

Middle East Side now open at 3rd Street Market Hall

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

Ever since it opened in January, 3rd Street Market Hall—a.k.a. the sprawling food hall that occupies the first floor of the former Shops of Grand Avenue at 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—has become our favorite downtown...

Let’s also vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile will melt this year

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

It's spring, it's April, and it's Election Day, which means only one thing: IT'S TIME TO VOTE ON WHEN THE MARCUS CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE SNOW PILE WILL MELT THIS YEAR.You know it and love it. It's the big ...

BLAX processes grief and seeks truth on ‘Angeline’

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

"Gotta be yourself / Can't be nobody else."That's BLAX—a.k.a. Adebisi Agoro—in "Acknowledgement," the opening track of his new latest LP, Angeline. It's a fitting sentiment for the longtime Milwaukee emcee....

Vote today, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

If you haven't voted already, vote today, Milwaukee.You'll be voting for the next mayor of Milwaukee. Your choices are acting mayor Cavalier Johnson and former alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson is the more libe...

Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!

Matt Wild

April 4, 2022

Some places come and go, while some signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure ...

Getting excited for Milwaukee’s less-than-exciting mayoral election

Matt Wild

March 31, 2022

On Tuesday, April 5, acting mayor Cavalier Johnson will become Milwaukee's next elected mayor. Turnout in the election will be low. Johnson's opponent, former alderman Bob Donovan, will lose in a 75%-25% blowou...

Milwaukee author Rob Wieland talks cons, Kickstarter, new comic ‘Girls’ Heist Out’

Matt Wild

March 30, 2022

Rob Wieland is a self-described professional nerd. He writes about tabletop role-playing games for media outlets like Forbes; runs his own gaming group, Theatre Of The Mind Players, on YouTube; and has covered ...

Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature, Rob Base will play Brewers postgame concert May 21

Matt Wild

March 30, 2022

Today in unlikely "rescheduled-because-of-the-pandemic" news, tireless '90s warriors Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature (featuring Treach), and Rob Base will play a Milwaukee Brewers postgame concert at American Fa...

Here’s the full Summerfest 2022 schedule, with dates, times, and stages

Matt Wild

March 29, 2022

Hey! Summerfest is set for three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks in 2022: June 23-25, June 30 - July 2, and July 7-9. Tickets are on sale NOW.There are currently no plans for mask or vaccine req...

Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return June 12

Matt Wild

March 29, 2022

In yet another welcome "IT'S BACK" announcement, the Locust Street Festival and Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return to Locust Street—between Humboldt and Holton—on Sunday, June 12. The annual summer block party...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 20-26)

Matt Wild

March 28, 2022

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...