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A super-simple voting guide to Tuesday’s 2025 Spring Primary

February 18, 2025

Are you ready to pay attention to politics again and vote, Milwaukee? Neither are we, but here we are. We kid, we kid. On Tuesday, February 18, Wisconsin will vote in the 2025 Spring Primary election. It's n...

2025 Milwaukee Film Festival reveals first films, will be at Oriental and Downer only

Matt Wild

February 18, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to run April 24 – May 8. It will feature approximately 200 short and feature-length documentary and fiction films from around the world (and Milwaukee, of course). Advanc...

UWM’s “Slow Knowing” event series sounds like just the thing right now

Matt Wild

February 18, 2025

Modern life, you know? It's chaotic, it's awful, it's relentless. And it's really, really fast. So wouldn't it be nice to slow things down for a few moments and ponder the power and beauty of, well, slowness? Y...

Fuel Cafe on 5th Street has closed

Matt Wild

February 17, 2025

After nearly eight years of service, the Fuel Cafe at 630 S. 5th St. in Walker's Point has closed. The cafe/restaurant was empty on Monday, and a phone call led to voicemail. A thread on the Milwaukee subred...

Billy Judge Baldus scratches quirky itch on ‘Signature Moves’

Matt Wild

February 17, 2025

Jonathan Coulton. Jonathan Richman. Half Japanese. They Might Be Giants. If the mention of those artists makes you smile, read on. If it makes you recoil in horror, feel free to revisit the time we waited in li...

Four months of the Milwaukee Boat

Matt Wild

February 13, 2025

The Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Milwaukee, the S.S. Minnow, the Minnow, Deep Thought, or just "The Boat"—has been stranded between McKinley and Bradford beaches for exactly four months. Incredible. You've...

Here are the dates for the 2025 Milwaukee Night Market, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 13, 2025

Wednesday, June 11 Wednesday, July 16 Wednesday, August 13 Wednesday, September 10 Okay, okay, here's more, via a press release: Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns on June 11 for 202...

Hey! Here’s the 2025 Summerfest lineup!

Matt Wild

February 12, 2025

Well, here it is! The 2025 Summerfest lineup! For the 57th anniversary of the Big Gig! Dig in! Similar to recent years, Summerfest 2025 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 1...

2025 Midwest Gaming Classic will descend on Baird Center April 4-6

Matt Wild

February 12, 2025

Remember when the annual Midwest Gaming Classic was held at the Brookfield Sheraton? Remember when that seemed like a big convention? Remember when MGC moved to Milwaukee's oft-renamed downtown convention cente...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (January 29 – February 11, 2025)

Matt Wild

February 12, 2025

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Joey Turbo is ‘Up Against The Wall’ on new solo album

Matt Wild

February 11, 2025

"This album was written and recorded at Promises, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Francis hospital, and my home over the course of the past two years." That self-penned blurb gives you just a hint of the turmoil su...

Skynyrd! State Fair!

Matt Wild

February 11, 2025

Lynyrd SKYNYRD will headline the Bank Five Nine Main Stage at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday, August 9. Tickets range from $70 - $90, and go on sale Friday, February 14 at 10 a.m. Other Main Stage...

Here’s the Bob Uecker jersey patch the Brewers will wear in 2025

Matt Wild

February 10, 2025

Ever since the crushing and still-tragic-at-90 loss of Bob Uecker in January, the question on everyone's mind has been how the Milwaukee Brewers will celebrate the beloved broadcaster/icon. A full public Celebr...

Laura Petersen And The Old Souls come together on ‘Separation’

Matt Wild

February 10, 2025

What makes a concept album a true concept album? Does it need an elaborate narrative that winds its way through every track, or can it just be a collection of songs with a loose theme? Milwaukee country/folk/ro...

Here’s a graphic of the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2025 regular-season schedule, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 7, 2025

Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Here are the Brewers’ 2025 giveaways and theme nights, and that’s it • Food tr...

Exterior work on new Milwaukee Public Museum expected to be complete by end of 2025

Matt Wild

February 6, 2025

In case you missed it, Milwaukee Public Museum's new natural history museum—temporarily dubbed the "Future Museum"—is currently under construction on the corner of Sixth and McKinley streets in downtown Milwauk...

Oriental Theatre: “We’re never going to have” reclining seats or whatever (thank goodness)

Matt Wild

February 6, 2025

We're about two and a half months away from the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival, which runs April 24 - May 8. And while the fest is amazing for 15 days, the Milwaukee Film-operated Oriental Theatre is amazing all ...

Two things to look forward to: Locust Street Festival, Center Street Daze

Matt Wild

February 6, 2025

Need something to look forward to? Need something to dull the pain and spark a small but vital light in the ever-widening and slobbering maw of madness that is 2025? Well, how about two things! The 2025 Locu...

Food/Drink Roundup: Chefs from Amilinda, Odd Duck, EsterEv, Birch are James Beard Award semifinalists (again)

Matt Wild

February 5, 2025

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: local James Beard semifinalists! • It's that time of year again: the ...

Summerfest announces Isley Brothers, Eric Benét, more for Juneteenth celebration

Matt Wild

February 5, 2025

Summerfest 2025 is set for June 19-21, June 26-28, and July 3-5. That opening night—Thursday, June 19—is also Juneteenth Day. To celebrate, Summerfest is partnering with Northcott Neighborhood House to bring Ju...

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