Hi. It's January 4, 2022. We're four days into a sparkling, glistening, still-has-that-new-year-smell new year. Twenty-twenty-two! It has a nice ring, doesn't it? Here we go!
I hate it already.
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We're fast approaching two years of this living hell. There's evidently no end in sight for this living hell. What can we do, both individually and as members of the same flawed tribe occupying this planet at t...
Betty White ruled. She absolutely ruled.
Betty White died December 31 at the age 0f 99—just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. For the past few days, the internet has been awash with praise and tributes to the...
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...
Hey! It's 2022! The pandemic rages on! MPS has gone all-virtual! There's no end in sight! It's just like...2021. And most of 2020. Sigh.
Happily, we have a much more enjoyable repeat performance for you. Bac...
Roughly 24 hours after Odd Duck announced it will require prospective diners to show proof of vaccination, Brewers Hill brunch spot Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern, 234 E Vine St., has announced a similar dine-...
Effective immediately, Milwaukee's Odd Duck restaurant, 2352 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., will require diners to show proof of vaccination before entering. It appears that the Bay View restaurant is the first dedicate...
Sigh. Milwaukee Public Schools announced Sunday night that all MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning Tuesday, January 4. Welcome to 2020 2021 2022, folks.
"MPS was scheduled to resume in-...
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Some places New Year's Day traditions come and go, while some places New Year's Day traditions become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved a...
At 5 p.m. yesterday, Common Council President Cavalier Johnson became Mayor Cavalier Johnson. (He's still the Common Council President, fyi, but now he can't vote as a council member.) But the gig, thanks to a ...
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.
Yes, the City of Milwaukee is set to get its first new mayor since 2004. At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will officially resign. Common Council Presi...
It may not feel like it, but nice times are ahead, Milwaukee.
Nice Times, a new plant-based restaurant and bar, is set to open in the old Snack Boys/Hotel Foster space at 2028 E. North Ave. on the city's eas...
Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson revealed a plan to combat reckless driving Tuesday morning. The plan is called S.T.A.N.D. for Safer Streets. It will focus on:
• Safe street design
• Traffic enforceme...
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: LITTLE BEEFY.
• Two words: Little Beefy.
Let those words echo th...
"Mommy? Daddy? What happened to longtime Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett?"
"Oh honey, don't worry. He's living on a nice farm in the country now the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Sta...
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Some places viral maps come and go, while some places viral maps become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples vi...
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna bobblehead day!
• No bobblehead hall o...
Jack White rules. We haven't seen Jack White since 2014. We're excited to see Jack White again—during his so-called "Supply Chain Issues Tour"—on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. YES....
If you can look past all the misery and awfulness, one of the stranger quirks of the COVID-19 pandemic has been beloved businesses disappearing with little or no fanfare. Take the original Fuel Cafe, which open...
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