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Thistle & Shamrock will close, serve final fish fry May 17

April 4, 2024

Thistle & Shamrock, a popular restaurant, pub, and fish fry destination on 84th and Lisbon (3430 N. 84th St.), announced Wednesday night that it will close its doors and serve its final fish fry on May 17. ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 20 – April 2)

Matt Wild

April 4, 2024

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...

MPS superintendent on narrow referendum win: “We do not take your decision lightly”

Matt Wild

April 3, 2024

In case you missed it Tuesday night, Milwaukee voters approved a much-talked-about $252 million referendum for Milwaukee Public Schools. But just barely—unofficial totals posted Wednesday show 51% of votes (41,...

“We’ll be spotlighting different albums from night to night.” They Might Be Giants prep “Big Show” tour

Matt Wild

April 1, 2024

"We've always been really lucky with our audience in that they seem up for all the things we do." That's John Flansburgh, over the phone and in the midst of doing his laundry, talking about the long and fasc...

The Black Keys will bring “International Players Tour” to Fiserv Forum on November 9

Matt Wild

April 1, 2024

Hey! The Black Keys are coming back to Milwaukee! The band is set to bring its so-called "International Players Tour"—a tour in support of the new Ohio Players album—to Fiserv Forum on Saturday, November 9! ...

Stuff We Missed: More Milwaukee food coming to a TV near you

Matt Wild

March 29, 2024

Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: more Milwaukee food on TV! • In case you did the impossible and missed it, Milwau...

Ladybird previews new album with bittersweet single, “Audrey’s Garden”

Matt Wild

March 28, 2024

It's been just over a year since Milwaukee alt-country outfit Ladybird released its wonderful self-titled EP. The follow-up to the band's 2021 debut, the record was filled with breezy love songs set on train lo...

Bob Uecker will call Brewers home opener, “take it one day at a time after that”

Matt Wild

March 27, 2024

We're mere days away from the start of the Milwaukee Brewers' 2024 season (Friday, against the New York Mets in New York), and less than a week away from the home opener (April 2, against the Minnesota Twins). ...

Here’s the Cinema Hooligante lineup (and everything else) for the 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

March 27, 2024

Let's dive right in: The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival will take place April 11-25. A whopping 131 feature films and 169 shorts will screen at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Avalon Theater, and Times Cine...

Food/Drink Roundup: Let’s all chip in and buy Victor’s for $1.9 million

Matt Wild

March 27, 2024

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: Victor's is for sale! • It was last week's real estate listing heard ...

The Demix returns with long-awaited ‘Arrival’

Matt Wild

March 26, 2024

"It's not the destination, it's the journey." This time-honored truism applies to all aspects of life: love, relationships, work, leisure, the ideals of the Knights Radiant, the very act of living itself. It...

Hey! Here’s the 2024 Summerfest lineup!

Matt Wild

March 21, 2024

Well, here it is! The 2024 Summerfest lineup! For the 56th anniversary of the Big Gig! Dig in! Similar to recent years, Summerfest 2024 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 2...

Hey! Here’s the 2024 Traveling Beer Garden schedule!

Matt Wild

March 21, 2024

Hey! Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking in parks? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden is returning for 2024. YES. The beer/park extravaganza will o...

19 photos of Deer District’s new New Fashioned, plus 1 photo of last night’s nice sunset

Matt Wild

March 20, 2024

The first thing to know about The New Fashioned (1122 Vel R. Phillips Ave.) is that it's big. The former Punch Bowl Social space in the Deer District clocks in at two floors and 25,000 square feet. Milwaukee's ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 6-19)

Matt Wild

March 20, 2024

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...

Milwaukee musician Sigmund Snopek III is the subject of a new 6.5-hour documentary

Matt Wild

March 20, 2024

If you've been around the Milwaukee music scene for a while—and/or have ever attended a Locust Street Fest—you know Sigmund Snopek III. The tireless musician and WAMI Hall of Famer has been beating his own drum...

Early voting starts today for the April 2 Spring and Presidential Preference Election

Matt Wild

March 19, 2024

Remember last month when you voted in the relatively quiet and straightforward 2024 Spring Primary? Well, get ready for the slightly more exciting general election: the 2024 Spring and Presidential Preference E...

Those “insane” advisory bike lanes on Edgewood Avenue: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

March 18, 2024

If there's one thing Milwaukee residents and people who simply pass through Milwaukee can agree on, it's that the city has a reckless driving/driver problem. Article after article, study after study, and horror...

BLAX previews ‘The Blaxploitation’ with new single, podcast

Matt Wild

March 15, 2024

When we last caught up with BLAX, the veteran Milwaukee MC was channeling director Wes Anderson for the wonderful "Intelligent Beings" video. The video came a year after the release of the full-length Angeline,...

Stuff We Missed: Those darn scooters might return to Wauwatosa, too

Matt Wild

March 15, 2024

Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: those darn scooters! Again! • In case you missed it, those darn dockless electric...

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