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In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 14-20)

March 22, 2021

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...

I did not handle this well

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

One year ago today, I wrote an article called "I am not handling this well." In it, I shared my fears and anxieties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. That pandemic was eight days old. "I am not handling th...

Milwaukee has a new health order and now you can walk around in bars and restaurants

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

The Milwaukee Health Department unveiled a new health order for city on Thursday. Among other things, it further eases restrictions on capacity limits for bars and restaurants. Oh, and it allows people to walk ...

Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run have been canceled. Again.

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

For the second year in a row, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art and the accompanying Riverwest Beer Run have been canceled. The 2021 installments were scheduled for Sunday, June 13. The fe...

Ruta’s will bring “lively and fresh Indian-inspired cafe” to Crossroads Collective food hall

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

Crossroads Collective (2238 N Farwell Ave., 414-763-9081) will soon feature Indian cuisine. YES. Ruta's is set to open in the popular East Side food hall on April 8. The self-described purveyor of "vibrant" ...

Diet Lite’s new album is very good, doctor-certified COVID-free

Matt Wild

March 17, 2021

The world is out of control. Up is down, left is right, dogs and cats living together, etc. About the only thing one can depend on these days is dependable bands putting out dependable music to help ease the de...

Like the rest of us, Indonesian Junk is ‘Living In A Nightmare’

Matt Wild

March 16, 2021

A new record from Indonesian Junk is a cause for celebration. The Milwaukee glam-punk outfit has been serving up sneering and snotty songs since 2014, invoking classic acts like the New York Dolls and Dead Boys...

Polish Fest has been canceled. Again.

Matt Wild

March 16, 2021

Milwaukee's annual Polish Fest has been canceled. Again. Because of COVID-19. Again. The 2021 installment was scheduled for June 11-13 at Henry Maier Festival Park. "Looking Forward to A 'Summer of Fun in 20...

McDonald’s brought back Hi-C Orange Lavaburst and it’s finally available in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 16, 2021

The light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter (and oranger). Why? Because MCDONALD'S BROUGHT BACK HI-C ORANGE LAVABUST AND NOW IT'S AVAILABLE IN MILWAUKEE. FINALLY. Yes, according to a Hi-C Orang...

R.I.P. “KK Can Opener”?

Matt Wild

March 15, 2021

Milwaukee's "KK Can Opener" needs no introduction, but here's one anyway: You know that railroad bridge on South Kinnickinnic Avenue, the one near the border of Walker's Point and Bay View, and the one that alw...

Pro snowboarders ride Milwaukee, talk about a “realllllly bad Airbnb”

Matt Wild

March 15, 2021

This article was originally published in 2021. Ever watch a new snowboarding video for the first time in, oh, about 15 years and think, "Damn. They're pulling off some crazy shit these days. This rules." Wel...

Milwaukee Police Department probably won’t be featured on ‘The First 48’

Matt Wild

March 12, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Last week we broke the news that the Milwaukee Police Department was seeking...

West Allis is going all in on the regional-inside-joke bar and brewery names

Matt Wild

March 11, 2021

To paraphrase Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks: When two separate West Allis drinking establishments, both with names that play on regional inside jokes, get profiled by two separate Milwaukee publications on ...

Milwuakee Bucks will increase fan capacity to 3,280 beginning March 20

Matt Wild

March 11, 2021

Well, the headline says it all. Beginning March 20, thanks to an approval from the Milwaukee Health Department, the Milwaukee Bucks will allow 3,280 fans to attend games at Fiserv Forum. The number is up from 1...

Milwaukee will receive the gift of a new health order on March 18

Matt Wild

March 10, 2021

The City of Milwaukee will receive a new health order on Thursday, March 18. It will be the city's first new health order since February 5. "Next week on Thursday, March 18, we will be issuing a new health o...

You’ve earned a look at the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2020-21 Earned Edition uniform

Matt Wild

March 10, 2021

New Milwaukee Bucks uniform! It's the 2020-21 Earned Edition uniform! Fun! Earned Edition uniforms are available to the 16 NBA teams that made it to the 2020 NBA Playoffs. The Bucks will debut their Eared Un...

Remembering the time, in 1997, when Milwaukee County Stadium was totally flooded

Matt Wild

March 10, 2021

There was a liiiiiiitle bit of rain today, so it got us thinking: Remember that time, in 1997, when Milwaukee got a lot of rain, and Milwaukee County Stadium was totally flooded? The date was June 21, 1997. Mo...

Milwaukee Police Department seeking city approval to be featured on A&E’s ‘The First 48’

Matt Wild

March 8, 2021

The Milwaukee Police Department would like to be on TV, please. A&E's The First 48, to be exact. On Thursday, March 11, Milwaukee's Public Safety and Health Committee will discuss a resolution "approving...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Feb. 28-March 6)

Matt Wild

March 8, 2021

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...

50 photos of the reopened-but-still-eventually-moving Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

March 5, 2021

Hey! The Milwaukee Public Museum reopened to the public on Thursday! Similar to its short-lived reopening in August 2020, COVID safety guidelines are in full effect—a single entrance on Wells Street, timed tick...

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