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I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about a busy weekend in Downtown Milwaukee

March 12, 2026

Downtown Milwaukee will be buzzing this weekend! On Saturday, March 14, the 58th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick's Day Parade will fill the streets with floats, folks, and fun. And beginning Friday, Marc...

Food/Drink Roundup: Jalisco’s is still coming to former Hacienda/BBC space on East Side

Matt Wild

March 11, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: Jalisco's Cocina y Bar is still coming to the former Hacienda/BBC space on the East Side. Remember back in January when we told you a new Mexican r...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Dioramas, Diorama-Rama

Matt Wild

March 10, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: dioramas! Fun fact: among its many delightful oddities, Milwaukee...

Milwaukee Film unveils first set of MFF26 films, festival artwork

Matt Wild

March 10, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival cometh! Yes, the 18th annual cinematic blowout is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. It's gonna be great. (The Downer, in case you mis...

‘We are on the right side of this’: Council advances resolution barring ICE from city property

Matt Wild

March 10, 2026

Milwaukee would like to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from staging on city-owned properties. And a new resolution, pending approval from the full Common Council and Mayor Cavalier Johnson, would...

Biggby Coffee is now closed in Red Arrow Park

Matt Wild

March 9, 2026

In November 2024, we brought you the headline "Biggby Coffee is now open in Red Arrow Park." Now, roughly 15 months later, we bring you the headline...well, you can see it above. Yep, the Red Arrow Park Bigg...

Nineteen Thirteen unleashes new lineup with ‘The Jaguar’

Matt Wild

March 9, 2026

It's been a minute since we've checked in with Milwaukee's premier drums-and-cello duo Nineteen Thirteen. It's been so long, in fact, that Nineteen Thirteen isn't even a duo anymore. A lot can happen in two yea...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 18 – March 3, 2026)

Matt Wild

March 6, 2026

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...

Out today: New MKE music from Known Moons, God’s Outlaw, Lords Of Apricity

Matt Wild

March 6, 2026

There are some weeks when one or two Milwaukee artists drop new music. And then there are some weeks when four three Milwaukee artists drop new music on the same day. This week, dear readers, is one of those we...

Here’s a Friday press release about MPS proposing to cut 260 non-classroom positions

Matt Wild

March 6, 2026

In a classic example of a Friday afternoon news dump, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) announced "a series of budget proposals designed to address the district's $46 million structural budget gap while continuing...

Highland Community School plays with fire, gets burned in ‘The Pyromaniacs’

Matt Wild

March 5, 2026

In 1953, Swiss novelist and playwright Max Frisch wrote The Arsonists, a dark comedy about the rise of Nazism and fascism. In the play, a businessman named Biedermann invites a group of undercover arsonists int...

‘It feels like our home’: Lion’s Tooth celebrates five years in Bay View

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

A five-year anniversary for any small business is a milestone worth celebrating. But for book/alt-comic/graphic novel/art shop Lion's Tooth, 2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., a five-year anniversary is doubly notable....

Midwest Gaming Classic will celebrate 25th anniversary April 24-26, is gonna be BIG

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

"The 2025 Midwest Gaming Classic was BIG." That's what we wrote after last year's Midwest Gaming Classic, Milwaukee's ever-growing retro gaming / pinball / tabletop / arcade / homebrew blowout. And we weren'...

Incredible India Festival will return to Henry Maier Festival Park July 18

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

Twenty-twenty-five saw the debut of a new Milwaukee summer festival: the Incredible India Festival. The inaugural fest (not to be confused with the former IndiaFest) brought music, food, and joy to Henry Maier ...

Here’s the recently announced date of the 2026 Center Street Daze Festival, and that’s it

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

Saturday, August 15 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Here are the dates for the 2026 Milwaukee Night Market, and th...

Council passes two ‘ICE Out MKE’ items, including resolution calling for ICE abolishment

Matt Wild

March 3, 2026

The Milwaukee Common Council approved two items from a previously announced "ICE Out MKE" legislative package on Tuesday. One of the items was a largely symbolic resolution declaring the City's general oppositi...

Milwaukee Film buys Downer Theatre, launches restoration campaign

Matt Wild

March 2, 2026

Good news, Milwaukee movie buffs: Milwaukee Film announced Monday that it has purchased the historic Downer Theatre, 2589 N. Downer Ave., from Bridge33 Capital. The nonprofit Milwaukee Film took over operations...

‘I’m not done yet’: Gary Witt has a 22-pound binder full of support for Miller High Life Theatre

Matt Wild

February 27, 2026

In January 2026, the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) released a 116-page study that appears to suggest demolishing downtown's Miller High Life Theatre and replacing it with a brand new 650-room hotel. In Feb...

How-To Wisconsin: How to get a fishing license

Matt Wild

February 26, 2026

In How-To Wisconsin, we do that annoying internet thing where we explain how to do something fairly simple (in this case, something Wisconsin-y) but precede it with a needlessly long personal story. On the n...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about some Milwaukee/Wisconsin music news

Matt Wild

February 26, 2026

Have you heard about that new Landmark Credit Union Live? How about that sendoff show for the Milwaukee musicians headed to South by Southwest? The return of Eaux Claires? Summerfest? Well, if you haven't—or ev...

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