Two weeks after dropping bus mask requirement, MCTS reinstates bus mask requirement
Beginning today, masks are required on all Milwaukee County Transit System buses. Again. The news comes two weeks after MCTS dropped its previous mask requirement. And yeah, let's be honest, no one had been fol...
R.I.P. Milwaukee musician, ‘American Movie’ co-star Mike Schank
Milwaukee musician Mike Schank, best known as the co-star of the 1999 documentary American Movie, has died. A friend confirms to Milwaukee Record that Schank "passed away early this morning in his mother's arm...
In The Cooperage on October 16, everything will be fine for “Inside A Dream: The Music Of David Lynch”
There's a sublime moment in the first season of Twin Peaks where Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman walk into the Double R Diner. "Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret," Cooper s...
Culver’s CurderBurger is back, so here’s a two-minute video of a Culver’s CurderBurger
It's official: Beginning today, Culver's CurderBurger—a.k.a. the Deluxe ButterBurger topped with a cheese curd "crown" that started out as an April Fools' Day joke but then became a one-day-only reality but the...
Zack Pieper’s “Ghost-Its” are currently haunting the windows of Lion’s Tooth
Milwaukee writer/musician/poet/artist Zack Pieper has rung in the past eight Halloween seasons with his delightful "Ghost-Its" installations. Armed with thousands of post-it notes and a lot of patience, Pieper ...
Reminder: You have one week to register to vote online or by mail
The 2022 General Election is set for Tuesday, November 8. Perhaps you've seen some ads about it on your television, your computer, or your phone? Or maybe in your mailbox and/or waking nightmares? Soul-deadenin...
Brat Sounds say goodbye with ‘Nothing,’ look back on past albums
To hear bandleader Scott Cary tell it, Milwaukee indie-rock staple Brat Sounds began not just as a natural extension of his previous group, Dinny Bulca, but as a personal "ploy for musical control."
"I felt ...
Common Council approves $1,000 fine for harassing election workers
With four weeks to go until the November 8 General Election, the Milwaukee Common Council has taken a small step in protecting election and poll workers throughout the city. Because you KNOW this election is go...
Bayshore’s “reimagining” continues with Bayshore bringing back stuff it had before “reimagining”
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
• Back in 2019, the word "reimagining" got tossed around a lot when it came to...
Johanna Rose, now living in Vermont treehouse, ascends with ‘Can’t Love You From The Ground’
Whether as part of a group (Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Nickel&Rose, New Boyz Club) or simply solo, Johanna Rose has long been one of Milwaukee's finest artists. Except Rose hasn't been a Milwaukee artist for a few ...
The civic joys of eating at the Milwaukee County Courthouse Cafe
On a random Friday afternoon in September, the Milwaukee County Courthouse cafeteria is gloriously empty.
The emptiness of the Milwaukee County Courthouse cafeteria is only amplified by its size: absurdly bi...
In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (September 18 – October 1)
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...
Milwaukee Public Library’s video homage to Stephen King is perfect
Along with being awesome in general, Milwaukee Public Library is awesome at social media. MPL's Twitter and TikTok accounts are loaded with funny, cheeky, and delightfully DIY videos. And a new video celebratin...
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Mitchell Park Domes on October 28
There are oodles and oodles of seasonal events happening in Milwaukee this month (look for a roundup of them soon), but only one seasonal event is set to take place at the Mitchell Park Domes (524 S. Layton Blv...
Rejoice, for Culver’s CurderBurger will rise again, October 12-31
Back in the fall of 2021, beloved Wisconsin-based fast-food chain Culver's unveiled the CurderBurger, a.k.a. a Deluxe ButterBurger topped with a cheese curd "crown." It started as an April Fool's Day joke, but ...
Hen’s Deli set to land at former Soup Bros. space in Walker’s Point
Roughly two months after the closure of Walker's Point staple Soup Bros. (and roughly two days after the closure of Soup Bros.' sister restaurant, Boo-Boo's Sandwiches), a new business has announced plans to se...
403 words about the Kopp’s / “National Pro-Life Cupcake Day” controversy
On Monday, folks in the Milwaukee subreddit noticed that Kopp's Frozen Custard was planning to honor something called "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" on October 9 with a "Hey Cupcake" custard flavor:
Accor...
Retoro guitarist Mason Mattner goes solo with irresistible “No More” and “Uppercuts And Superfudge”
Earlier this year, garage-rock band Retoro released one of the best Milwaukee albums of 2022 with the seven-song Hairlush Boutique. Here's what we said about the record in our "Milwaukee Record's favorite Milwa...
Boo-Boo’s Sandwiches is closed, so here are 700 words about Boo-Boo’s K-Jon Chicken Sandwich
It's sad but true: the incredible Boo-Boo's Sandwiches (405 S. 2nd St.) is closed. For now.
On Sunday night, the Walker's Point sandwich shop posted this message to social media:
To all our Fantastic Fans, ...