Vote today, Milwaukee
If you haven't voted already, vote today, Milwaukee.
You'll be voting for the next mayor of Milwaukee. Your choices are acting mayor Cavalier Johnson and former alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson is the more libe...
Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!
Some places come and go, while some signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure ...
Getting excited for Milwaukee’s less-than-exciting mayoral election
On Tuesday, April 5, acting mayor Cavalier Johnson will become Milwaukee's next elected mayor. Turnout in the election will be low. Johnson's opponent, former alderman Bob Donovan, will lose in a 75%-25% blowou...
Milwaukee author Rob Wieland talks cons, Kickstarter, new comic ‘Girls’ Heist Out’
Rob Wieland is a self-described professional nerd. He writes about tabletop role-playing games for media outlets like Forbes; runs his own gaming group, Theatre Of The Mind Players, on YouTube; and has covered ...
Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature, Rob Base will play Brewers postgame concert May 21
Today in unlikely "rescheduled-because-of-the-pandemic" news, tireless '90s warriors Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature (featuring Treach), and Rob Base will play a Milwaukee Brewers postgame concert at American Fa...
Here’s the full Summerfest 2022 schedule, with dates, times, and stages
Hey! Summerfest is set for three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks in 2022: June 23-25, June 30 - July 2, and July 7-9. Here's the full schedule, with dates, times, and stages!
THURSDAY, JU...
Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return June 12
In yet another welcome "IT'S BACK" announcement, the Locust Street Festival and Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return to Locust Street—between Humboldt and Holton—on Sunday, June 12. The annual summer block party...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 20-26)
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...
20 pictures of the new Bayshore Culver’s, which opens Monday
Students of Milwaukee mall dining will remember that, prior to its 2019 closing, the food court in the Shops of Grand Avenue's had a Rocky Rococo AND a Culver's. Can you believe it? The undisputed kings of semi...
NLRB officially recognizes unionization of Colectivo employees
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the unionization of Colectivo.
• Following a vote, an initial 99-99...
Milwaukee Public Schools will move to mask-optional beginning April 18
Beginning Monday, April 18, masks will be optional for all students and staff of Milwaukee Public Schools. The decision was made Thursday night, after a vote by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.
A pre...
Valor Aquaponics organic market will open this Friday at 3rd Street Market Hall
Ever since it opened in January, 3rd Street Market Hall—a.k.a. the sprawling food hall that occupies the first floor of the former Shops of Grand Avenue at 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—has become our favorite downtown...
The Cactus Blossoms bring dreamy harmonies back to The Back Room
The return of live music has come in fits and starts. Venues have reopened and re-closed. Shows have been rescheduled and re-canceled. Big arena concerts have felt weirdly fine, while smaller gigs have felt uns...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee ambassador
Some places come and go, while some signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure ...
Machine Gun Kelly (with Avril Lavigne!) will headline Summerfest July 1
Love him, hate him, feud with him, seen him at The Rave this past fall, or think he's the living embodiment of weed, pop-punk juggernaut Machine Gun Kelly will headline Summerfest on Friday, July 1, playing the...
Pabst Theater Group will be booking, operating Miller High Life Theatre now
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the Pabst Theater Group booking and operating the Miller High Life The...
Hey! Here’s the schedule for the 2022 Traveling Beer Garden
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 2022. YES.
The beer/park extravaganza will o...
The Exclusive Company on Farwell will close, be replaced with new record store, Lilliput Records
The Milwaukee location of The Exclusive Company, 1669 N Farwell Ave., will close "in the next few months." The news was announced Friday night on the record store's Facebook page.
"It is with immense sadness...
“The best job ever”: An interview with former Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit designer Emilio Bras
When the Milwaukee Public Museum moves to a new, smaller facility in the next few years, it'll lose more than just space. The exhibits at the new museum will be designed by a New York firm called Thinc Design—m...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 6-12)
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...