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Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return June 12

March 29, 2022

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)

Matt Wild

March 28, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 25, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 25, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 24, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 24, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 24, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 21, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 21, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 18, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 18, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 18, 2022

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

Matt Wild

March 15, 2022

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)

Matt Wild

March 14, 2022

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...

Notes from the beginning of a pandemic

Matt Wild

March 12, 2022

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon in March 2021. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! I don't know if it's possible to pin ...

On the 3rd month the Bronze Fonz rose again, in fulfillment of the Scriptures

Matt Wild

March 11, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the return of the Bronze Fonz. • The Bronze Fonz is back, baby. Ayy...

We only have a few years left to enjoy the Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

March 9, 2022

Milwaukee Public Museum's plans to vacate its increasingly deteriorating 60-year home at 800 W. Wells St. and build a new, drastically smaller, and dramatically different downtown museum have been known for yea...

Tenacious D will play Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Pavilion September 18

Matt Wild

March 9, 2022

The Greatest Band in the World, Tenacious D, will play Milwaukee's BMO Harris Pavilion on Sunday, September 18. The D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) will be preceded by DJ Douggpound (a.k.a. Doug Lussenhop). That's...

Highland Community Players cook up controversy in super-slice spoof, ‘Pizza Party!’

Matt Wild

March 8, 2022

A school wins a pizza party. What could go wrong? Oh, where to begin. In Pizza Party! the latest production from Milwaukee's Highland Community Players, it may be easier to list the things that don't go wron...

Alanis Morissette will bring 25-year ‘Jagged Little Pill’ tour to AmFam Amphitheater July 23

Matt Wild

March 8, 2022

Hey! Alanis Morissette will bring her 25-year Jagged Little Pill tour to Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, July 23. Tht's just a few weeks after Summerfest 2022 wraps up! Oh, and G...

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