Gary’s Pet Jungle to close soon
Following nearly 30 years in business, Gary's Pet Jungle (2857 S. Howell Ave., 414-744-3338) will soon be closing its doors once and for all. Opened by owner, operator, and namesake Gary Johnson, the pet and pe...
Mitten Fest, Wückfinter and 13 other Milwaukee winter festivals
Even though autumn technically ended a few weeks ago, it’s finally beginning to set in: winter is actually here. The holidays are over and we’ve already had a little bit of snowfall. And there’s still more than...
Mulva will play Sunday’s installment of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show
The Green Bay Football Team™ is in the playoffs! Not only does that mean "The Pack" lives on for another week, it also means our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show series will continue on at Cactus Club until Green...
Sip and paint with Something To Do in the band’s “Draw Me Like One Of Your French Girls” video
If you like ska music and live anywhere in or around the Midwest, you almost certainly know and love Something To Do. The Milwaukee-Madison project has been playing out regularly and releasing music since 2003,...
Lakeside Bakery has closed
Bay View got noticeably less sweet today. This afternoon, Lakeside Bakery (1100 E. Oklahoma Ave.) abruptly announced the retail portion of the bakery would be closing "effective immediately." Owners announced t...
Milwaukee Makers Market releases 2024 schedule
These days, Milwaukee is home to more marketplaces for local makers, artists, crafters, and creators than ever before. And that's a great thing! With the hope that trend continues into 2024, we're excited to le...
7 reasons you should go to this weekend’s N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival
In case you haven't been made aware of it by way of our various mentions of the event, a swell of local press, and promotion from participating vendors, the third annual Milwaukee edition of our N/A Day "Dry Ja...
You had to know we would review the new Hong Kong Seafood Buffet, right?
Over the course of our nearly 10 years in business, it's become abundantly clear there are just some things that Milwaukee Record is expected, nay, DESTINED to cover. Is a celebrity autographing bottles of liqu...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Feeling optimistic about the city in 2024
Some feelings of early-year optimism come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Feeling optimistic about Milwaukee in 2024.
In case you hadn't heard, we'r...
Warm up this winter with our Midweek Music series at Crafty Cow’s Bay View location
Back in November, we wrapped up another autumn installment of our Midweek Music concert series at Crafty Cow's Wauwatosa location. Well, in an effort to help warm up your winter, we'll be bringing the free conc...
Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve guide
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Milwaukee is chock full of things to do this New Year's Eve, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommen...
Olivia Rodrigo, The Kills, Mitten Fest, and 20 other standout winter events
Even though it’s already snowed a couple times, the daylight hours have dwindled significantly, and the Packers regular season is almost over, today is technically the first day of winter. Yes, the season most ...
Milwaukee Record’s last-minute and entirely drink-related holiday gift guide
The holidays are mere days away. Family gatherings and Secret Santa soirees are nigh. And if you're anything like us, you're still pretty behind on your gift list. Well, if you're looking for an affordable-yet-...
The 2024 installment of Mitten Fest will take place at Boone & Crockett
Update: You can find the music lineup/schedule, beer and cocktail lists, participating food and retail vendors, and everything else you need to know HERE.
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Burrito Sandwich is a T-shirt now
Remember when the sign outside The Gyros Stand said "Burrito Sandwich" for about two weeks back in August? Remember when we went there to order, eat, and review that Burrito Sandwich? If you answered yes to eit...
Happy Dough Lucky’s Bay View location to open December 21
The wait is almost over! After months of preparation, Happy Dough Lucky has finally set a date for its grand opening. The mini donut purveyor's new brick and mortar location at 2691 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in Bay ...
Inaugural “Burn Bright MKE” festival to heat up X-Ray Arcade this winter
With the official beginning of winter just mere days away, it's safe to say metro Milwaukee won't be hosting any festivals for a while, right? Wrong! Festival season really never ends around these parts anymore...
Milwaukee Record’s 2023 ranking articles, ranked
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Rankings! Comparing things and determining where they rank is a great way to get engagement from readers. It's usually good for some solid page views. Sometimes a last-minute ranking ...
The 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked
What's there to say at this point? The Packers are hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend, who have seen a fairly large number of starting quarterbacks duck under center over the past 20 seasons. Since w...
Check out the full vendor lineups for both of our N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festivals
Are you looking to start 2024 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...