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Watch Bay View Terrace being built in this video from 1964

March 28, 2021

Bay View has experienced considerable changes in recent years. Between new apartment complexes, a steady stream of incoming businesses, and ostentatious mansions built and then quickly flipped by a former alder...

MKE Music Rewind: The Fatty Acids, ‘Leftover Monsterface’

Tyler Maas

March 26, 2021

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. The local music scene seems to operate in cycles. When looking back ...

Wait, so what is now Milwaukee used to be part of Massachusetts?

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

Many of you are probably aware of a city in North Carolina that also goes by the name "Milwaukee." And we're no strangers to a sound-alike city in Oregon called "Milwaukie." However, if you're anything like us ...

Hear songs from two upcoming Rx Drugs releases

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

Way back in the summer of 2016, Rx Drugs—the project of The Championship's Joe Crockett, which also features past and current members of The Promise Ring, Dashboard Confessional, and Trapper Schoepp And The Sha...

Black Husky Brewing will give you a free beer with proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

There are countless reasons to get your COVID-19 vaccination. If things like keeping yourself and those around you safe, not needlessly killing any more strangers, restoring a pandemic-addled economy, bringing ...

Miller Lite is making “Bar Smells” scented candles

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2021

As many of us are continuing to remain isolated and socially distant in the (hopefully) late throes of a (hopefully) diminishing pandemic, some surely miss their favorite local bars a great deal. Recognizing th...

Taco John’s is still planning to open in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2021

Last spring, we alerted you to the uplifting news that Taco John's—a "West-Mex" fast food chain that has more than 400 locations in 27 states—had announced plans to add 10 to 12 locations in the Milwaukee area ...

Save Our Spots restaurant fundraiser returns

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2021

On March 19 of last year, C.J. Krawczyk and his wife Julie celebrated his birthday by organizing a fundraising campaign to give some of their favorite restaurants "a lifeline until government relief arrived" at...

Stop, collaborate, and listen to this Elkhorn Ribfest parody of “Ice Ice Baby”

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2021

A few days ago, in a Mandatory Milwaukee column we wrote about "making the most of spring," we referenced the newfound excitement and optimism of being able to once again see concert announcements and lineup re...

Something To Do dabbles in “Deepfakes” in its “Let’s Break Some Laws” music video

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2021

Even though the COVID-19 crisis has made things incredibly difficult and altogether horrible for musicians, bands have managed to come up with resourceful and downright incredible ways to write and record new m...

Tim Dillard is joining the Brewers broadcast team

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2021

If you like the Milwaukee Brewers and you have a Twitter account, then chances are you’re aware of Tim Dillard. The charismatic veteran reliever has been bringing a dash of humor to the timelines of sports fans...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Making the most of spring

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places seasons come and go, while some places seasons become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fre...

Carryout Chronicles: Company Brewing

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...

New Brewtown Buzz South publication to cover “Good News. Great Communities.”

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2021

If you read any Milwaukee-based publications with regularity, you've more than likely encountered the work of Catherine Jozwik at some point. The longtime freelance writer has contributed to virtually every loc...

Midwest Gaming Classic to return to Wisconsin Center for November 5-7 convention

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2021

In 2001, two guys started a small show at a Boy Scout Service Center "to celebrate the Atari Jaguar," which drew about 100 gaming enthusiasts. Since that unheralded outset, the event—which was later named Midwe...

Caley Conway’s “I Love You So Much I Don’t Want To See You” video doesn’t mince any words

Tyler Maas

March 12, 2021

Caley Conway has a knack for writing pointed, personal songs that have the unique ability to cut to the core while simultaneously sounding downright beautiful. After a prolific 2019, the inimitable Milwaukee mu...

Delight in the dark pop goodness of You Win !!!’s new single, “Painmonger”

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2021

Last fall, we formally introduced you to You Win !!!, the young project consisting of multi-talented Milwaukee musician Amanda Huff and producer William Gardiner (who releases music under the moniker of This Ra...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar’s Wauwatosa location will open next week

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2021

Back in January, Egg & Flour—a pasta bar concept founded by restaurateur Wes Shaver and chef/recent Hell's Kitchen contestant Adam Pawlak—announced plans to open its third location, and its first restaurant...

Carryout Chronicles: Taco Moto

Tyler Maas

March 10, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...

Riverwest Currents seeks donations to “stay alive and printing”

Tyler Maas

March 8, 2021

The ongoing and still-quite-serious COVID-19 crisis has adversely impacted virtually every industry. Local journalism is one of the many economic sectors to take a huge financial hit over the past 12 months. (W...

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