City Life

Mask up like it’s 2020: Milwaukee Health Department issues new mask advisory

May 20, 2022

Yep. Here's the press release. And yeah, it's "just" an advisory, not a mandate or whatever. On May 19, 2022, Milwaukee County moved into the CDC’s “high” level of COVID-19 community spread. This level is base...

Wauwatosa is at the core of Republicans’ ugly partisan gerrymander

Dan Shafer

May 19, 2022

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe.One of the most important cities on the political map ...

Locust Street Festival has been canceled

Tyler Maas

May 18, 2022

Back in March, we brought you the good news that Locust Street Festival was planning to return on Sunday, June 12 following a two year absence. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. This afternoon, Locust ...

MKE SEX: Is it just a “sexuationship,” or is it something more?

Lucky Tomaszek

May 18, 2022

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I’ve recently met someone who I really connected with, but she lives out of state. We’re excited enough about each other to want to explore it further, but with the di...

Watch the trailer for Trixie Mattel’s ‘Trixie Motel’ TV series

Tyler Maas

May 17, 2022

Last May, we told you Milwaukee drag superstar, former RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars champion, accomplished musician, makeup magnate, and This Is It! co-owner Trixie Mattel would be getting her very own TV show....

PrideFest announces 2022 headliners

Tyler Maas

May 10, 2022

Back in March, we let you know that PrideFest—which canceled its 2020 installment and shifted last year's celebration to smaller-scale autumnal event called “PridetoberFest”—would be returning to Henry Maier Fe...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 1-9)

Matt Wild

May 9, 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...

Great Lakes Distillery and WMSE to collaborate on Chicken Shack Whiskey, “Uncooped Block Party”

Tyler Maas

May 9, 2022

Now that the lengthy streak of dreary, cold, and soul-sucking days has finally ended and weather conditions in Milwaukee seem to be promising for a while, we can officially start getting ready for summer festiv...

Crusherfest will return to South Milwaukee…in 2023

Matt Wild

May 5, 2022

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—will take 2022 off. The fest will return on June 3-4, 2023."Th...

MCTS apologizes for rushed, incomplete, crappy new bus app

Matt Wild

May 4, 2022

First of all, we love Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS). Taking the bus instead of driving is the best. More people should do it! Still, it's hard to be an MCTS cheerleader these days. First there was the ...

Bastille Days will return (in “slightly downsized” form) July 14-17, 2022

Matt Wild

May 4, 2022

In case you missed it, the Great Milwaukee Summer is (more or less) back! Oodles of summer festivals and music series are currently on the books, many of them returning for the first time since 2019. And you ca...

Milwaukee Record’s 2022 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 2, 2022

It's been a long time coming, but it looks like the Great Milwaukee Summer...is back! Summer festivals big and small are solidifying their dates and lineups. State and county fairs are getting back in the saddl...

Welcome to May: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2022

May in Milwaukee usually serves as the calm before the storm that is summer festival season. By this time next month, we’ll be gearing up for block parties, weekly concerts, and a massive wave of occurrences be...

MKE SEX: What’s the deal with cock rings?

Lucky Tomaszek

April 29, 2022

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,My question is short, sweet, and to the point: What's the deal with cock rings? Not the vibrating ones—I get that. But the plain ones are a mystery to me. I see them w...

This Milwaukee realtor’s Wu-Tang billboard ain’t nuthing ta f’ wit

Matt Wild

April 27, 2022

Take a break from diversifying your bonds and listen up: Milwaukee realtor Jon Frost is the Genius/GZA behind a new billboard that reads: "Low mortgage rates are Temporary. WU-TANG IS FOREVER." A mock-up of the...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (April 17-23)

Matt Wild

April 25, 2022

Sustainable Milwaukee: Don’t let good food go bad

Brent Gohde

April 22, 2022

Overall, 30-40% of food in American households ends up in landfills or sewers. Which many of us know for a fact is definitely no biggie because it's all just going to decompose and return to the earth from whic...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Trying/failing to make it to every event you’d like to attend

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2022

Some internal struggles come and go, while some internal struggles become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn internal struggles with fresh eyes, and ...

No more mask requirement for MCTS buses (UPDATE: Oops, masks are required again)

Matt Wild

April 19, 2022

UPDATE: Never mind. Masks are required again. MCTS released this statement at 5 p.m. on Tuesday: The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will continue to require riders to wear masks on County buses. The de...

A guide to Milwaukee’s April 20 events and specials

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2022

It’s almost the 20th day of April and you know what that means, riiiiiiiight?! Yeah, you know! Love it, hate it, or feel absolutely indifferent to it, this unofficial holiday is reason for a sizable portion of ...