City Life

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about bisexuality

September 25, 2020

broadstreet.zone(49071); This past Wednesday, September 23, bisexuals all over the world celebrated Bi Visibility Day. Despite the limitations necessitated by COVID-19, there were online discussions, virtual k...

Doors Open Milwaukee kicks off this weekend (virtually, of course)

Matt Wild

September 25, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Opening your doors to thousands of strangers isn't the greatest idea these d...

Contribute to a fundraiser for Koz’s Mini Bowl owner, who’s recovering from a hit and run accident

Matt Wild

September 24, 2020

Koz's Mini Bowl is a decades-spanning Milwaukee institution. Some (us) might even say it's a Mandatory Milwaukee destination. "Unlike a typical bowling alley," we wrote back in 2018, "Koz's has four half-sized ...

Official Hoan Bridge lighting ceremony set to take place October 22

Matt Wild

September 23, 2020

Have you seen the tests for the Light the Hoan thing? The thing that raised millions of (private) dollars to line the west-facing side of the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge with programmable LED lights? The tests ...

“We need folks to start taking this seriously, and young people especially.” Evers extends mask mandate until November 21

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

In a press release Tuesday morning, Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate through November 21. The original mandate was set to expire September 28."We continue to learn more about this...

Register to vote, buy this “Bucks Vote” T-shirt, vote

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

Today is National Voter Registration Day. If you haven't registered to vote, register to vote. You can register to vote by swinging by Miller Park today from 2-7 p.m. You can register to vote by going online or...

Reminder: Register to vote, request an absentee ballot at Miller Park on September 22

Matt Wild

September 21, 2020

Tuesday, September 22 is National Voter Registration Day. If you have yet to register to vote for the big November 3 election, now's the time! And what better place to do it than Miller "It's Still Called Mille...

Tune in (and bid) for the live finale of Milwaukee Record’s Pretty Good Online Auction!

Matt Wild

September 17, 2020

TL;DR: Milwaukee Record's Pretty Good Online Auction ends today at 7 p.m.! Bid now! We'll be doing a Facebook Live stream from 1-7 p.m. Tune in!Are you a fan of auctions? Are you a fan of auctions filled wi...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 6-12)

Matt Wild

September 15, 2020

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...

MKE SEX: What should you say when kids hear you?

Lucky Tomaszek

September 14, 2020

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,Everything about this pandemic is difficult. Every shred of predictability is gone, and there is no privacy for anyone. My husband, my tweens and I have been home toge...

Watch interviews with Frank Nitty, Lt. Gov. Barnes, Mayor Barrett on Showtime’s ‘The Circus’

Matt Wild

September 10, 2020

The latest season of the Showtime political documentary series The Circus (subtitled Inside The Craziest Political Campaign On Earth) is airing now. It's great. This past Sunday, in an episode entitled "Law And...

“Riots to Revival” is coming to Milwaukee to baptize you in a pool of COVID-19

Tea Krulos

September 10, 2020

If you're driving by the Milwaukee County War Memorial on September 15 at 6 p.m., you might spot a large gathering of people not socially distancing, spraying droplets and singing along with some Christian cont...

Bay View Bash is hosting a parade this weekend

Tyler Maas

September 9, 2020

Like pretty much every other large scale event, festival, and block party in Milwaukee, Bay View Bash isn't happening this year. COVID-19 concerns caused the long-running late summer staple to cancel this year'...

Mitchell Park Domes will reopen September 26 (with some changes)

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

Yep, the Mitchell Park Domes will reopen Saturday, September 26—but now you gotta make reservations and wear a mask. And stay six feet apart from each other. So there you go.Here's the press release: Mitch...

Place your bids for Milwaukee Record’s Pretty Good Online Auction, September 11-17

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 8, 2020

Are you a fan of auctions? Are you a fan of auctions filled with fabulous items from fabulous local businesses? Are you a fan of auctions that culminate in live broadcast events with dodgy production values? Th...

Weekend protest events include celebration of 100 days of protesting

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 4, 2020

Looking for Milwaukee-area protests and protest-related events this weekend? Look no further. (The following list was compiled via Facebook and a list compiled by Lee Stedman.) SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Tosans Sta...

Brew City Salvage relaunches as Ormson Supply Co, sets opening date for new Bay View store

Tyler Maas

September 2, 2020

Since its start about eight years ago, Brew City Salvage has made a name for itself—in Waukesha initially and, since late 2016, in Walker's Point—with unique vintage furniture and elegant handmade modern furnis...

Milwaukee Health Commissioner resigns: “I believe that I am limited due to factors that are out of my control”

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

Dr. Jeanette Kowalik has resigned from her position as Milwaukee Health Commissioner. According to a statement, Kowalik will join the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Trust for America's Health as Director of Po...

Milwaukee Public Museum, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum may share same (new) building

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

Like it or not, the Milwaukee Public Museum is set to move to a new, significantly smaller location in the upcoming years. "It's time to admit that it's (nearly) the end of the Milwaukee Public Museum as we kno...

Watch John Oliver condemn the Kenosha police who won’t condemn the murder of two protesters

Matt Wild

August 31, 2020

Look, no one needs a lengthy intro to another "Watch this John Oliver clip" article, so we'll keep this short. On Sunday, Oliver spent the bulk of his Last Week Tonight show screaming into the void that is the ...