City Life

Watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at UWM in 1965

January 17, 2022

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to celebrate the life and work of the civil rights pioneer, to reflect on the progress that's been made in the many decades since his assassination, and to realize tha...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about sex (and pregnancy), baby! Pt. 1

Lucky Tomaszek

January 14, 2022

broadstreet.zone(49071); At a recent Ask the Sexpert event with college-aged folks, I got a whole slew of questions relating to getting pregnant, not getting pregnant, and sex during pregnancy. As a sexuality ...

500,000 more free N95 masks are available at Milwaukee libraries and city testing sites

Matt Wild

January 13, 2022

UPDATE (1:30 p.m.) Well, that didn't last long. From the Milwaukee Health Department: "All N95 masks at the Milwaukee Public Library sites have been distributed. Individuals should not go to the libraries to ge...

Great Job, Milwaukee! New York Times recognizes Bronzeville as “place for a changed world”

Matt Wild

January 11, 2022

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Where to get a free COVID-19 test

Matt Wild

January 10, 2022

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places lifesaving measures come and go, while some places lifesaving measures become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-wor...

Milwaukee Public Museum is closed Jan. 10-12, so here are 4 pictures of “The Quest For Beaver”

Matt Wild

January 10, 2022

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Public Museum is closed Monday, January 10 through Wednesday, January 12. Why? "Staffing shortages amid the ongoing surge in regional COVID-19 cases," of course. MPM will pr...

Return of Milwaukee mask mandate advances, awaits full Council approval

Matt Wild

January 7, 2022

At a meeting Friday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council's Public Safety & Health Committee voted 3-0, with 2 abstentions, to reinstate a citywide indoor mask mandate. The mandate still needs approval from...

MPS postpones return to in-person learning until January 18

Matt Wild

January 7, 2022

Attention folks who don't have school-age kids: All schools in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) system are virtual this week. (Folks who have school-age kids know this all too well.) When the move to virtual ...

Nearly a dozen Milwaukee-area health officials issue new COVID-19 public health advisory

Matt Wild

January 6, 2022

So it's pretty clear at this point that we're fucked, right? That there's no way out of this? That there are people who care about this and people who absolutely do not care about this? That, thanks to the peop...

Welcome to 2022. I hate it

Matt Wild

January 4, 2022

Hi. It's January 4, 2022. We're four days into a sparkling, glistening, still-has-that-new-year-smell new year. Twenty-twenty-two! It has a nice ring, doesn't it? Here we go!I hate it already.This post ...

In case you blinked last month, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (December 2021)

Matt Wild

January 3, 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...

All MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning January 4

Matt Wild

January 2, 2022

Sigh. Milwaukee Public Schools announced Sunday night that all MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning Tuesday, January 4. Welcome to 2020 2021 2022, folks."MPS was scheduled to resume in-...

Welcome to January: Here’s what you’re doing this month…maybe

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2022

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra that was devoid of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and ...

Mills Fleet Farm vs. Blain’s Farm & Fleet

Tyler Maas

December 30, 2021

Since it's almost the end of the year, we figured we'd end 2021 by finally tackling a story idea we've been wanting to do for months. While the names of these stores are similar and their inventory, their clien...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve guide

Tyler Maas

December 28, 2021

What a year, eh? Though 2021 was slightly better than the year that preceded it, it was still worse than, well, every other year of our existence except 2020. To be honest, we don't have very high hopes for nex...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge but then not doing it

Matt Wild

December 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places New Year's Day traditions come and go, while some places New Year's Day traditions become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved a...

Milwaukee’s mayoral election set for April 5, 2022; primary set for February 15, 2022

Matt Wild

December 23, 2021

At 5 p.m. yesterday, Common Council President Cavalier Johnson became Mayor Cavalier Johnson. (He's still the Common Council President, fyi, but now he can't vote as a council member.) But the gig, thanks to a ...

There’s “more to see” at Antiques On Pierce

Tyler Maas

December 22, 2021

Like it or not, Christmas is coming. A holiday season that unofficially kicked off the day after Halloween has quickly dwindled, leaving just a few days remaining before December 25. If you're anything like us,...

At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee will get its first new mayor in nearly two decades

Matt Wild

December 22, 2021

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.Yes, the City of Milwaukee is set to get its first new mayor since 2004. At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will officially resign. Common Council Presi...

Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson reveals plan to combat reckless driving, S.T.A.N.D.

Matt Wild

December 21, 2021

Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson revealed a plan to combat reckless driving Tuesday morning. The plan is called S.T.A.N.D. for Safer Streets. It will focus on:• Safe street design • Traffic enforceme...