City Life

Long live candidate Harris, Milwaukee’s U.S. Transhumanist Party presidential hopeful

September 19, 2019

If the election of Donald Trump has proven anything, it's that anything is possible. Could a Milwaukee candidate, part of a fringe party that's main interest is prolonging human life expectancy, be our next Pre...

Best cities for singles: Milwaukee, really bad; Madison, really good

Matt Wild

September 19, 2019

As we all know, this coming Saturday is National Singles Day. How to celebrate? You know the drill: bust out the decorations and buckle up for Apartment List's annual ranking of the "Best & Worst Cities for...

A brief history of Milwaukee-area landmarks that were vandalized by turkeynecks

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

This past June, thousands of fans gathered in South Milwaukee to witness the unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of local wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski. It was awesome. This past August, a g...

Serb Hall removes presidential portraits, Ald. Bob Donovan fires off “PC culture run amok” statement

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

UPDATE: Nothing to see here, folks! Serb Hall says the missing portraits have nothing to do with "political correctness," and everything to do with weddings.Today in Everyone's Angry And No One Wins news, M...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 8-14)

Matt Wild

September 16, 2019

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...

It’s Friday, so let’s watch Michael McKean sing “Milwaukee Moon”

Matt Wild

September 13, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

Here’s the full Bay View Bash lineup and entertainment schedule

Tyler Maas

September 11, 2019

Believe it or not, summer is almost over. However, before the season officially comes to an end, the Bay View Bash will give Milwaukee one last chance to indulge in some summer festival fun before autumn's arri...

Streetcar ridership down from record-breaking July, so let’s just scrap the whole thing

Matt Wild

September 11, 2019

It's that time of the month, Milwaukee: the time when ridership numbers for the city's forever-controversial streetcar system, The Hop, are released, analyzed, and argued about. And you better buckle up for thi...

17 ways former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke describes his too-hot-for-Twitter takes

Matt Wild

September 10, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); On June 13, 2019, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (remember him?) officially quit Twitter. Sort of. "Folks I am thru with the TOTALITARIAN BIGOTS who run Twitter," Clarke ...

Hey, you guys! The 8th annual Goonies Night bike ride to Sloth actor’s grave is September 13

Tyler Maas

September 9, 2019

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you know and love The Goonies. The 1985 film was, is, and will always be an all-time classic that's beloved by generations of children and adults alike. Even if you...

Milwaukee County wants to save Milwaukee County with possible sales tax hike

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

Milwaukee County, you may have heard, is up deferred maintenance creek without a paddle. There's a whole lot of things to pay for, and not a whole lot of money. There's a revenue crisis, you see, with Milwaukee...

Study: Wisconsin is neither happy nor sad. Discuss. Or not.

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

Earlier this year, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl did some musin' and thinkin' about the glut of online studies ("Hardest-Working States in America," "Best & Worst States to Have a Baby," "...

Public hearing on $66 million plan to save Mitchell Park Domes set for September 18

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

In case you missed it, the Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes Task Force recently capped off nearly three years (!) of work by approving an "extensive, $66 million proposal to restore the Domes and turn Mitchell ...

Beet Street Harvest Festival returns October 12

Tyler Maas

September 5, 2019

Following three years of family-friendly and fall-focused fun, Cactus Club has decided to bring the Beet Street Harvest Festival back for another installment. On Saturday, October 12, the Bay View bar (with som...

Midwest Express, and 10 more Milwaukee returns and reboots

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 4, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); "The return of a legend."That's how Midwest Express Airlines describes its impending return to the city it once called home, Milwaukee. "For over 25 years, Midwest Express Airlines...

Milwaukee authorizes $400,000 to Bucks’ Sterling Brown for 2018 tasing incident

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-2 to authorize an offer of $400,000 to Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown. The offer is intended to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 incident in ...

It’s baa-aack! Milwaukee Paranormal Conference returns September 13-14

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Like the living dead or those pesky poltergeists in Poltergeist II (yeah, we know the above picture is from the first Poltergeist; sue us), the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference is back! After taking 2018 off, th...

Fiserv Forum’s “Fear District” sounds awesome, is looking for “scare actors”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

By now you've probably heard that the public plaza surrounding Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, the so-called "Deer District," will transform into the so-called "Fear District" this fall. Oh, you haven't heard? Well, ...

Study: Milwaukee is a crappy place to drive in

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

As anyone who drives in Milwaukee can tell you, driving in Milwaukee kind of sucks. There are pesky bicyclists and scooter-riders clogging up the right passing lanes. There are inconsiderate pedestrians walking...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 25-31)

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

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...