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Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Gertie

October 21, 2023

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Jason Momoa vodka signing at the New Berlin Costco: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

October 19, 2023

On Thursday, October 19, in the year of our lord 2023, actor Jason Momoa descended on Wisconsin to sign bottles of Meili Vodka, a brand co-created by Momoa and buddy Blaine Halvorsom. Two signing were held: the...

A partial list of costumes in a Milwaukee Halloween costume contest video from 2000

Matt Wild

October 17, 2023

Don't you just love a good old fashioned Halloween costume contest? How about one held outside on a busy city street? How about one held in the year 2000? Well…Yep, here's a 12-minute video of a deliriously...

Here’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s upcoming Milwaukee-area schedule, and that’s it

Matt Wild

October 17, 2023

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 11 a.m. - 2.pm. Sendik's Market 7901 W. Layton Ave. Greenfield, WI 532203-6 p.m. Sendik's Market 5200 W. Rawson Ave. Franklin, WI 53132 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sen...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Taking out the window AC units because it’s gonna be cold for 8,000 months

Matt Wild

October 16, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: taking out the window AC units because it's gonna be cold for 8,000 months! ...

WMSE will broadcast live from The Hop on October 25

Matt Wild

October 16, 2023

If there are two things all Milwaukeeans and random Facebook commenters from Brookfield can agree on, it's A.) independent radio station WMSE 91.7FM rules, and B.) downtown streetcar The Hop rules. So what happ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Felix

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 13, 2023

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Stuff We Missed: West Allis is suing Burger King

Matt Wild

October 13, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• You know that vacant Burger King on 106th and Greenfield in West Allis? The ...

Sip & Purr Cat Cafe will relocate to Brady Street in 2024

Matt Wild

October 12, 2023

Popular East Side "drink some drinks and pet/adopt some cats" spot Sip & Purr Cat Cafe, located at 2021 E. Ivanhoe Pl. since opening in 2018, announced Thursday that it will high-tail it to Brady Street in ...

The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap & Bar Chip Bonanza is coming to Promises on November 4

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2023

Back in May, Milwaukee Record and Busch Light joined forces to host an unconventional event at Promises (538 W. National Ave.) based around the almighty beer sleeve. "The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap" brough...

Here are the 2023 trick-or-treat dates and times for Milwaukee County

Matt Wild

October 10, 2023

You don't really need an intro, do you? Like it says on the tin, here are the 2023 trick-or-treat dates and times for Milwaukee County. And that's it! Happy Halloween!Bayside October 29, 1-4 p.m.Bay Vi...

47,552 people rode that darn streetcar in August 2023

Matt Wild

October 9, 2023

A total of 47,552 people rode that darn streetcar—a.k.a. The Hop—in August 2023. The works out to a daily ridership of about 1,534.August 2023 ridership was down from July 2023 (65,749) and June 2023 (50,29...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (September 24 – October 7)

Matt Wild

October 9, 2023

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival will return to downtown November 16 – January 1

Matt Wild

October 9, 2023

We've been celebrating Halloween since August, but we're still not ready for, you know, the holidays. But that's not stopping Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 from announcing its annual Holiday Lights Festival (prese...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Burke and Kimchi

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 7, 2023

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Ravine Road won’t get a pedestrian/bike path, will remain closed for at least a year

Matt Wild

October 6, 2023

Despite public support for reopening Lake Park's long-closed Ravine Road to pedestrians and bicycles only, and despite a cool $500,000 to do something with the road, it looks like...nothing will be done with it...

Nightmare On Center Street to bring scary good fun to Company Brewing October 28

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2023

There’s no shortage of great Halloween-adjacent events taking place in and around Milwaukee this year (stay tuned for more on that soon), but one of the longest-running and altogether best holiday happenings in...

It’s time to talk about the future of the Mitchell Park Domes. Again!

Matt Wild

October 4, 2023

It's time to talk about the future of the beleaguered Mitchell Park Domes. Again!Yes, a public meeting on the endlessly discussed topic—touched off after a fallen chunk of concrete was discovered in one of ...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 1, 2023

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta a signal for things slowing down in Milwaukee entertainment? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, there are also a ton of musicians, ...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Dahlia and Juniper

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 30, 2023

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...