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Watch Dana Ehrmann report from the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair

August 18, 2026

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Where has the summer gone? The 2026 Wisconsin State Fair is already in the rearview mirror, which means we're already in mid-August. Which means September is just ar...

Watch Bert Lauderdale take on the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild

August 17, 2026

Strange but true: the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair is already in the rearview mirror. Huh! Where does the time go? The 175th installment of the Fair ran from August 6-16. There were Sporkies and Drinkies. There we...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Gatsby and Fiesta

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 14, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Save the date for these recently announced August and September fests

Tyler Maas

August 14, 2026

Even though the remaining days of summer are dwindling, there's still a lot of fun to be had. The Wisconsin State Fair is still going strong and a bunch of happenings on our extensive summer festival guide stil...

Help Turner Hall raise $70K for new ADA lift, time-sensitive masonry repairs

Matt Wild

August 13, 2026

Turner Hall is much more than Turner Hall Ballroom. The historic landmark (1040 Vel R. Phillips Ave.) is a community center, a social justice hub, and even a gym. And now, the nonprofit civic group that operate...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Richard Bong State Recreation Area

Matt Wild

August 13, 2026

Have you explored Richard Bong State Recreation Area in Kenosha County? You know, beyond chuckling at the sign on I-41? If you haven't, you totally should! It's a beautiful 4,500-acre state park with oodles of ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 29 – August 11, 2026)

Matt Wild

August 13, 2026

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...

11 of the worst shirts I saw for sale at Wisconsin State Fair yesterday

Tyler Maas

August 12, 2026

The Wisconsin State Fair kicked off last Thursday and will continue through Sunday, August 16. To this point, we've already survived the Sporkies/Drinkies, tried the 175th Anniversary Cream Puff, sought out som...

Crowley defeats Hong, Padres smoke Brewers 11-2

Matt Wild

August 12, 2026

In an incredibly tight outcome that wasn't settled until the early hours of Wednesday morning, David Crowley edged out Francesca Hong to become the Democratic candidate in the race for Wisconsin governor. Wi...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Voting in today’s partisan primary election

Matt Wild

August 11, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: voting in today's partisan primary election. Today throughout the...

Kohler-Andrae State Park’s Cordwalk Trail might make you forget you’re in Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Wisconsin is home to dozens of state parks...

Let’s all chip in and buy this historic dump for $5K and do SOMETHING with it

Matt Wild

August 10, 2026

A historic and long-abandoned Milwaukee building is back on the market, and the price is right. So let's all chip in, buy the thing, and do SOMETHING with it! Last week, the City of Milwaukee published a lis...

Summer on two wheels: From childhood freedom to Milwaukee bike culture

Mitch DeSantis

August 8, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. I’ve been hitting my head against the wall...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Abracadabra

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 8, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

I asked my mom to review a Leinenkugel’s “Summer Shandle”

Tyler Maas

August 7, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Back in 2022, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewin...

‘That’s a lifer!’ Loving and leveling up your birding Lifer List

Kyle Arpke

August 6, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. I'll let you in on a little secret: I neve...

Celebrate the first day of the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair with 16 years of ride-inspection news stories

Matt Wild

August 6, 2026

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 6-16, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

The simple summertime high of camping at Richard Bong State Recreation Area

Matt Wild

August 5, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. What's in a name? When it comes to the unl...

49 things to do in Milwaukee during the 49 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 4, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Doesn’t it seem like summer just started? ...

Indeed Brewing’s “The Low Down” block party returns September 26

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2026

In 2019, Minneapolis-born Indeed Brewing Company crossed the mighty Mississippi River and put down roots in Milwaukee by opening a pilot brewery/taproom at 530 S. 2nd Street in the heart of Walker’s Point. Sinc...

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