City Life

October 1, 2024

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, ...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Condé Nast Traveler readers name Milwaukee 3rd best big city in U.S.

October 1, 2024

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 and studies, as well as any time a national publi...

Kelly’s Greens to celebrate store’s first anniversary with October 12 party

September 30, 2024

Since starting as a passion project pivot of sorts when owner/founder Erin Kelly's corporate position was eliminated during the pandemic, Kelly's Greens—a business that "specializes in small batch, scratch-made...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Kibble (a.k.a. Catrick Swayze)

September 27, 2024

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...

Hello. My name is The Hop. I recorded 49,573 rides in August 2024. Prepare to argue.

September 26, 2024

Milwaukee's streetcar system, The Hop, recorded 49,573 rides in August 2024. That works out to an average of 1,599 rides per day. August 2024 ridership was up slightly from August 2023, when 47,552 rides were r...

Here’s the lowdown on Indeed Brewing’s “The Low Down 5” anniversary party

September 26, 2024

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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Falcon Bowl is a Riverwest institution that’s now taking flight as a venue

September 25, 2024

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some historic neighborhood institutions come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Falcon Bowl. On June 25, 2021, Milwaukee Reco...

Bird City, Milwaukee County: Whitefish Bay and the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin

Kyle Arpke

September 25, 2024

Bird City, Milwaukee County is a monthly column celebrating the 11 cities, towns, and villages that have achieved Bird City status within Milwaukee County. Citizens of these locations have made bird conservatio...

I rappelled down the side of the 13-story Milwaukee Athletic Club for…reasons

September 24, 2024

It's Friday and I'm in a small utility room near the top of the 13-story Milwaukee Athletic Club, watching Bango the Buck get a crash course in rappelling down a building. "This is an emergency mechanism," e...

Milwaukee Record’s 2024 fall festival guide

September 24, 2024

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta the end of Milwaukee’s festival season? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, the city’s already-bursting list of festivals, block par...

Divided and tired Common Council votes to…keep talking about the “People’s Flag”

September 24, 2024

Tired of talking about flags? Tired of talking about the so-called "People's Flag of Milwaukee"? Tired of talking about whether or not the "People's Flag" should be the official flag of Milwaukee? You're not al...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Gaia

September 21, 2024

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...

Stevie Wonder, Macaulay Culkin, Ms. Pat and 24 more standout fall shows

September 20, 2024

It’s sad, but it’s true: another summer is coming to an end. Though we’re entering the final weekend of the season, it’s not all bad news. For example, Milwaukee and its surrounding cities are still hosting a t...

17 photos of the Halloween-decorated Streets of Old Milwaukee

September 19, 2024

For the first time ever, Milwaukee Public Museum's beloved Streets of Old Milwaukee have been decorated for fall and Halloween. You should check 'em out! Stroll through the 1900s-era streetscape exhibit and ...

Let’s take a close look at this 1988 cartoon map of Bay View and “Milwaukee’s fabulous southeast side”

September 17, 2024

We here at Milwaukee Record love ourselves some cartoon maps of the region. We've written about a '70s-era cartoon map of Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin and a brand-laden, delightfully detailed illustrated m...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Onyx and Apollo

September 13, 2024

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...

Here’s the Beet Street lineup (and everything else you need to know)

September 11, 2024

Even though summer’s days are numbered, Milwaukee has no plans to stop the festival fun anytime soon. A bunch of large-scale autumn undertakings await, and one of the best among them just announced its lineup. ...

Streetcar update: 63,383 trips in July; ridership down during RNC

September 11, 2024

Milwaukee's streetcar system, The Hop, recorded 63,383 trips in July 2024. Streetcar System Manager Andrew Davis-Lockward revealed the number Wednesday morning at a meeting of the Public Works Committee. The...

People rode those dockless electric scooters a LOT this year; Milwaukee nets $436K