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 the week.
• Like the headline says: It’s Friday and it’s gorgeous outside so hurry and read this roundup of stuff we missed this week. (But first, this standout track from The Monkees’ 1987 album Pool It!)
• Fiserv Forum’s “Deer District” is among “America’s Best New Attractions Worth Traveling For.” [Thrillist]
• Fiserv Forum is getting another Fiserv Forum sign. [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Question: “If Bucks reach NBA Finals in 2020, will Fiserv Forum be ready for DNC?” Answer: Yes. [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Question: “Should Sheriff Provide Security on Buses?” Answer: No. [Urban Milwaukee]
• Speaking of buses, Milwaukee County Transit System has 28 new ones. [Urban Milwaukee]
• Bradford Beach is getting “new wheelchair mobi-mat paths, beach wheelchairs, and new ramps” this summer. [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• City workers who actually live in the city are getting a three-percent pay increase. [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Wisconsin Avenue is getting a fresh coat of pavement. [OnMilwaukee]
• Macaulay Culkin—a.k.a. Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin—stopped by for an episode of Red Letter Media’s “Best Of The Worst.” [Red Letter Media]
• Milwaukee photographer Samer Ghani had his equipment stolen in Chicago last night, and there’s a GoFundMe to help him raise some cash. [GoFundMe]
• Downtown’s new Cambria Hotel, 503 N. Plankinton Ave., will open in August. [OnMilwaukee]
• VISIT Milwaukee is looking for a “visionary leader.” [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Postman Square—the small triangular park between N. Plankinton Avenue and N. 2nd Street—is now Postman’s Porch. [Urban Milwaukee]
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 will bring its live show to the Miller High Life Theatre on November 2. It’ll be creator Joel Hodgson’s farewell tour. [OnMilwaukee]
• A new wine and beer garden at Humboldt Park, The Vine Humboldt, is open. [Urban Milwaukee]
• Werd Bar has Alcohol Mist. [OnMilwaukee]
• Have a great weekend, Milwaukee!