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Gov. Evers will speak at Turner Hall, and we still demand he make his own “Welcome to deer season” videos

April 15, 2019

In case you missed it, Wisconsin has a new governor. Last November, mild-mannered Tony Evers bested future Twitter user Scott Walker to become the 46th governor of our great state. What has Gov. Evers accomplis...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 7-13)

Matt Wild

April 15, 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...

MKE SEX: It’s STI Awareness Month. Here’s where to get tested.

Lucky Tomaszek

April 12, 2019

broadstreet.zone(49071); Hey Milwaukee! It’s April, which means it’s once again Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Month. That’s good news for us, because Milwaukee has some of the highest rates of STIs ...

The Bike Fixers (formerly Cory The Bike Fixer) is closed

Matt Wild

April 11, 2019

The Bike Fixers—formerly known as Cory The Bike Fixer—is closed. A "For Sale" currently graces the front of the East Side building at 2410 N. Murray Ave. Multiple calls to the long-running bike shop have gone u...

Prepare for Midwest Gaming Classic with videos of Arcade Jackpot Pro winning big at Wisconsin arcades and carnivals

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2019

This weekend, Midwest Gaming Classic will bring more than 10,000 gamers, pinball nuts, tabletop competitors, cosplayers, vendors, entertainers, and extra special guests to more than 150,000 square feet of the W...

Let’s guess when that big snow pile on the side of the Marcus Center parking structure will finally melt

Matt Wild

April 9, 2019

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts has been in the news a lot lately. Back in December 2018, the 50-year-old institution announced plans to revamp its downtown campus. Soon after, folks cried foul at the...

Milwaukee Record Recommended (April 8-14)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 8, 2019

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

A guide to Milwaukee Day 2019 events and deals

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2019

About a decade ago, a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and decided to turn that coincidence into a full-blown local holiday. S...

It’s Milwaukee Record’s 5-year anniversary! How about that!

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 7, 2019

On Monday, April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record became a thing. Following months of planning, fretting, and drinking at the BBC for some reason (R.I.P.), former A.V. Club Milwaukee city editor Matt Wild and former A...

Bay View Missed Connections is a landing page for localized lust

Tyler Maas

April 5, 2019

Though useful, neighborhood Facebook groups can sometimes be too much to handle. Between endless bickering, unnecessary politicizing, and people bringing up topics that don't even remotely apply to the region t...

8,000th version of Milwaukee flag to be unfurled at City Hall on April 9

Matt Wild

April 5, 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...

15 (more) unconventional Milwaukee performance venues

Tyler Maas

April 3, 2019

Back in February, we rounded up 20 "unconventional" performance venues that bring music, comedy, and other live entertainment to unlikely places in and around the city. As we said in that article, "in addition ...

Vote today, Milwaukee, because it’s super important (again)

Matt Wild

April 2, 2019

Hey! Today is the 2019 Spring General Election! Fun! Okay, so it's not the flashiest election out there, but that doesn't mean it's bereft of some super important races. And because only a fraction of voting-ag...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 1, 2019

April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season is back, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable ...

Milwaukee Fools: 5 Milwaukee-related goofs, pranks, and hoaxes

Matt Wild

April 1, 2019

Don't you just love April Fools' Day? Don't you just love when every publication on planet Earth suddenly thinks they're The Onion and pens some rib-tickling "satire"? Yeah, ugh. Anyway, here are a few amusing ...

Inaugural Canni Fest to bring music, fun, cannabis workshops to The Cooperage on May 18

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2019

Last September, Milwaukee got its first hemp and CBD specialty shop when Canni Hemp Co. opened a retail store on 5th Street. In the handful of months since Canni came to Walker's Point, a number of other hemp a...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (March 24-30)

Matt Wild

April 1, 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...

MKE SEX: Quickies, pt. 4 (Kinky Quickies)

Lucky Tomaszek

March 29, 2019

broadstreet.zone(49071); Spring must really be in the air, because you fine folks are all busting at the seems to learn new things about kink! I've had so many random questions this month. I decided it was tim...

Just in time for winter, Milwaukee calls on retired snow plow drivers to help plow snow

Matt Wild

March 29, 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...

Top 5 places to ride out the apocalypse in Milwaukee (from the author of ‘Apocalypse Any Day Now’)

Tea Krulos

March 27, 2019

While working on my new book Apocalypse Any Day Now, I traveled around the country to learn about different theories on how the world as we know it might end and what people are doing to prepare to live in a po...

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