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Shops of Grand Avenue will become “The Avenue,” feature fancy food hall and more

December 6, 2018

Get your Shops of Grand Avenue shopping in now, because the end is nigh: Today, Grand Avenue owners and developers unveiled details of their long-in-the-works plan to transform the virtually empty downtown mall...

Milwaukee had a thing for boozy dog names in 2018

Matt Wild

December 5, 2018

Okay, let's just get through this: Since 2013 the folks at Rover.com—a.k.a. "the nation's largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers"—have released a list of the year's top 100 male and female dog na...

How one Milwaukee couple is helping transform the East Side into a destination

Melanie Lawder

December 4, 2018

Two-ish years later, and it seems all that "The East Side is dying" rhetoric may have been a bit of an overreaction. In 2016 and 2017, the supposed demise of the neighborhood was the talk of the town, sparke...

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

Tyler Maas

December 3, 2018

After 11 months of fun, it’s almost time for Milwaukee’s events calendar to flip to a new year. Not even counting the city’s six-month run of festivals, block parties, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts doing comedy ...

It’s time for Milwaukee to unite (and mask its bathroom odor) with POTTY Pearls

Matt Wild

November 30, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • "We all do it. Poop." So begins the "About" page for POTTY Pearls, a Milwa...

MKE SEX: Holiday sex toy shopping dos and don’ts

Lucky Tomaszek

November 30, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); Like it or not, we've entered the annual period of seasonal gift giving. Hanukkah begins Sunday, December 2. St. Nick's follows on Thursday, December 6 (leave your shoes out on the nig...

Infrared sauna therapy takes hotboxing to the next level

Tyler Maas

November 29, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

No shirt, no shoes, no streetcar: Hop on and read the new Streetcar Code of Conduct

Matt Wild

November 27, 2018

It's another big week for The Hop, a.k.a. the Milwaukee streetcar that launched earlier this month despite the hard work of those guys who made their own "STOP THE HOP" signs. Ridership numbers are better than ...

Help save Milwaukee County Parks by buying these button-up dog shirts

Matt Wild

November 26, 2018

Earlier this summer, a report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum painted a bleak portrait of all things Milwaukee County. "Almost every form of parks infrastructure has pressing needs," the report warned. "The cou...

12 Milwaukee gifts to buy this Cyber Monday

Tyler Maas

November 26, 2018

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you survived Thanksgiving, made it past Black Friday unscathed, and successfully navigated your way through regional retailers during Small Business Saturday. And now it...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee: Nov. 18-24

Matt Wild

November 26, 2018

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...

Help others this holiday season by donating to local organizations and area food pantries

Catherine Jozwik

November 19, 2018

According to recent statistics, nearly 25 percent of Milwaukeeans live in poverty. Many, including entire families, are homeless and struggling to survive Wisconsin’s brutal winters. Luckily, there are many org...

Milwaukee Record’s entertainment guide for the long Thanksgiving weekend ahead

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 19, 2018

Is there any better holiday that falls between Halloween and Christmas than Thanksgiving? No. (Sorry, National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day.) Is there anything better than the long Thanksgiving wee...

That Milwaukee County marijuana referendum went really well. Now what?

Matt Wild

November 16, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • The November midterm election has come and gone (also coming and going: Tony ...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about strap-on harnesses

Lucky Tomaszek

November 16, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); Hello MKE SEX, I'm in the market for a new harness for the first time in more than a decade. I have a new partner and I just don't like to bring old toys into new relationships. My ...

Erth Dispensary will bring CBD and hemp to Bay View storefront in December

Tyler Maas

November 12, 2018

At the end of September, Canni became the first CBD and hemp specialty shop to open in Milwaukee. Less than three months after the hemp and cannabidiol (better known as “CBD”) retailer moved into its Walker's P...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee: Nov. 4-10

Matt Wild

November 12, 2018

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...

Café Benelux will triple Milwaukee’s dome count with 6 private, heated rooftop domes

Matt Wild

November 9, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • While the fate of Milwaukee's beloved/crumbling Mitchell Park Domes is still ...

Some neighbors think Up-Down Milwaukee is just too darn loud

Matt Wild

November 9, 2018

If you've dropped by Up-Down Milwaukee on a random night since its opening in August, you know that the Brady Street arcade bar can get packed. And if you've cruised past Up-Down Milwaukee in the past few days,...

Wisconsin must unite and tell Tony Evers to make his own “Welcome to deer season” videos

Matt Wild

November 7, 2018

Tuesday night—well, Wednesday morning, to be exact—Tony Evers narrowly defeated Scott Walker to become the next governor of Wisconsin. Evers' advantage currently stands at a little more than 1 percent—not slim ...

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