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In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 20-26)

May 29, 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...

Let’s watch five decades of epic Channel 6 news promos

Matt Wild

May 29, 2018

Aside from actual time capsules, there are no better time capsules than old local TV news clips. The anchors! The music! The fashion! The star wipe graphics! In Milwaukee, WISN's ancient "Hello Milwaukee" news ...

Our kingdom for the story behind this sad/weird squirrel grave we found in Lake Park

Matt Wild

May 25, 2018

Lake Park is one of Milwaukee's best things. The 138.1-acre urban park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of New York City's Central Park, among many other parks), and has ...

Okay, it looks like Milwaukee is doing “foot-bowling” bars now

Matt Wild

May 25, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Where does an "activity bar"-obsessed Milwaukee go after netting a cat cafe, ...

MKE SEX: If the apartment walls are a-rockin’…

Lucky Tomaszek

May 25, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, I live in a small apartment with thin walls. My girlfriend lives with her parents so we hang out at my place. We have amazing sex and I enjoy every minute. My concern ...

Milwaukee County voters will be asked about kinda-sorta legalizing marijuana this November

Matt Wild

May 24, 2018

Thursday morning, in a meeting of the County Board of Supervisors, a resolution was passed by a vote of 15-1 that will add an advisory referendum question about marijuana to Milwaukee County ballots this Novemb...

Pedal Tavern confessions: A driver discusses etiquette and memorable tours

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

When he isn't teaching metro Milwaukee's youth, drumming in Winter Bear, or hanging out with Public Enemy, Corey Baumann spends his summers getting exercise and making some extra money as a Milwaukee Pedal Tave...

So long, South Shore Frolics: 5 more defunct Milwaukee summer festivals

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 23, 2018

Milwaukee, you may have heard, is the self-proclaimed "City of Festivals." Much like Michael Jackson crowning himself the "King of Pop," the title is well-earned: no city manages to cram so much action into fou...

A brief history of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Catherine Jozwik

May 22, 2018

Shaped like a UFO, with a bright blue roof and eye-shaped designs, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (9400 W. Congress St., Wauwatosa) looks like it belongs in Roswell, New Mexico, or in some otherworldly ...

Let’s come together and ID these folks from a 1993 Animal Crackers commercial

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Hey! Anyone remember Milwaukee-area pet store Animal Crackers? You know, the same Animal Crackers that had locations at Bluemound Plaza, Highland Plaza, and Southridge Plaza? The same Animal Crackers that had a...

Delay the start of your work week and look at some photos from Milwaukee Pug Fest

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

Did you know that metro Milwaukee was home to North America's largest pug festival? Now you do! Since 2005, Milwaukee Pug Fest has celebrated the so-ugly-they're-cute dog breed, while also advancing the interes...

Gallery Bookstore is closing

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

Gallery Bookstore has been a quiet-but-consistent resource for used books in Bay View since 1983. After 35 years in business, the secluded neighborhood book shop's story is about to come to an end. The store—tu...

We went to the Oak Creek IKEA opening at 5 a.m.: A minute-by-minute report

Josh Hoppert

May 17, 2018

At about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, IKEA opened a new store in Oak Creek, Wisconsin—the company's 48th store in the United States. We had been led to believe that, regardless of weather, the grand openi...

Water Taxi MKE launches this Saturday

Matt Wild

May 17, 2018

"Why Are There No Water Taxis On The Milwaukee River?" asked WUWM last summer. Well, now there are. Water Taxi MKE, the brainchild of Paddle Tavern co-founder Redmond Tuttle, launches this Saturday. For $5-$10,...

Here are pictures of people taking pictures of the second Milwaukee streetcar

Matt Wild

May 14, 2018

Monday morning, in an event akin to the release of The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back, or Ernest Saves Christmas, the SECOND of Milwaukee's new streetcars arrived downtown. Like its predecessor back...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 6-12)

Matt Wild

May 14, 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...

Marquette University did something unpredictable with its Twitter account

Matt Wild

May 12, 2018

It's graduation season, which means millions of graduating high school students are preparing for the real world, and millions of graduating college students are preparing for the real possibility of 20 years o...

I spent 24 consecutive hours at WMSE

Tyler Maas

May 11, 2018

Since May 4, WMSE has been in the throes of its Spring Membership Drive. Over the span of one week, the listener-supported station that's been "the big sound downtown" for 37 years has been trying to raise a to...

Milwaukee media’s IKEA “sneak peeks,” ranked

Matt Wild

May 11, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • On Tuesday, OnMilwaukee got a "first look" at the new IKEA store in Oak Creek...

East Side Oak Leaf Trail will be closed for repairs beginning May 14

Matt Wild

May 11, 2018

The Oak Leaf Trail is a Milwaukee gem, a 100-plus mile recreational trail that circles Milwaukee County. Unfortunately, a popular chunk of the popular trail will soon go dark: On Friday, Milwaukee County Parks ...

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