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

January 2, 2018

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-holiday...

MKE SEX: Talking about your “intelli-sexual” needs

Lucky Tomaszek

December 29, 2017

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX How do I get my boyfriend to understand that my brain is the organ to stimulate for mindblowing orgasms? My g-spot will take me so far, my clit a bit further, but for t...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2017

It’s been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between the celebrity deaths, frightening political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Sunday, mu...

I did a 30-day hot yoga challenge and I almost flooded Milwaukee with sweat

Tea Krulos

December 26, 2017

This all started with a conversation about my back. Often hunched over for my work as a writer, a bartender, and an all-around tall guy with bad posture, my spine gets angry with me. I was telling a tale of woe...

Happy holidays, Milwaukee. Here are a bunch of restaurant openings and closings

Matt Wild

December 22, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hey! Christmas break is kinda-sorta here! Why are you looking at the internet...

1983 Arcade Bar opens today. Here’s a look inside

Matt Wild

December 21, 2017

Unless your gaming diet has consisted of nothing but Call Of Duty for the past few years, you know that arcade games—particularly retro arcade games—are back. Across the country, "arcade bars" have tapped in, T...

Put more “ho ho” in your holidays with this Bayshore Mall commercial from 2000

Matt Wild

December 20, 2017

Holiday season got you down? Dismayed at the crass commercialism that dominates this time of year? Can't think of anything to get your family, so, with mere days to go, you're considering faking an illness and ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Dec. 10-16)

Matt Wild

December 18, 2017

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...

A brief history of Oprah Winfrey sightings in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

December 18, 2017

If you've ever read a list of "17 celebrities you didn't know were from Milwaukee," you know that Oprah Winfrey is kinda-sorta from Milwaukee. Born in Mississippi but raised in Milwaukee by her mother, Vernita ...

After a year of meetings, Domes Task Force still doesn’t know what to do with the Domes

Matt Wild

December 15, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Way back in the waning months of 2016, the Milwaukee County Board created a t...

All MCTS bus rides will be free the night of New Year’s Eve (thanks again to Miller Lite)

Matt Wild

December 15, 2017

Is there anything worse than driving around on New Year's Eve, going from party to party, only to have midnight strike when you're en route? Yes: driving drunk on New Year's Eve, going from party to party, etc....

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about menstrual cups

Lucky Tomaszek

December 15, 2017

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, I’m looking at getting myself a Diva Cup for a solstice gift, but I have a few questions. First, how long do they last? I always thought they were pretty indestructibl...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 14, 2017

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 3,500 stories, reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs, created an awesome annual benefit concert, launched an...

1983 Arcade Bar will open December 21

Matt Wild

December 14, 2017

Hey! Do you like arcades? Do you like bars? Do you like arcade bars? Well, you're in luck, because Milwaukee first dedicated retro arcade bar, 1983 Arcade Bar, is set to open Thursday, December 21. Morgan and M...

Ex-Sheriff Clarke makes appearance in MAD magazine’s “20 dumbest” feature

Matt Wild

December 12, 2017

In a tumultuous world of demented leaders and post-truth media, there's some solace to be taken in the continued existence of MAD magazine. For more than 60 years, the satirical rag has been spoofing everything...

All-ages community science fair “Science Strikes Back” is, well, back

Matt Wild

December 11, 2017

Back in February, Cedar Block events guru (and Milwaukee Record contributor) Brent Gohde put on an all-ages community science fair dubbed Science Strikes Back. With the help of Escuela Verde's Joey Zocher, Gohd...

There’s going to be a rally to condemn that shitty city contractor with a KKK sticker on his cooler

Matt Wild

December 9, 2017

In case you missed all the recent shitty hubbub, here's a quick rundown: Controversy erupted last week when a photo of three pistol-packing, limp-dicked contract workers from American Sewer Services—on a job si...

Hello. Yes, these are Milwaukee’s most popular dog names for 2017

Matt Wild

December 7, 2017

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...

Video: Behold the kitschy wonders of the Kooky Cooky House

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

If you stop by the Mitchell Park Domes this December (and you should stop by the Domes this December), you'll come across a rare treat. Nestled away in the Show Dome, as part of the "Naughty or Nice Holiday Flo...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Nov. 26-Dec. 2)

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

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...

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