MKE SEX: Wax on, wax off
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Dear MKE SEX,
I have a friend (and short term play partner) coming to visit me as she drives across the country from Maine to Oregon. We've been online friends for a million years. ...
Here’s the Riverwest FemFest 2018 lineup, schedule
Last year, the third annual Riverwest FemFest featured more than 70 performances at seven venues over the course of four winter days and nights. More than a year after the female-focused and femme-identified ph...
Milwaukee County voters might be asked about kinda-sorta legalizing marijuana this November
Thursday morning, in a meeting of the Committee on Judiciary, Safety and General Services, a resolution was unanimously passed that will add an advisory referendum question about marijuana to Milwaukee County b...
Prepare for a summer of fun with this Milwaukee County Parks commercial from 1984
Hey! It's summer! Sort of? Yeah, it's gonna be cold and rainy this weekend, but whatever. Now's the time to get out of the house and enjoy all the summer-y things Milwaukee has to offer: festivals, concerts, an...
New festival, Black Arts Fest MKE, will come to Henry Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee's "City Of Festivals" nickname is well-deserved. From the early weeks of spring through the arrival of autumn, the city plays host to dozens of fests, block parties, and celebrations of different heri...
Here’s another 2018 Milwaukee summer festival guide, this one with more Bob Uecker
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...
Here’s the 2018 PrideFest entertainment lineup
With all due respect to earlier-occurring newcomers Riverwest FemFest, Arte Para Todos, Gloss Weekend, and Cream City Comedy Festival, Milwaukee’s festival season truly and officially begins with PrideFest. The...
8,000 years and dozens of lawsuits later, Silk Exotic is finally opening a downtown strip club
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• Yep, after many, many years and many, many lawsuits, that downtown Silk Exoti...
People are still talking about those Milwaukee UFOs that were really a flock of seagulls
In the early morning hours of February 27, Milwaukee's FOX6 WakeUp program caught a glimpse of some strange lights flying over downtown. "Are those fireworks? What is that?" the crew initially wondered, before ...
Someone just gave the Friends of the (Mitchell Park) Domes a cool $2M
The last time we checked in on the Mitchell Park Domes, the embattled icons were no longer falling apart and were instead hosting the delightfully old-fashioned Kooky Cooky House. Fun! Even more fun: the non-pr...
Welcome to May: Here’s what you’re doing this month
May in Milwaukee usually serves as the calm before the storm that is summer festival season. By this time next month, we’ll be gearing up for block parties, weekly concerts, and a massive wave of occurrences be...
In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 22-28)
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...
Intuitive Reiki blends therapy and telepathy with the human touch
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...
Like the flags themselves, the Milwaukee vs. Reno flag controversy is really dumb
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• Are we really going to talk about the "People's Flag of Milwaukee" again, a m...
MKE SEX: Let’s talk about lube
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Dear MKE SEX,
What can you tell me about lubricant? I've never given it much thought until I was out with friends a week ago. One of them was telling us all about the slippery, slid...
Buried treasure and missing statues: 5 unsolved Milwaukee mysteries
Mysteries: everyone loves 'em, from amateur detectives and podcast hosts to Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts and Robert Stack. Here are five—including the infamous "Milwaukee treasure"—that hit close to home:
Milwa...
Cullen “Bubba” Folts: A good Bay View neighbor
The recent snowfalls and hazardous road conditions gave some Milwaukeeans a serious case of cabin fever and left many more irritated.
While Southeastern Wisconsin didn't get hit as bad as its neighbors to th...
What’s the deal with Milwaukee’s marijuana laws?
Ever come across a mildly interesting thing in Milwaukee and wonder, "What's the deal with that mildly interesting thing?" What's The Deal With explores these local curiosities, and aims to find the stories beh...
Four “part 4″s more enticing than Tom Barrett running for governor for a fourth time
Earlier this week, in "You have GOT to be shitting me" news, sources confirmed that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "isn't ruling out" running for Wisconsin governor in 2018. This despite the fact that Barrett has ...
Crafty Cow, Hot Head Fried Chicken, and New Belgium Brewing will host a Bay View block party called Fat Fest
Last June, a block of Lenox Street (just off Kinnickinnic Ave.) in Bay View was blocked off to host the inaugural Bumstead Block Party. Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Klassik, Mark Waldoch, Surgeons In Heat, ...