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Bob Uecker survived a deadly spider bite and he has pictures of the open wound on his phone

March 23, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • One of Milwaukee's most hallowed traditions isn't the return of festival seas...

I dipped in and dropped out at Float Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 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...

Dick has gone CRAZY in these old commercials for Dick’s Place

Matt Wild

March 20, 2018

Sift through the history of advertising and you'll find a strange subgenre: the CRAZY home electronics salesman. New York's "Crazy Eddie" was probably the most (in)famous, with his IN-SA-A-A-A-A-ANE prices and ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (March 11-17)

Matt Wild

March 19, 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...

Who’s to blame for the closing of Wolf Peach?

Matt Wild

March 16, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • First, the facts: Popular farm-to-table restaurant Wolf Peach, 1818 N. Hubbar...

Trixie Mattel won ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2018

Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel first came to national consciousness by finishing sixth on season seven of RuPaul‘s Drag Race. Since the reality show put her on the map in 2015, she’s kept busy performi...

Have a little cry at the friendship between a 4-year-old girl and a Milwaukee bus driver

Matt Wild

March 15, 2018

Our un-ironic love for the Milwaukee County Transit System knows no bounds. We've sung the bus' praises on these pages and on the radio. The bus has sung our praises for doing so. We were filmed on the bus for ...

Waving the white flag on the “People’s Flag of Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

March 14, 2018

A few weeks ago, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me about the ongoing drama surrounding the Milwaukee city flag. What, the reporter wanted to know, was the deal with the "People's Flag of Mi...

Experience all of WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser in 90 seconds

Josh Hoppert

March 13, 2018

WMSE's 16th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser on Sunday, March 11 was a spectacular event, just as it is every year. Attendance was high, music was fun, beer was plentiful, and the chili was absolutely delicio...

Justin Vernon will cook and sing for you, possibly move in with you and love you for all eternity

Matt Wild

March 9, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Is there anything Justin Vernon won't do for you? Shhhh... Don't answer that...

8 ways to take part in International Women’s Day

Tyler Maas

March 8, 2018

March 8 is International Women's Day. Given the state of the country and the world at the moment, it's incredibly important to acknowledge that women still deal with inequality in virtually every avenue of soci...

Here’s what Up-Down MKE arcade bar will look like when it opens later this year

Matt Wild

March 7, 2018

A lot has happened since August 2017, when owners of the Des Moines-based Up-Down arcade bar announced plans to open a Milwaukee location at 615 E. Brady St.—a.k.a. the site of the old Comedy Cafe. Another arca...

Bayshore iPic, restaurant, and bowling alley are closing

Matt Wild

March 6, 2018

UPDATE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says "negotiations already have been opened with another potential theater operator." Sad news, cinema and reserving-your-seat-at-a-movie-theater-for-no-reason fans: the iP...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Koz’s Mini Bowl celebrates 40 years of pint-sized bowling, full-sized charm

Catherine Jozwik

March 5, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

FOX6 woke up to some UFOs that turned out to be a giant flock of seagulls

Matt Wild

March 2, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Every weekday from 4:30 a.m. until 9 a.m., FOX6 WakeUp does its best to enter...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about male masturbation toys

Lucky Tomaszek

March 2, 2018

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, Just before Valentine's Day, I made a little trip to an adult store to buy my girlfriend a vibrator. I didn't really know what I was looking for when I got there. I pi...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 1, 2018

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and ...

Local developer buys BBC/Hotel Foster complex

Matt Wild

March 1, 2018

The G-Daddy's BBC and Hotel Foster complex on Milwaukee's East Side has been completely vacant for nearly a year, but it appears new life may be headed its way soon. BizTimes is reporting that the four building...

I had salt cave therapy in a suburban mini mall and all I got was this runny nose

Tyler Maas

February 27, 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...

Milwaukee-area students will participate in March For Our Lives rally on March 24

Matt Wild

February 27, 2018

Students in Milwaukee and surrounding areas will participate in the nationwide March For Our Lives rally on Saturday, March 24. According to a press release from local organizers, the Milwaukee march will begin...

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