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Milwaukee Public Museum will move to a new downtown location in the next decade

March 7, 2017

Heads up, snake button enthusiasts: According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Milwaukee Public Museum will move to a new, $100 million downtown home sometime in the next decade. MPM is pursuing the optio...

Here’s Mayor Barrett’s 2017 State of the City speech

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 6, 2017

Monday morning, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2017 State of the City speech at the Harley-Davidson University. Here's the full text of that speech. Good morning, I’m Tom Barrett, mayor of the Ci...

Cards Against Humanity is sending a bunch of potatoes to Sen. Ron Johnson

March 3, 2017

Back in January, the creators of your family's favorite zany/offensive/tiring party game, Cards Against Humanity, hid a bunch of boxes around Milwaukee. Now, approximately two months later, they're urging fans ...

Happy John Malan Day, Wisconsin

March 1, 2017

If today's weather seems especially weird—Is it raining outside? Wait, is it snowing outside? Now rain again?—there's a reason for that. After 37 years of dedicated service, veteran Milwaukee weatherman John ...

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

March 1, 2017

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 an...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (February 19-25)

March 1, 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 ...

People behind “People’s Flag of Milwaukee” still trying to make it the official flag of Milwaukee

February 24, 2017

It's been nearly nine months since the unveiling of the so-called "People's Flag of Milwaukee." The People's Flag, as you may or may not choose to remember, was the product of an much-ballyhooed contest that ...

Buckle the f*ck up: The Milwaukee Streetcar cometh (in April)

February 24, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Buckle the fuck up and prepare to either rejoice or use the word "boondoggl...

MKE SEX: Quickies, pt. 2

February 24, 2017

broadstreet.zone(49071); Last July, I wrote "Quickies," 10 questions answered in 25 words or less. The short answer format seemed to resonate with a lot of folks. In the seven months since then, I've collected...

Remembering the time the ‘Bugle American’ offices totally got firebombed

February 23, 2017

Milwaukee has a long, strange history of alternative newspapers. There's the Shepherd Express, of course (originally dubbed the Crazy Shepherd), which still graces news racks and restaurant window ledges toda...

Help Milwaukee Blacksmith find a new home

February 22, 2017

In a treacherous reality TV landscape littered with shows about Alaska, shows about gold mining in Alaska, and shows about kinda-sorta living in Alaska, Milwaukee Blacksmith proved to be an unlikely breath of...

Sheriff Clarke pounds keyboard, calls for Mayor Barrett’s resignation

February 21, 2017

Tuesday afternoon, fresh from flexing his muscles and posing with a purse, Facebook and Twitter user (and Milwaukee County Sheriff) David Clarke pounded his keyboard and called for the resignation of Milwauke...

In Defense Of: Milwaukee County Transit System

February 21, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the n...

Vote today, Milwaukee, or forever hold your Facebook outrage

February 21, 2017

Hey! Milwaukee! Put down that Facebook post where you're either screaming into a echo-chamber void or arguing with some asshole stranger who will never change his or her mind and listen up: You totally get to...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Despite displacement, Downtown Books remains a downtown treasure

February 20, 2017

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 figu...

Just a flesh wound: 9 fun facts about that time Theodore Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee

February 20, 2017

Do you like fun facts? Here are nine fun facts about that time (October 14, 1912) former U.S. President and then-presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt was totally shot outside the old Gilpatrick Hotel (now ...

Big hairy deal: Wisconsin couple featured on tonight’s episode of ‘Finding Bigfoot’

February 19, 2017

By all appearance, Jen and Larry Dopke are a normal couple that lives out near Eagle, Wisconsin. Jen works in the legal department for a corporation and Larry works in technology for their local school distri...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): February 12-18

February 17, 2017

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week's best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Milwaukee Department of City Development Commissioner Rocky Marcou...

Zima is coming back, motherfuckers

February 17, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Put your diapers on and buckle the fuck up, Milwaukee (and the world): Zima...

Report: Milwaukee is home to a housing gender gap

February 15, 2017

If you've been following our ongoing "here's all the new shit they're building in Milwaukee" series, you know that not only are they indeed building a lot of new shit in Milwaukee, but that most of that new s...