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MKE SEX: Helping LGBTQ teens in a post-election America

November 11, 2016

broadstreet.zone(49071); Tonight, as I sat down at my computer to write a column about condom fit, I received a message from an old friend. We knew each other well many years ago, when she and her kids lived n...

I hung out with the mayor of South Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

November 10, 2016

Way back in 1892, a small village came into existence along the Lake Michigan shoreline just a few miles south of Milwaukee. For reasons we can only speculate, the suburb was named South Milwaukee. The follow...

It’s Election Day, so f*ck it, let’s just watch the City of Festivals Parade from 1987

Matt Wild

November 8, 2016

Let's be honest: short of Bob Uecker running shirtless down Wisconsin Avenue, or Sheriff Clarke declaring himself Emperor and issuing Order 66 (a distinct possibility, depending on how things pan out), nothin...

Hey Milwaukee, here’s a bunch of stuff to do when you’re done voting tomorrow

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 7, 2016

Newsflash: Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day. If you live in Milwaukee, here's a bunch of information on what you'll need to vote. Here's a bunch of information on where you'll need to vote. And, because yo...

Vape shops, Whole Foods, UW-Green Bay among Shepherd Express’ “Best Of Milwaukee” finalists

Tyler Maas

November 3, 2016

It's November, and you know what that means. It's time to get out and vote. Yeah, yeah, the Presidential Election is important and all, but that race only holds a fraction of the local impact that another bal...

Milwaukee is considering a “five feet rule” for strip clubs

Matt Wild

November 3, 2016

Remember a few weeks ago, when the umpteenth downtown strip club was proposed for Milwaukee? Remember when you learned it wasn't just any strip club, but a "Roaring '20s-themed gentlemen's club"? Remember whe...

In case you blinked this week, here’s all the shit they’re changing in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

November 3, 2016

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "development boom" or a "construction boom." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "re...

I hung out with the mayor of St. Francis

Tyler Maas

November 2, 2016

A few months ago, I met up with the mayor of Cudahy and left with some new perspective on the south shore scapegoat and industrial city. A year earlier, I hung out with the mayor of West Allis, another much-m...

Check out these historic “then and now” pictures of Riverwest

Matt Wild

November 2, 2016

Like Milwaukee itself, the Riverwest neighborhood is in a state of constant change. What was once new is now old (or gone), and what was once grand is now a gas station (or gone). And what better way to exper...

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

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2016

November. Summer is now far in the rear view mirror. By now, your Halloween costume has been washed, de-vomited, and stored away for later use. Save for Thanksgiving, November doesn’t offer much. It’s the con...

Brett Newski explains why Milwaukee is the most underrated city in America

Brett Newski

October 31, 2016

If you live in Milwaukee, the "grass is always greener" rule may not apply. After driving around the world in a shitty car playing gigs the past four years, I've realized how ridiculously sweet Milwaukee actu...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about Halloween costumes

Lucky Tomaszek

October 28, 2016

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, A couple of weeks ago, I sat down to watch Mean Girls with some friends for probably the hundredth time. In the movie, the main character Cady says, "In girl world, Ha...

“The thing was in the doorway!” 7 ridiculous “haunted Pfister Hotel” videos, ranked

Matt Wild

October 24, 2016

Remember back in the day, back when folks weren't carrying high-definition cameras and video cameras in their pockets, when supposed real-life "hauntings" involved flying beds, bleeding walls, demonic voices, a...

It’s Friday, which means there’s another plan for a downtown strip club (er, a “Roaring ’20s-themed gentlemen’s club)

Matt Wild

October 21, 2016

If you've been growing anxious over the lack of daily (hourly?) news about yet another proposed downtown Milwaukee strip club, never fear: today, the Milwaukee Business Journal has the scoop on the umpteenth ...

Harley-Davidson wins “coolest” Wisconsin product award, announces 225 layoffs on same day

Matt Wild

October 19, 2016

Tuesday, in an awkward moment not seen since that time some dude got "Jon Bovi" tattood on his arm, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson found itself the subject of two very different headlines. In one, Harley-Dav...

Great Job, Wisconsin! People wonder why we’re so “cold,” “humid,” and “drunk”

Matt Wild

October 18, 2016

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication dei...

Relive Beet Street Harvest Festival with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 17, 2016

For approximately eight hours this weekend, a two-block chunk of Bay View was transformed into a fall utopia. Saturday's inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival—a collaboration between Goodkind, Palomino, and ...

Hey you guys! Sheriff Clarke is totally going to beat up Daniel Bice by the bike racks after school!

Matt Wild

October 17, 2016

Over the weekend, professional internet troll, hat-wearer, television pundit, podcast host, speaker, and, oh yeah, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke made headlines when he tweeted it was "pitchforks and t...

MKE SEX: Consent, assault, and rape culture

Lucky Tomaszek

October 14, 2016

broadstreet.zone(49071); A week ago, videotape was released of the Republican presidential candidate talking about some of the perks of being a star. By now, we've all seen the tape, and witnessed brutal knock-...

Here’s everything you need to know about the inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival

Tyler Maas

October 13, 2016

Last month, we announced the inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival. The fall fest—taking place on Wentworth and Potter avenues in Bay View from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 15—is an ambitious joint...

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