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Is there a middle ground in the Milwaukee Streetcar debate?

January 20, 2015

This Wednesday, during a 9 a.m. meeting at Milwaukee City Hall, the Common Council will vote on what is being touted by some as the single most important project in modern Milwaukee history. The approval of thi...

Tracklist: 6 things to take your mind off a Packers-less Super Bowl

Matt Wild

January 19, 2015

Yesterday’s Green Bay Packers loss to the Seattle Seahawks was the kind of game that could only be described thusly: crushing, upsetting, heartbreaking, horrendous, pathetic, stupefying, un-fucking-believable. ...

Tracklist: 5 things Milwaukee needs to accomplish in 2015

Matt Wild

January 7, 2015

Milwaukee used to be a city stuck in the past, content to enjoy a few cold ones after work and shoot down any new or interesting ideas that threatened the status quo. That has changed in recent years, but not c...

Tracklist: 12 things you’re doing New Year’s Eve

Tyler Maas

December 29, 2014

Though it's billed as a night of celebration, New Year's Eve can actually be quite a stressful ordeal. Between the crowded bars, escalated Lyft and Uber fees, knowing you're going to fuck up the date on your Ja...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2014

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 22, 2014

On April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record launched with a story entitled—appropriately enough—“Welcome to the Milwaukee Record.” Since that time, we’ve published over 600 stories, reached over one million readers (yes...

County Board votes to preserve the majesty of O’Donnell Park

Matt Wild

December 19, 2014

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • If you’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a thousand times: Downtown Milwaukee ...

Moms group urges Kohl’s to pull ads from “s-nsual” and “p-rn-graphic” ABC show

Tyler Maas

December 10, 2014

One Million Moms, a “Christian community” of parents, was brought into this world by a higher power (Facebook) in 2009. Since then, the group—which is more accurately just 69,723 uptight people with nothing bet...

It’s Wednesday, which means Silk Exotic is applying for a downtown license again

Matt Wild

December 10, 2014

If there’s one piece of news Milwaukeeans can count on hearing about time and time again—other than the streetcar, the Grand Ave., and Bar Rescue—it’s the plight of Silk Exotic and its never-ending quest to ope...

Watch a semi run into The Rave’s marquee

Matt Wild

December 2, 2014

// For decades, The Rave has stood on the western fringes of Wisconsin Avenue like a fortress, beckoning Milwaukee show-goers with the promise of GWAR shows, Insane Clown Posse shows, and $14 mix drinks. It...

Tracklist: 8 pop-culture institutions with Milwaukee ties

Matt Wild

December 1, 2014

// In the bright, gleaming Milwaukee of the 21st century, the only thing more tired than huffing about how the city is so much more than beer and cheese is, well, claiming the city is nothing more than beer...

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

Tyler Maas

December 1, 2014

December is a time for celebration. As publications prepare to roll out their lists of best albums, concerts, and more artistic efforts brought forth during the last 11 months, the calendar year’s cold conclusi...

Black Friday, touring smart, restaurant renaissance

Tyler Maas

November 28, 2014

On select Fridays, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Fuck Black Friday, right? This "holiday" sends rabid consumers to big ...

Tracklist: 7 things Milwaukee can be thankful for

Matt Wild

November 24, 2014

Thanksgiving is a time for taking stock of the year gone by; stuffing your face; and participating in an elaborate, multi-family holiday bowling tournament that has gone on for seven years now, and involves det...

Tracklist: 8 Milwaukee reinventions we’d welcome

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 18, 2014

// You don’t have to be a hot-shit real estate developer or a car-loathing urban enthusiast to know Downtown Milwaukee is on the verge of some major changes. As rounded up in a comprehensive Milwaukee Magaz...

UWM fitness center has banned sleeveless shirts because they’re “intimidating”

Matt Wild

November 12, 2014

// Is there anything more terrifying than walking into a gym in order to get a gym-toned body, only to find yourself surrounded by people flaunting their own gym-toned bodies? No, no there is not. Happily, ...

Fine, here’s video of last weekend’s My Little Pony convention

Matt Wild

November 11, 2014

// Last weekend, more than 600 people gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Milwaukee for the city’s first My Little Pony convention, which is a thing where My Little Pony fans—including grown men calle...

Journal Sentinel’s PolitiFact site is fact-checking Bob Seger songs now

Matt Wild

November 10, 2014

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel readers are likely familiar with PolitiFact Wisconsin, a JS-affiliated fact-checking site that finally brings fact-checking to journalism. It’s a useful tool for determining the hones...

Kind of like the time Seth MacFarlane was at Lucille’s Piano Bar…

Matt Wild

November 7, 2014

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • It’s been a crazy few weeks for Milwaukee: a contentious election, speculation on the loca...

The Disclaimer: Milwaukee Magazine’s Dan Shafer talks Downtown

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 6, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

UberDork Cafe brings family-friendly geekiness to Menomonee Falls

Rob Wieland

November 6, 2014

Not so long ago, nerd culture incubated in small, dimly lit shops featuring surly customers and even surlier help behind the counter. Many of these nerds grew up, found partners with similar interests, and star...

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