Category: City Life

The I-94/Stadium Interchange project is improving. But its future remains uncertain

June 17, 2022

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) he...

Here’s the Milwaukee “News Clues” category from last night’s ‘Jeopardy!’

Matt Wild

June 16, 2022

In case you missed it, Milwaukee had its own "News Clues" category on last night's episode of Jeopardy! And just barely, too—it was thankfully the first category chosen, and Jeopardy! was subsequently preempted...

The competition is heating up in Round 3 of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 15, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); Things are heating up! After two Milwaukee Summer Bracket rounds that found more than 25,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Milwaukee summer standbys has been re...

Milwaukee will be featured in a “News Clues” category during tonight’s ‘Jeopardy!’

Matt Wild

June 15, 2022

Who is Giannis Antetokounmpo? Who is Cavalier Johnson? What is that snow pile outside the Marcus Center parking structure that Milwaukee Record meticulously monitors every winter? We're guessing those ...

Jack White, Alanis Morissette, and 23 more standout Milwaukee summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 14, 2022

What’s this? A list of shows? A list of summer shows? Yep! After what seemed to be an endless winter that never truly gave way to spring, summer is finally on the horizon. The season officially starts June 20, ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Bringing the air conditioners up from storage because it’s gonna be 90 today

Matt Wild

June 14, 2022

Some places summer traditions come and go, while some places summer traditions become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples summer traditi...

Greek Fest returns to Wisconsin State Fair Park June 24-26

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2022

Opa! Following two summers off, Greek Fest will officially return to Wisconsin State Fair Park this summer. The 2022 return will take place Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26. Organized by the Annunciat...

Stuff We Missed: Kia Boys get interviewed, World Naked Bike Ride returns

Matt Wild

June 10, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the Kia Boys and the Naked Bike Ride. Another infuriating and weird...

Oh hell yeah the Domes’ summer floral show is “Faerie Gardens” and it opens June 11

Matt Wild

June 10, 2022

We love the Mitchell Park Domes. We also love faerie gardens, because we used to be big Sherlock Holmes fans and Arthur Conan Doyle had a weird thing for faeries. So we say this with absolutely no snark or sarc...

MKE SEX: Getting a vasectomy

Lucky Tomaszek

June 10, 2022

broadstreet.zone(49071); In my last MKE SEX missive, I bemoaned the state of the world, saying that I couldn’t bring myself to write a sex ed column (even though I know sex education is very, very important). ...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 29 – June 4)

Matt Wild

June 9, 2022

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...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); And then there were 32! Following an opening Milwaukee Summer Bracket round that found nearly 20,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Milwaukee summer standbys has...

Demolition work has begun on the future home of the Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

June 7, 2022

We've said it before and we'll say it again: the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it is not long for this world. Like, they plan to forever close the old one and open a new (state-of-the-art, much-smaller) o...

Not everyone is thrilled with the whole “Milwaukee hoping to host the 2024 RNC” thing

Matt Wild

June 6, 2022

Previously on When Milwaukee And Major Political Conventions Mix... Remember when Milwaukee "hosted" the 2020 Democratic National Convention? Except that the thing ended up being 99.9% virtual due to the sti...

Break out the onions! Shrekfest is coming to a Milwaukee park on September 3

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2022

Milwaukee has long been known as the City Of Festivals. As if the endless array of summer entertainment undertakings isn't already dizzying and delightful enough, the city will soon be home to another unique fe...

Vote in Round 1 of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 1, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); There's nothing quite like summer in Milwaukee. The festivals! The outdoor activity! The tasty treats and refreshing drinks! The multi-month break from the bitter, soul-crushing cold! ...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 1, 2022

Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to Pride Week events

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 31, 2022

Happy Pride Week, Milwaukee! Yes, this Thursday marks the opening day/night of PrideFest. On top of that massive festival (which runs through June 4), the city will also play host to a wide variety of other LGB...

MKE SEX: The world is a garbage fire, but there is still beauty

Lucky Tomaszek

May 27, 2022

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear Reader, I’m going to be completely honest with you. There are some times when it's hard for me to concentrate on writing a sex ed column. In those times, I struggle to pick a t...

Fuck it: We’re selling Milwaukee Record pogs now

Tyler Maas

May 26, 2022

Back in February, we sold Milwaukee Record "Fungible Tokens" because Non-Fungible Tokens were in the news a lot at the time and we thought it would be kind of funny or something. Some people bought them. Thanks...