City Life

September 1, 2024

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the informal end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift brings about a declin...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Nimbus and Cirrus

August 31, 2024

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Historic Mitchell Marketplace brings fun to pedestrian alleyways September 7

August 30, 2024

While it's oftentimes overshadowed by many of Milwaukee's other causeways, thoroughfares, and main drags, Historic Mitchell Street is one of the city's most vibrant, amenity-laden, and historic—it's even in the...

The City would like someone to redesign Red Arrow Park, please

August 29, 2024

Located at 920 N. Water St. in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee, Red Arrow Park has been a low-key urban gem since 1970. It's a meeting place. It's a public square. It's an ice skating rink. It's a rollerskating...

Let’s watch a Great TV Auction from 1987, when a Waukesha “dream home” went for $131,234

August 29, 2024

One of the great local losses of recent years is the loss of the Milwaukee PBS Great TV Auction. A hypnotically watchable and delightfully homegrown staple since 1969, the Great TV Auction was put out to pastur...

Here’s the lineup for Anodyne Coffee’s “Bean Plant Block Party”

August 28, 2024

Though Milwaukee's centuries-old connection to making beer is the basis of the city's "Brew City" nickname, the exceptional output of the area's wealth of coffee roasters has only helped bolster that reputation...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Veranda

August 23, 2024

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Bird City, Milwaukee County: Exploring and advocating for birds in Wauwatosa

Kyle Arpke

August 21, 2024

Bird City, Milwaukee County is a monthly column celebrating the 11 cities, towns, and villages that have achieved Bird City status within Milwaukee County. Citizens of these locations have made bird conservatio...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Moana

August 16, 2024

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Let’s argue about the flag (again) at these “Flag Roadshow” events

August 13, 2024

In case you missed it, Milwaukee is currently partying like it's 2016 by reviving the ol' "Milwaukee flag" debate. In July, Alderman Peter Burgelis unveiled plans to adopt the so-called "People's Flag of Mil...

Wisconsin State Fair sets attendance record in 2024: 1,136,805

August 12, 2024

The 2024 Wisconsin State Fair wrapped up on Sunday, and the attendance numbers are already out. And they're BIG. According to the Fair, 1,136,805 fairgoers visited the annual event during its 11-day 2024 run...

Please enjoy some vintage videos from Milwaukee’s big summer festivals

August 12, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life August 5-12 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Calling Milwaukee the "City of Festivals" may ...

Please enjoy some old Travel Wisconsin tourism commercials

August 10, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life August 5-12 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Let's be honest: Wisconsin is a beautiful stat...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Zeus

August 9, 2024

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

46 things to do in Milwaukee during the 46 remaining days of summer

August 8, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life August 5-12 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. As we slowly crawl into the dog days of summer...

Float Milwaukee to host Float Fest street party August 23

August 8, 2024

Even though we’re now more than a week into August, there’s still a lot of summer fun left. Adding to large-scale event undertakings like Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Irish Fest, and Bay View Bash is a stead...

Get away (before you get away) at Mitchell Airport’s MKE Meditation Room

August 7, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life August 5-12 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. The airport can be a stressful place. It's whe...

A super-simple guide to those 2 weird (but important) referendum questions in the 2024 partisan primary