Category: City Life

All MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning January 4

January 2, 2022

Sigh. Milwaukee Public Schools announced Sunday night that all MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning Tuesday, January 4. Welcome to 2020 2021 2022, folks. "MPS was scheduled to resume in-...

Welcome to January: Here’s what you’re doing this month…maybe

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2022

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra that was devoid of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and ...

Mills Fleet Farm vs. Blain’s Farm & Fleet

Tyler Maas

December 30, 2021

Since it's almost the end of the year, we figured we'd end 2021 by finally tackling a story idea we've been wanting to do for months. While the names of these stores are similar and their inventory, their clien...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve guide

Tyler Maas

December 28, 2021

What a year, eh? Though 2021 was slightly better than the year that preceded it, it was still worse than, well, every other year of our existence except 2020. To be honest, we don't have very high hopes for nex...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge but then not doing it

Matt Wild

December 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places New Year's Day traditions come and go, while some places New Year's Day traditions become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved a...

Milwaukee’s mayoral election set for April 5, 2022; primary set for February 15, 2022

Matt Wild

December 23, 2021

At 5 p.m. yesterday, Common Council President Cavalier Johnson became Mayor Cavalier Johnson. (He's still the Common Council President, fyi, but now he can't vote as a council member.) But the gig, thanks to a ...

There’s “more to see” at Antiques On Pierce

Tyler Maas

December 22, 2021

Like it or not, Christmas is coming. A holiday season that unofficially kicked off the day after Halloween has quickly dwindled, leaving just a few days remaining before December 25. If you're anything like us,...

At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee will get its first new mayor in nearly two decades

Matt Wild

December 22, 2021

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye. Yes, the City of Milwaukee is set to get its first new mayor since 2004. At 5 p.m. today, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will officially resign. Common Council Presi...

Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson reveals plan to combat reckless driving, S.T.A.N.D.

Matt Wild

December 21, 2021

Incoming Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson revealed a plan to combat reckless driving Tuesday morning. The plan is called S.T.A.N.D. for Safer Streets. It will focus on: • Safe street design • Traffic enforceme...

Yola, Letterkenny Live, Mitten Fest and 18 other standout winter events

Tyler Maas

December 17, 2021

Even though it’s already snowed a few times, the daylight hours have dwindled significantly, and the Packers have pretty much locked up the NFC North, it’s technically not even winter yet. Yes, the season will ...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee Record stories of 2021

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 16, 2021

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published nearly 8,000 stories and reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs. Like the year itself, our output in 2021 was all over ...

Tom Barrett to live on nice farm in country, a.k.a. take gig as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg

Matt Wild

December 16, 2021

"Mommy? Daddy? What happened to longtime Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett?" "Oh honey, don't worry. He's living on a nice farm in the country now the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Sta...

Stepping back in time at the Mitchell Street Mall

Juan Miguel Martinez

December 15, 2021

The Modjeska is shuttered, and has been since the dawn of the new millennium. The old Goldmann's, which had a brief resurgence as Mitchell Street Menswear, also closed down recently. Mitchell Street was once a ...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Sharing that “bars vs. grocery stores” map on social media

Matt Wild

December 13, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places viral maps come and go, while some places viral maps become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples vi...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about sploshing

Lucky Tomaszek

December 10, 2021

broadstreet.zone(49071); Lucky Tomaszek is the education coordinator at The Tool Shed: An Erotic Boutique, Milwaukee’s only mission-driven, education-focused sex toy store. This week's topic: sploshing. Dear ...

Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna have been immortalized in bobblehead form

Matt Wild

December 10, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna bobblehead day! • No bobblehead hall o...

Sustainable Milwaukee: Do good with your household goods

Brent Gohde

December 6, 2021

Sitting around our homes more than usual since March 2020 has given us a different if not deteriorating opinion of our personal items. For those of us in the fortunate position to have too much, these pandemic ...

The ghost of Grand Avenue (again)

Matt Wild

December 2, 2021

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! It's hard to say when my writing career began. (I'l...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 1, 2021

Believe it or not, we've somehow already reached the last month of 2021. This year was pretty terrible for so many people, but at least it was still noticeably better than the previous year was. Hopefully that ...

It’s back! Milwaukee Record’s guide to Mama Tried events

Tyler Maas

November 30, 2021

Early last year, Mama Tried and its affiliated festivities were among the first Milwaukee events canceled on account of COVID-19 crisis. It's been a long, strange, and largely awful road since then, but Mama Tr...