City Life

August 3, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery August 2-9 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Today marks the glorious first day of the 2023...

South Metro Pier is a strange, secluded, serene lakeside trail you probably never knew existed

August 2, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery August 2-9 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer...

The inevitable loss of beloved Milwaukee things

August 1, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! A few months ago I took a behind-the-scenes tour of...

Pat McCurdy wins our Wisconsin Fair Bracket, is the fairest of them all

August 1, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); After a month of competition in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket, we finally have a winner. And that winning State Fair mainstay is…Pat McCurdy! The quirky Badger State troubadour who’s kno...

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

August 1, 2023

Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Since this looks to be an active August, Milwauk...

Choose a champ in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket Final Round!

July 31, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); It has all come down to this. Following a month-long competition that found a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures facing one another in five heated rounds of voting, our Wiscons...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Amy and Leonard

July 29, 2023

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...

If you could never leave one Milwaukee street, which would you pick?

July 28, 2023

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal and hypothetical crosstalk style. Tyler Maas: I have a question for you, Matt. I must admit, it's kind of a strange on...

We’re down to just 4 things in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket

July 28, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Following four rounds of competition, a tournament that started with a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures has now been reduced to just FOUR remaining things. Roasted Corn feast...

Float Milwaukee to host Float Fest street party August 25

July 28, 2023

Even though we’ve now knocking on the door of 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 ste...

A lot of people rode that darn streetcar during the big Harley/Bastille weekend

July 25, 2023

Despite the ire of Republicans in the state legislature and the withering opinions of dudes on Facebook who list "School of Hard Knocks" as their education, a whole lot of folks rode the Milwaukee streetcar a f...

Mac’s Bark Park is a playground for pooches

July 25, 2023

Following an incredible run of mostly beautiful weather here in Milwaukee, we're starting to enter "the dog days of summer." Temps are expected to be in the 80s for the next few days, and while there's still a ...

Only 8 things remain in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket

July 24, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Following three weeks and just as many rounds of fair-focused competition, a tournament that started with a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures has now been reduced to just eigh...

Here’s everything you need to know about Brady Street Festival

July 24, 2023

Now that we've had a moment to recover from one of the busiest weekends in Milwaukee's recent history, it's time to focus on the weekend ahead. Though there's a lot going on, a major highlight is Brady Street F...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 9-22)

July 24, 2023

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." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Rosie

July 22, 2023

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...

Puerto Rican Family Festival returns August 20, moves to Veterans Park

July 21, 2023

Now that Summerfest, that Harley weekend thing, and Bastille Days have all come and gone, Milwaukeeans can now shift focus to the numerous festivals, block parties, and other civic celebrations that are still t...

Stuff We Missed: Two months until we REALLY start talking about what to do with the Domes

July 21, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Has it really been seven years since a fallen chunk of concrete was discover...

Soberfest to bring music, guest speakers, fun to Pere Marquette Park