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We made a limited run of 420 stickers for some reason

April 13, 2026

This coming Sunday (April 19), Milwaukee Record was planning to host another installment of our "High Score" 4/20 market at Falcon Hall. Unfortunately, circumstances beyond our control—basically a complete and ...

We’re calling it: The (main) Marcus Center snow pile is gone

Matt Wild

April 13, 2026

It's official, folks: the Marcus Center snow pile—a.k.a. the big pile of snow on the east side of the Marcus Performing Arts Center parking structure in Downtown Milwaukee, 929 N. Water St.—has melted. Date of ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Misty

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 11, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Rendering of the new Torosaurus Clash diorama at the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin

Reminder: Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin will have dioramas

Matt Wild

April 10, 2026

We said it earlier this week and we'll say it again: The Milwaukee Public Museum as we know it will close forever on January 3, 2027. Then, in the spring of 2027, the new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsi...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Milwaukee’s busy April

Matt Wild

April 10, 2026

The Milwaukee Film Festival! The Midwest Gaming Classic! Record Store Day! MILWAUKEE DAY! Yes, all of these events are coming up in April, and yes, I talked about all of them for my latest appearance on TMJ4 af...

Milwaukee County bringing back beloved July 3 lakefront drone show in 2026

Matt Wild

April 9, 2026

Remember last year's beloved, cherished, not-at-all controversial July 3 lakefront drone show? You know, Milwaukee County's July 3 drone show that replaced its traditional July 3 fireworks display? Well, it's r...

An exhibit being moved into Milwaukee's new museum

Watch first Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit item being moved into new museum

Matt Wild

April 9, 2026

You know the drill: The Milwaukee Public Museum as we know it will close forever on January 3, 2027. Then, in the spring of 2027, the new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin will open its doors at 1310 N. ...

Here’s a map of the 64 traffic calming projects beginning construction in 2026, and that’s it

Matt Wild

April 9, 2026

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I was an Election Inspector: 15 hours of nonstop democracy

Tad Kriofske Mainella

April 8, 2026

Someone who knows me well enough to suspect that my freewheeling lifestyle could (or should) accommodate direct civil service suggested that I apply to be an Election Inspector. Being susceptible to suggestions...

PrideFest announces 2026 headliners

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2026

Pridefest, Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQ+ event, will return to Henry Maier Festival Park and help kick off the city’s festival season June 4-6. Now within two months of the festival (the 30th edition at Henry Maie...

Here’s the winner of tonight’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race, and that’s it

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

Judge Chris Taylor Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • A super-simple voting guide to today’s 2026 Spring Election...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee Record turns 12 today (and I’m very thankful for that)

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee web-only entertainment publications come and go, while some turn 12 years old. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee Record! Today (April ...

Now you can use a credit card (or other contactless forms of payment) to ride the bus

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

Joining the brave new world of 2016, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced Monday that bus riders can now use credit cards—or other contactless forms of payment like mobile wallets and smart devices—...

A super-simple voting guide to today’s 2026 Spring Election

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

On Tuesday, April 7, Wisconsin will vote in the 2026 Spring Election. It's super important and individual votes matter. Here's the super-simple deal: • Everyone in Wisconsin will vote for a new Justice Of Th...

I took the (cold) plunge: Hot Spell Sauna exposes Milwaukee to Finnish tradition

Annie Raab

April 6, 2026

You see them everywhere now. Barrels on wheels, like oversized whisky casks, arranged in clusters around firepits. They appeared in town almost overnight, hauled in on trailers and parked on flat surfaces near ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Let’s vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile(s) will melt THIS year

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Marcus Center snow pile! UPDATE (4/6/26): Here's the Water St...

Project to redesign East Side’s Ivanhoe Plaza moving forward

Matt Wild

April 3, 2026

It's been three years since a chunk of Ivanhoe Place between Hooligan's and the former Crossroads Collective on the city's East Side was closed to vehicular traffic and designated as a pedestrian plaza. Today, ...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about the state’s most important questions

Matt Wild

April 3, 2026

Where does "up north" actually begin? What makes a "dive bar" a dive bar? Who has better cheese curds: Culver's or Cousins? We've investigated these important questions in the pages of Milwaukee Record before; ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Cheeto

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 3, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 18-31, 2026)

Matt Wild

April 2, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

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