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90 things to help you get through the 90 days of winter in Milwaukee

December 20, 2022

Tomorrow marks the first day of winter in Milwaukee. Winter around these parts can be long, cold, cruel, soul-crushing, and spiritually draining. Worst of all, Milwaukee's winters can be extremely boring...but ...

Only 16 homegrown stars remain in our Wisconsin-Born Celebrity Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 16, 2022

And then there were 16! What started as a star-studded field of 64 Wisconsin-born celebrities has been reduced to a quarter of its original size. Round 2 featured a few landslides by favored famous folks, some ...

Milwaukee Record’s 25 most-read articles of 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 15, 2022

Even though more than two weeks still remain in 2022, we feel it's time to look back at the year that was. Earlier this week, we did that by highlighting some of our favorite local music (and music videos) of t...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee Record stories of 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 14, 2022

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 9,000 stories and reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs. As always, our output this year was all over the ma...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Wisconsin-Born Celebrity Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 9, 2022

And then there were 32! Following an opening Wisconsin-Born Celebrity Bracket round that found more than 108,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Badger State-born celebs has now been cut i...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (November 20 – December 3)

Matt Wild

December 8, 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...

Study studies previous studies, ranks Milwaukee 6th best city in America

Matt Wild

December 6, 2022

If you're a regular reader of Milwaukee Record, you know that we like to have a bit of fun with the various "studies" that populate the internet, and where Milwaukee ranks in these "studies." We're the ninth mo...

Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 8)

Kyle Arpke

December 5, 2022

Chapter 8: Fall Turns To Winter As One Last Obstacle Is Created My efforts in Chapter 7 place me within striking distance of reaching my goal, but I’m not finished yet! There are still 17 counties to go, with ...

Vote in Round 1 of our Wisconsin-Born Celebrity Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 2, 2022

It’s December in Wisconsin. It’s cold, it’s boring, and it gets dark early. In an effort to kill some time and offer a distraction as we all await the promise of a new year, Milwaukee Record is excited to prese...

We’ve revamped the Milwaukee Record online shop with new, returning, and best-selling items!

Tyler Maas

December 1, 2022

Over the past month or two, we've been clearing out the Milwaukee Record online shop and getting rid of all our remaining inventory at discounted prices. There was a very good reason for that. And after weeks o...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 1, 2022

Believe it or not, we’ve somehow already reached the last month of 2022. This year was pretty terrible for so many people, but at least it was noticeably better than the previous two years were. Hopefully that ...

Cream City Chronicles: A 100-year ‘Cities: Skylines’ simulation of Milwaukee

Paul Bestul

November 29, 2022

Cities: Skylines is a city-building game in the vein of SimCity that was first released in 2015, and has been filling my long winter nights ever since. As is typical to most casual city-builders, the game puts ...

16 Milwaukee gifts to buy this Cyber Monday

Tyler Maas

November 28, 2022

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you survived Thanksgiving, made it past Black Friday unscathed, and successfully navigated your way through regional retailers during Small Business Saturday. It's now C...

Milwaukee Record’s “Pretty Good Online Auction” returns November 22-28

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 22, 2022

Since late 2020, Milwaukee Record's two "Pretty Good Online Auction" installments have found dozens upon dozens of people placing bids on close to 200 total items from a wide range of local businesses, with pro...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (November 6-19)

Matt Wild

November 22, 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...

Here are the MCTS routes that are being cut or changed in 2023

Matt Wild

November 22, 2022

In a preview of the tough times ahead for Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) recently announced a number of service changes included in the County's 2023 budget. Per MCTS, those service ch...

Support Humboldt Park Friends organization, purchase a 2023 Humboldt Park Calendar

Tyler Maas

November 17, 2022

Humboldt Park is nothing short of a Milwaukee treasure. The sprawling parcel of public land in Bay View is among the the biggest, best, and most amenity-filled parks in the Milwaukee County Parks system. It's h...

Former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on missing Milwaukee politics: “It’s all yours, baby!”

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

Does former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett—who held the city's top position from 2004 to 2021, only to suddenly resign mid-term and accept a position as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg—miss his old gig?...

9 Milwaukee places to relax or break stuff, should you need to do such things in the upcoming days

Matt Wild

November 8, 2022

Apropos of nothing, here are 9 places in Milwaukee (and the surrounding Milwaukee area) where you can relax or break stuff! (This list is far from exhaustive, so let us know YOUR favorite place to relax or brea...

Vote!

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 8, 2022

It's Election Day for the 2022 General Election! Vote! Polls are open 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.! Vote! You already know who you're voting for (and partisan candidates will be labeled "Democratic" or "Republican" on...

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