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Nine Inch Nails, John Mulaney, Bridget Everett and 20 other standout winter shows

December 23, 2025

Even though it has already snowed a bunch, it's been getting dark before 4:30 lately, and the Packers regular season is almost over, winter technically began Sunday. Yes, we're only on day three of the season m...

Only 4 things remain in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 23, 2025

It's Round 5, folks. The round where categories battle other categories. The round where Milwaukee indie band Known Moons goes up against Bay View bar The Newport. The round where historic East Side movie palac...

Remembering the funniest 30 seconds of 2025

Matt Wild

December 23, 2025

The infamous Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. Deep Thought, the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, or just The Boat—magically appeared between Bradford and McKinley beaches on October 13, 2024. (Okay, it didn't "magically a...

Save the date! Burnhearts Mitten Fest to return February 7

Tyler Maas

December 22, 2025

Over its 12-year run, Mitten Fest has earned the undisputed distinction of being Milwaukee’s favorite wintertime celebration. We’re pleased to report the sprawling block party and one-day escape from the season...

Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History: Milwaukee’s first Christmas tree, a doomed ship & The Evergleam

Mitch DeSantis

December 22, 2025

In the latest episode of Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History, written and directed by Mitch DeSantis, you'll learn about Milwaukee's first Christmas tree, a Christmas tree maritime disaster, and a Milwaukee-area ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Clover

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 20, 2025

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...

We’re down to 8 Milwaukee things in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 19, 2025

Round 3 of our very important Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket was one for the ages. The Newport smoked Gold Rush Chicken! Oriental Theatre beached The Boat! Linda The General Manager At The Capitol Drive O...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Buying local, getting something back via Visit Milwaukee

Matt Wild

December 16, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: buying local. Buy local. We said it in 2020. We said it in Nove...

Ridiculously brief updates on 8 ridiculous Milwaukee controversies of 2025

Matt Wild

December 15, 2025

The ridiculous thing about ridiculous controversies is that they tend to go on for so long. Take these ridiculous Milwaukee controversies of 2025—a few of them are unique to this year or to last year, but many ...

Here’s when Milwaukee will release its “Vision Report” for former Northridge Mall site, and that’s it

Matt Wild

December 15, 2025

Thursday, December 18 at 10 a.m. Okay, okay, here's a little more info from a press release: The site of the former Northridge Mall, now known as Granville Station, represents the largest development site i...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Carlos

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 13, 2025

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...

Things get interesting in Round 3 of our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 12, 2025

It's Round 3 of our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket! The round where things get interesting! The past two rounds have determined the best Milwaukee musical act of 2025 (Known Moons), the best Milwaukee ...

Milwaukee Record’s 25 favorite Milwaukee Record stories of 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 10, 2025

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published nearly 13,000 stories and reached millions upon millions (upon millions upon millions upon millions) of internet-weary eyeballs. Here are ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Oliver

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 6, 2025

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...

It’s your civic duty to vote in Round 2 of our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 5, 2025

And we're on to Round 2! Following a wonderfully weird, chaotic, and confusing opening round (sorry; we'll explain the write-in stuff better next year), you, the people of Milwaukee, have whittled our Best M...

Here are the MCTS fare increases that go into effect January 1, 2026, and that’s it

Matt Wild

December 5, 2025

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I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about supporting small businesses

Matt Wild

December 4, 2025

This year's Small Business Saturday was something of a bust for Milwaukee small businesses, thanks to a big ol' winter snowstorm. So why not make every day of this holiday season Small Business Saturday? Tha...

I floated down the Milwaukee River, luxury hot tub style

Lily Mihelich

December 2, 2025

What's more Wisconsin than finding yet another way to enjoy our very generous winter season? Milwaukee Record sent me down the Milwaukee River on a Skyline Boat Company hot tub boat, delivering the excitement a...

Vote early, vote often in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 1, 2025

Who doesn't love a good old fashioned "best of Milwaukee" click-a-thon? Best Milwaukee Restaurant! Best Milwaukee Public Figure! Best Milwaukee Dog Grooming Place That Hasn't Advertised With Us Yet! Sure, these...

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

Tyler Maas

December 1, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); Believe it or not, we’ve somehow already reached the last month of 2025. This year wasn’t particularly great. In fact it was pretty bad...and things will probably just get noticeably ...

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