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6 Milwaukee names that were changed because they were offensive (and 2 that may change soon)

July 21, 2020

Perhaps you've heard that a certain professional football team in Washington D.C. is finally going to change its outdated and racist name. Perhaps the news has you wracking your brain for Milwaukee (and Milwauk...

Reminder: There’s an election on August 11. Here are some voting deadlines

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Are you ready to vote again, Milwaukee? You should be! On Tuesday, August 11, Milwaukee will go to the polls and vote in the 2020 Partisan Primary Election. It's not the most thrilling election of the year (per...

Local right-wing radio dude posts damning picture of Mayor Barrett following the law

Matt Wild

July 19, 2020

Are you buckled up, libs? Are you prepared to get OWNED? Are you ? Then check out this Sunday-night tweet from News/Talk 1130 WISN radio dude Gregory Jon. It's a picture of lib Mayor Tom Barrett—the same lib ma...

Weekend protest events include call to “end racism in Milwaukee’s music community”

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 17, 2020

This weekend will mark the 50th, 51st, and 52nd consecutive days of peaceful events protesting police brutality and the murder of George Floyd. Here are just a few of the weekend's events, sure to be joined by ...

Silver City International Festival will be “reimagined” as a parade this year, will return in 2021

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2020

Since its start in 2012, Silver City International Festival has celebrated the numerous cultures that help make Silver City one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Milwaukee through food, the arts, and mus...

Puerto Rican Family Festival canceled for 2020, will return in 2021

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 15, 2020

When you are impassioned about your culture and something that goes hand in hand with it—like, say, your city—you tend to work yourself to the brink of madness. You move around the clock, barely sleeping, and y...

Remembering the time (June) when MPD extolled the life-preserving virtues of tear gas and rubber bullets

Matt Wild

July 15, 2020

It's been a busy week for the Milwaukee Police Department. On Monday, Urban Milwaukee reported that MPD was seeking 50,000 bottles of Gatorade, 4,000-pound concrete barriers, and a tear gas-delivering battering...

One half of the Hoan Bridge will be lit “before the end of summer”

Matt Wild

July 15, 2020

Oh thank god. Here's the press release: PHASE 1 OF BRIDGE LIGHTS MOVE FORWARD; WEST SIDE OF THE HOAN BRIDGE TO BE LIT BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER Late Summer Community Celebration will Commemorate First Official...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 5-11)

Matt Wild

July 14, 2020

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...

Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes citywide mask mandate

Matt Wild

July 13, 2020

Mask up, Milwaukee. At a special meeting on Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a citywide mask mandate that applies to both indoor and outdoor settings. The so-called "MKE Care...

Nearly 100 Milwaukee businesses (including us) call on officials to support mask ordinance

Matt Wild

July 13, 2020

Last week, the Public Safety and Health Committee approved the so-called "MKE Cares" ordinance. The ordinance requires all Milwaukeeans 3 years old or older to possess a mask and wear it "whenever the person is...

MKE SEX: Dialing down your Magic Wand

Lucky Tomaszek

July 10, 2020

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, I’ll just be plain about this. My Hitachi is my bestie. Our relationship has lasted longer than any other romance in my life. I love love love my Magic Wand and never wan...

Weekend protest events include Black Catholic march, Mitchell Park cookout

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 10, 2020

This weekend will mark the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd consecutive days of peaceful events protesting police brutality and the murder of George Floyd. Here are just a few of the weekend's events, sure to be joined by ...

Committee passes mandatory mask ordinance; Common Council will vote July 13

Matt Wild

July 9, 2020

A proposed ordinance that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public—both indoors and outdoors—moved forward on Thursday. A program to provide free masks to citizens was approved, too. The Public Saf...

Mandatory Milwaukee: See the city in a new way via kayak

Tyler Maas

July 8, 2020

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

Look for the helpers: 9 Milwaukee companies doing good in times of need

Ceara Milligan

July 7, 2020

There's never been a more important, opportune time in Milwaukee to be there for one another. With both the global COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement—along with countless other globe-shifting...

Company offers to make 1 million free masks if Milwaukee passes mandatory mask ordinance

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

Need a mask in the event that the City of Milwaukee passes some type of mandatory mask ordinance? A Saukville company has you covered. Literally. Rebel Converting has offered the materials to make 1 million ...

Council passes resolution requiring MPD to get approval before buying “crowd control and militaristic equipment”

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution on Tuesday "directing that Police Department purchases of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade and militaristic equipment be approved by the Common Co...

Here’s Milwaukee’s proposed (and updated) mandatory mask ordinance, to be discussed Thursday

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

UPDATE 7/8/20): A slightly revised version of the ordinance (seen below) will be discussed at a special Public Safety and Health Committee meeting on Thursday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m. UPDATE (7/7/20): The Commo...

You can now buy Milwaukee Record tie-dye T-shirts (for a limited time)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2020

Summer is officially upon us! Though this summer is noticeably different than others in recent memory, you can still look good while hopefully also practicing proper social distancing at small group gatherings ...

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