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Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer.
The summer season here in the Midwest is a...
Fair-aschino Cherry Cream Puff: The Milwaukee Record Review
In case you missed the news, Wisconsin State Fair kicked off today and will run through Sunday, August 16. In honor of the Fair's 175th anniversary, a new flavor of the iconic (and yes, quite polarizing) Cream ...
Wisconsin Historical Society wants your “tavern tokens”
Bar chips! Drink chips! Tavern tokens! Whatever you call them, you're likely aware of these pieces of decidedly Midwestern currency that can be redeemed for free beverages at drinking establishments. As you mig...
Astrology-themed Star Bar will open on East Side August 13
The stars will be out August 13 when a new astrology-themed bar, Star Bar, opens at 2011 Ivanhoe Pl. on the city's East Side.
As we previously reported in June, the location is a small, roughly 700-square-fo...
Luxe serves stellar soul food on Milwaukee’s northwest side
I love a good humid summer afternoon on the north side of Milwaukee, including the drive there. It usually means I am about to experience a part of the city I don't usually get to, because my entire personal an...
Sunday Sauce: Mama Mia’s serves up history, chicken parm, serious garlic bread
Sunday Sauce is a monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area's Italian food, the places, the people, and the traditions that make a meal feel like home. I'm chasing how these restaurants, grocery stores, ev...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Secret Stadium Sauce
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Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Secret Stadium Sauce.
They say necessity is the mother of inventi...
Here are the 40 in-state breweries taking part in Wisconsin IPA Fest
Summer in the Milwaukee area is a time for beer, a time for festivals, and yes…a time for beer festivals. On Saturday, August 1, Third Space Brewing will give hop-heads a reason to rejoice when the Milwaukee br...
Axolotl Café: ‘I can’t tell you how excited it made me when I tasted something that reminded me of home’
It was a cold, dry December night at Wiggle Room when I DJ'd a Metal Monday, super excited about the original Agent Orange by Sodom I had recently picked up. Pedro was coming by, former owner of Rockotlan on Fo...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Settle in for polka music, bubbles, fish at Hubbard Park Lodge
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #654, at Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin.
Signs on each side of the tunnel t...
The Soup Market to close all locations in “another week or week and a half”
Soup's off—or at least it will be before the end of the month—at The Soup Market. After 22 years in operation, the beloved Milwaukee soup purveyor has made the difficult decision to close all three of its locat...
The Vanguard debuts 7 new menu items
The twisted culinary minds at The Vanguard aren’t afraid to shake things up every now and then. Now a few months removed from introducing six new spring/early summer menu offerings, the Bay View bar and sausage...
Sunday Sauce: Calzones, crooners, and Campari at Festa Italiana
Sunday Sauce is a monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area's Italian food and the places, people, and traditions that make a meal feel like home. I'm chasing how these restaurants, grocery stores, events,...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Celebrate life, America, fish at Italian American Club in Kenosha
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #653, at the Italian American Club in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
It was the Friday of Fourth o...
Food/Drink Roundup: Vagabond says goodbye, Hawthorne Coffee addresses Dr. Oz photo
In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: Vagabond and Hawthorne Coffee Roasters.
• After nearly 12 years in business, downtown taco spot Vagabond, 1122 N. Edison St., will close for good o...
There’s never been a more important time to get out and support Silver City businesses
Silver City is a neighborhood that's situated to the south of the Menomonee River Valley and directly east of Miller Park Way. In this small sect of the city—which is considered to be the most diverse neighborh...
East Side gaming bar The Familiar Place will celebrate grand opening this Saturday
It's been a long time coming—more than a year, in fact—but Milwaukee's newest gaming bar and lounge, The Familiar Place, is now open on Oakland Avenue.
Actually, The Familiar Place has been open for a coup...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Haul in haddock at Brass Monkey Pub & Grill in West Allis
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #652, at Brass Monkey Pub & Grill in West Allis, Wisconsin.
The three wise brass mo...
New bar and restaurant planned for former Experts Only, Barrel Burrito space
A new bar and restaurant called 80 Proof Milwaukee is planned for 782 N. Jefferson St. in downtown Milwaukee. That's the site of the former Experts Only bar and Barrel Burrito Company restaurant, both of which ...
Ian’s Pizza to open production facility with “a small restaurant” in Bay View
Good news for people who love pizza and live in or around the Bay View neighborhood. Ian’s Pizza is coming!
The popular by-the-slice establishment—which started in Madison in 2001 and has since opened a tota...