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Here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s Meatless Raffle

March 4, 2026

The Meat Raffle is a tavern tradition that’s been around for decades. In recent years, this protein-packed pastime has become something as synonymous with Wisconsin drinking culture as pull tabs, touchdown shot...

Women’s Beer And Spirits Collective to host more than 20 Milwaukee-area fundraising events in March

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2026

For many years, the beer and spirits industries were completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers and distillers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically ...

And “Milwaukee’s Best Bloody” of 2026 is…

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2026

Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at 3rd Street Market Hall to partake in a beloved celebration of a tomato-based local delicacy. Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation's 14th annual “MKE’s Best Bloody” ...

Here are some of my favorite fish sandwiches in the Milwaukee area

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2026

Even though it's always a good time for fish fry in Wisconsin, the state really goes all out in the fried fish fry department each and ever year when Lent rolls around. No matter if you're Catholic or not (I fa...

Let’s remember some former Milwaukee breweries

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2026

Milwaukee is often referred to as "Brew City" for good reason. The city boasts a rich brewing history that's virtually unmatched anywhere else in the nation (or on the planet, for that matter). The city continu...

Johnsonville is releasing a new sausage that’s inspired by Dr Pepper (and we tried it)

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2026

Brand collaborations seem to be all the rage these days. This has become especially common in the realm of food, where two things that don’t really have anything to do with each other temporarily join forces to...

Milwaukee Record and Ope! Brewing Co. are releasing a new collaborative beer

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2026

Way back in 2016, Milwaukee Record joined forces with Company Brewing to make a collaborative beer. The so-called "Milwaukee Record Re-Porter" was a spiced porter that was available seasonally until the Riverwe...

Sunday Sauce: Santino’s Little Italy is a Bay View Italian daydream

Mitch DeSantis

February 22, 2026

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: OG Pub & Grille brings corner-tavern fish fry to East Side

Caleb Westphal

February 20, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #633, at OG Pub & Grille in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Elvis spent most of the sixties s...

Al-Hamawi to open in former Kim’s Thai location

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2026

Milwaukee's Middle Eastern coffee shop expansion continues! This spring, Al-Hamawi—a Jordanian-based cafe chain that specializes in coffee, "Arabian sweets" and chocolate, nuts, olive oils, dried fruits, and mo...

It’s official (again): Today is Friday Fish Fry Day throughout Wisconsin

Matt Wild

February 20, 2026

We've been saying it for years: every Friday is a Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there can only be one official Friday Fish Fry Day. And guess what? Today's that day! Yes, for the third year in a row,...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Paczki Day

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some days centered around pastries come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Paczki Day! Today is the day. Tuesday, February 17, ...

Here are drink chips we were given at The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap & Bar Chip Bonanza

Tyler Maas

February 16, 2026

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery teamed up to host "The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap & Bar Chip Bonanza" at Club Garibaldi. From 1-4 p.m., dozens of people came to the Bay View ...

Exterior of The P&B Station in Muskego, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Make tracks to The P&B Station in Muskego

Caleb Westphal

February 13, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #632, at The P&B Station in Muskego, Wisconsin. The F.J. Dreyfus Bass Bay Hotel ope...

Food/Drink Roundup: Draft & Co. at Vel R. Phillips Plaza is open, good

Matt Wild

February 11, 2026

In this installment of our bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup: Draft & Co. at Vel R. Phillips Plaza in downtown Milwaukee is open, and it's good. • Nearly two years after it was first teased, Draft & Co. b...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Eating hot dogs in bars

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: eating hot dogs in bars. Milwaukee is blessed with hundreds upon hund...

License applications filed for The Vig, a ’50s-themed sports parlor coming to The Couture

Matt Wild

February 10, 2026

Milwaukee's premier lakefront luxury apartment tower The Couture, 909 E. Michigan St., has been open for nearly two years. Sadly, it still has yet to open a publicly accessible 1950s-themed sports bar and resta...

WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili will return to Kern Center March 22

Matt Wild

February 10, 2026

It may feel like winter will never end, but—believe it or not—spring is right around the corner. Need proof? Behold the annual announcement of WMSE's Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser! The springtime shindig will ret...

The Landing in St. Francis has closed (plus other suburban opening, closing, and relocation news)

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2026

We're just over a month into 2026 and the Milwaukee area has already experienced some significant restaurant and bar closures in the new year. One local closing that failed to wind up on our radar until recentl...

Hail Seitan! Our Meatless Raffle returns to Cactus Club on March 8

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2026

The Meat Raffle is a tavern tradition that’s been around for decades. In recent years, this protein-packed pastime has become something as synonymous with Wisconsin drinking culture as pull tabs, touchdown shot...