Search Results for: "people's flag"

Let’s talk about the very real, very dumb possibility of a THIRD Milwaukee flag

November 15, 2018

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Happy Flag Day! Here’s a diamond pendant that kind of looks like Milwaukee’s boring unofficial flag

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2018

Happy Flag Day! As regular readers of this site probably know, this important patriotic holiday also doubles as the official birthday for Milwaukee's unofficial new flag. Exactly two years ago, the winner of th...

Like the flags themselves, the Milwaukee vs. Reno flag controversy is really dumb

Matt Wild

April 27, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Are we really going to talk about the "People's Flag of Milwaukee" again, a m...

The Randoms 2016: Best alternate alternate Milwaukee flag

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 16, 2016

broadstreet.zone(54421); With the city currently in the throes of local awards fever, Milwaukee Record presents The Randoms, a series of highly specific and delightfully arbitrary "best of" awards that do away...

Introducing the “People’s Socks of Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

July 12, 2016

//On June 14, following a highly publicized contest that drew more than 1,000 entries, a group called "The People's Flag of Milwaukee" unveiled, well, the "People's Flag of Milwaukee." The new flag was mea...

I got a Milwaukee flag tattoo

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2016

Oh great, another opinion article about the fucking Milwaukee flag! Well, not exactly. At this point, I'm sure whatever thoughts and feelings I could write about the latest (and seemingly most organized) effort...

Yep, we’re still talking about the fucking Milwaukee flag

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 19, 2016

//Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Is the “redesign the Milwaukee flag” thing REALLY trying to redesign the Milwaukee flag?

Matt Wild

March 24, 2016

//The official flag of Milwaukee was adopted 61 years ago, in 1955. Efforts to redesign the flag—a flag haphazardly stuffed with barley stalks, boats, and something that looks like a UFO—have been going on...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Light The Hoan has given new life to an old icon

Matt Wild

December 7, 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 expl...

Streetcar sponsorship, DNC stuff, and the rest of Mayor Barrett’s 2020 State of the City address

Matt Wild

February 10, 2020

Mayor Tom Barrett gave his 2020 State of the City address Monday morning at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (in front of a People's Flag of Milwaukee, no less.) The address covered streetcar sponsorship (We Energ...

Serb Hall removes presidential portraits, Ald. Bob Donovan fires off “PC culture run amok” statement

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

UPDATE: Nothing to see here, folks! Serb Hall says the missing portraits have nothing to do with "political correctness," and everything to do with weddings.Today in Everyone's Angry And No One Wins news, M...

‘Hotline Miami’ publisher releases official bootleg game, ‘Hotline Milwaukee’

Matt Wild

June 11, 2019

Milwaukee has made its fair share of appearances in film and music, but it remains largely unrepresented in the world of video games. There's the generic Milwaukee level in Rampage, we suppose, but that's about...

Show your non-trademarked love for Milwaukee (and the Bucks) with Milwaukee Knockoff

Matt Wild

May 16, 2019

Milwaukee. We all love Milwaukee. The Bucks! The Brewers! The 8,000 flags! The city is far from perfect, of course, but the fact remains that Milwaukee Pride™ has never been stronger. But what if you wan...

It’s time for Milwaukee to unite (and mask its bathroom odor) with POTTY Pearls

Matt Wild

November 30, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• "We all do it. Poop."So begins the "About" page for POTTY Pearls, a Milwa...

12 Milwaukee gifts to buy this Cyber Monday

Tyler Maas

November 26, 2018

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. And now it...

Hacienda Beer Co. is coming to the old BBC space on the East Side

Matt Wild

November 23, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Okay, it's Black Friday and some people have a longstanding family bowling to...

Wear your Milwaukee nostalgia on your sleeve with Remember The Tees

Matt Wild

February 20, 2018

It has never been easier to flaunt your Milwaukee pride. From the inescapable Milwaukee Home shirts to the nothing-says-Milwaukee-like-a-Corona-sunrise "People's Flag" apparel, it's practically a crime not to s...

25 bullshit things you can do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

October 24, 2017

With Aaron Rodgers potentially out for the remainder of the season and the Brett Hundley-led Packers in a two-game slide, both the team and its fans could use a break. The disappointing play of late doesn't mak...

Summer Soulstice 2017, a minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

June 26, 2017

For nearly two decades, the East Side's annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival has marked the arrival of summer with music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up carrying a giant lizard. On Saturda...

First Impression: The Laughing Taco

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2017

Walker's Point, like much of Milwaukee at the moment, is changing. The Polish Moon now overlooks posh new shops flying the "People's Flag Of Milwaukee." Sleek and cutting-edge restaurants, bistros, and lounges ...