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

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...

Broken Bat’s wall was covered with the name of a fallen graffiti artist—now it’s a (repainted) tribute

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

Long story short: Over Memorial Day weekend, the giant westward-facing wall of Broken Bat Brewing Company (135 E. Pittsburgh Ave.) was covered in graffiti. Broken Bat owners were "pretty bummed" (they had only ...

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...

1991 Great Circus Parade co-hosted by Captain Kangaroo

Watch the 1991 Great Circus Parade and imagine a time when circuses, parades, and crowds existed

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

According to our calculations, 1991 was approximately 29 years ago. Still, it may as well be 129 years ago when you're watching this 1991 WMVS broadcast of Milwaukee's then-popular Great Circus Parade. Circuses...

Milwaukee Art Museum will reopen July 16 (with timed ticketing, free admission for a month)

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

The Milwaukee Art Museum will reopen to the public on Thursday, July 16. If you're a Museum Member, that reopening gets bumped ahead to Thursday, July 9. As for pandemic precautions, MAM will employee a time...

Here’s the 2020 Milwaukee Brewers schedule

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2020

Is having a baseball season during an ever-worsening pandemic a good idea? Probably not! Is it going to happen anyway? Looks like it! Tonight, the Milwaukee Brewers announced the schedule for the team's COVID-s...

Take a terrifying look inside Dustin Diamond’s water-damaged Port Washington home, which is for sale

Matt Wild

July 5, 2020

If you're in the market for a water-damaged celebrity-owned home filled with moldy Halloween decorations and probably some memorabilia from that time Casey Kasem guest-starred on the Zack Attack episode, have w...

Get a personal history of Brady Street in the ’60s and ’70s, via The Leather Shop’s Bill Odbert

Matt Wild

July 3, 2020

Last Thursday, Milwaukee Record threw our first (and god willing, our last) Virtual Summer Festival. With little to no festivals, block parties, or sports to thrill and entertain us this year, the eight-hour li...

Sweets turn sour in Fuzzysurf’s stop animation “She Was Crying Sugar” music video

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2020

We’ve said it again and again and again (and again), but it’s worth repeating: on top of being a great band, Fuzzysurf also puts out some ambitious and all-around awesome music videos. Just when you thought the...

Giannis Antetokounmpo “RESPECT” mural will be painted above The Highbury Pub

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2020

Milwaukee will soon be getting another mural. After recently getting approval from the city, The Highbury Pub plans to install a new mural on the Bay View bar's exterior facade that features Milwaukee Bucks sta...

Eagle Park is releasing a Bomb Pop Slush beer this weekend

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2020

Whether you're celebrating America this weekend or lamenting its many flaws, you'll probably need a drink. Well, if you're looking for something seasonally appropriate to sip on the Fourth, the creative craft b...

Indonesian Junk gets sketchy in new video for “City Lights”

Matt Wild

July 2, 2020

It's been nearly a year since Milwaukee's long-running, long-swaggering glam-punk outfit Indonesian Junk released its latest album, Spiderbites. "Produced, engineered, and mixed by Shane Hochstetler at Howl Str...

Please enjoy the many delightful emails supporting or opposing a citywide masking policy

Matt Wild

July 1, 2020

On Thursday, July 2 at 9 a.m., the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Committee will discuss a proposed citywide masking policy that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public places. In case you...

I interviewed another person named Tyler Maas (and learned about myself in the process)

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Click HERE. Thanks! What’s in a name? Thi...

We’ve canceled our “Milwaukee Day Make Up” show

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2020

Back on March 11 (which seems like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?!), we announced our plans to celebrate Milwaukee Day with an April 14 show at Company Brewing. The holiday event was going to feature performances ...

Please enjoy this dramatic reading tribute to Da Crusher, ya bums

Matt Wild

July 1, 2020

Last Thursday, Milwaukee Record threw our first (and god willing, our last) Virtual Summer Festival. With little to no festivals, block parties, or sports to thrill and entertain us this year, the 8-hour livest...

New York City Packers bar Kettle Of Fish is in danger of closing

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2020

There's currently no shortage of bars in and around Milwaukee that could use your help more than ever right now. While we definitely encourage you to support those establishments if you're able to, we also want...

“Please don’t let us become Florida or Texas”: More than 70 Milwaukee businesses call for mandatory mask rule

Matt Wild

June 30, 2020

UPDATE: Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic has introduced a mandatory mask proposal, dubbed MKE Cares, that will go before the Common Council's Public Safety & Health Committee July 2. Read the proposal HERE. M...

Explore Milwaukee’s natural wonders with our “Wild City” video

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 2020

Now that summer is officially here, Milwaukee is alive with animal activity. Last week, during our Virtual Summer Festival, we showed you a few of the city's natural wonders during our "Wild City" segment. Over...

Bayshore’s getting a Target

Matt Wild

June 30, 2020

Yep. The still-in-redevelopment Bayshore Town Center (which we think dropped "town center" from its name, even though it plans to become more of a town center than ever before) is getting a Target. A two-story ...

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