Trixie Mattel is getting a TV show
The past few times we’ve covered the life and times of Trixie Mattel (in what has quickly become a recurring thing for us), the Milwaukee drag superstar and former RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars champion was keep...
Milwaukee Record is se7en
On April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record became a thing. The brainchild of out-of-work writers Matt Wild and Tyler Maas (that's us), the website was meant to provide the city with irreverent local music and culture c...
Gov. Evers, DHS Announce First Community-Based Vaccination Clinic in Rock County to Open February 16
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today with the Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today a new partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare. AMI will help expand vaccine accessibility across the state by o...
Ald. Borkowski: Losing a South Side landmark (Serb Hall)
Losing a South Side Landmark
Statement of Alderman Mark A. Borkowski
January 26, 2021
The recent decision to close the iconic Serb Hall is another reminder of the devastation caused by the global COVID-19 ...
Milwaukee PBS reveals 2021 production plans (with no new John McGivern shows)
Viewers like you were shook back in December when it was revealed that Milwaukee PBS would not be renewing popular travel show Around The Corner With John McGivern. "We understand Around The Corner With John Mc...
“Defend Your Vote” rally returns to Serb Hall tomorrow, this time with ex-Sheriff Clarke
Joe Biden won the 2020 election. He will be the next President of the United States. People who create traitorous lies and misinformation about "voter fraud" are traitors and liars.
Which brings us to "Defen...
New Milwaukee health order limits indoor gatherings to 10 people, outdoor to 25
On Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Health Department issued a new health order that will "reduce occupancy to 25% of a site's capacity and reduce the maximum number of people at an indoor event to 10 people." O...
Okay, Wisconsin’s 25% capacity order is back in effect. For now? We think? Who knows
Confused about what's open, what's not open, how many people can be in one place, where people can be in one place, and who's suing who? Prepare to get even more confused.
On Monday morning, Barron County Ju...
New statewide order limits public gatherings to “no more than 25 percent” of occupancy
Here we go again.
On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Tony Evers—via Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm—issued a new statewide emergency order "limiting public gatherings to no more than 25 ...
Reminder: Milwaukee is not over
Finally, Milwaukee made its long-awaited debut on the national stage. This is what we’ve waited years to prove: that Milwaukee can host an event of national significance. Even better, it was supposed to be the ...
Milwaukee Record now sells navy blue T-shirts (for a limited time)
It's been a productive year in Milwaukee Record Shop. Within the last six months, we released a new "Crew" T-shirt design (a few are still available!), a nifty Milwaukee Record tote bag (sold out!), and a total...
Milwaukee Record already had a record-breaking year (and all we got is this financial uncertainty)
Last year saw Milwaukee Record bringing in record-breaking traffic numbers. Yesterday (July 27), Milwaukee Record's 2020 traffic figures managed to top the page views we had during all of 2019. At the risk of c...
Now is your chance to own a former alderman’s widely criticized home
Remember in early 2019 when an alderman's decision to build a home somehow became a hot piece of local news? Weird times! Since then-Alderman Tony Zielinski's house in Bay View was completed, a lot has changed....
In case you missed it, here’s the revised 4,902-word health order still in effect in Milwaukee
Remember last Thursday, when Mayor Tom Barrett announced that Milwaukee bars and restaurants could open (with capacity capped at 25%) the very next day? Yeah, that went well. The announcement wasn't just a rand...
Read the latest 4,773-word, Milwaukee-only safer-at-home order here
Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik unveiled an updated safer-at-home health order for the City of Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon. The order replaces a previous order that replaced a previous order ...
R.I.P. Milwaukee journalist Mike Anderson, a.k.a. full-hearted soul singer Roshell Anderson
I was a child who grew up all over the city of Milwaukee. North side, south side, the west side over by St. Sebastian, the east side in one of those filing cabinets with a view of the lake. I would always see M...
Read the full text of Wisconsin’s “safer-at-home” order and then please stay safe at home
The State of Wisconsin's "safer-at-home" order (that's a nice way of saying "shelter-in-place") goes into effect Wednesday, March 25 at 8 a.m. It will remain in effect until Friday, April 24 at 8 a.m. Here’s th...
Read the full text of Milwaukee’s “stay-at-home” order and then please stay at home
The City of Milwaukee's "stay-at-home" order (that's a nice way of saying "shelter-in-place") goes into effect March 25 at 12:01 a.m. It will continue to be in effect "until it is extended, rescinded, supersede...
Gov. Evers: Schoooool’s out / Until April (due to coronavirus)
Friday afternoon, Gov. Tony Evers issued an order mandating the closure of all K-12 schools in the State of Wisconsin—public and private—from March 18 until at least April 6. The order, of course, is due to cor...
30 ways to celebrate and/or avoid Valentine’s weekend in Milwaukee
Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundantly true...