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The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2017

December 14, 2017

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 3,500 stories, reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs, created an awesome annual benefit concert, launched an...

It’s December, so it’s time to review winter parking rules (and say goodbye to the 4-inch rule)

Matt Wild

December 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• To paraphrase The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the logic of Milwaukee pa...

12 things that Milwaukee can be thankful for in 2017

Matt Wild

November 22, 2017

Thanksgiving is a time for taking stock of the year gone by, for stuffing your face with family and friends, and for praying you'll get out of this thing alive without said family and friends saying anything ho...

Let’s check the health of the East Side by seeing how many of these businesses still exist

Matt Wild

November 15, 2017

For the last year or so, many folks in Milwaukee (including us) have been bemoaning the death of the East Side. The pocket of E. North Avenue, in particular, has been hit hard by high-profile closing after high...

I experienced the magic of the “grown-up” East Side by eating at three ramen places in one night

Matt Wild

October 19, 2017

The strangest thing about the changing face of Milwaukee's East Side is that I should love it. I'm 39 years old, married, a father, and a longtime East Side resident who has long outgrown the beautiful dream of...

2017-18 Milwaukee Bucks promotional giveaways, ranked

Tyler Maas

October 2, 2017

With Packers season in full swing and the Brewers extending their postseason hopes to the regular season's final days, it's hard to believe that another Milwaukee Bucks season in right around the corner. Yes, i...

If the Brewers can’t “take back” Miller Park from Cubs fans, they could at least make it harder to give away

Kyle Lobner

September 20, 2017

The Milwaukee Brewers have just seven games remaining at Miller Park in the 2017 regular season and, sadly, only three of them are likely going to feel like home games. From Thursday through Sunday, the Brewers...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Kopp’s and frozen custard go hand in hand

Matt Wild

August 7, 2017

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 explore how they might figure...

Let’s remember (West Allis native) Liberace by remembering The Haskels’ “Liberace Is Coming”

Matt Wild

May 25, 2017

In the long list of notable entertainers to come out of the Milwaukee area—Gene Wilder, Bob Uecker, Mrs. Garret from The Facts Of Life—piano prodigy Liberace can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Born in West ...

Watch Mark Borchardt give a tour of Menomonee Falls and Milwaukee (circa 2000) on ‘Letterman’

Matt Wild

April 17, 2017

Mark Borchardt is a Milwaukee icon, as familiar as the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the shores of Lake Michigan, or the jean shorts on that guy who sells hot dogs on the corner of Wisconsin and Water...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Miller Park remains the Brewers’ most reliable draw

Matt Wild

April 5, 2017

Celebrate Opening Day with our “Is This A Brewer?” quiz

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 3, 2017

Today, April 3, 2017, is Opening Day for your Milwaukee Brewers. Beginning at 1:10 p.m. the Brewers will take on the Colorado Rockies in a game that will surely feature all the thrills, chills, and delightfully...

Nite Owl is open for the season

Tyler Maas

March 21, 2017

With the longer days, rising temperatures, and Bob Uecker's voice on the radio, it's beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. Sure, yesterday technically marked the first day of spring, but now it's of...

Remembering the time County Stadium banned carry-ins and everyone got pissed

Matt Wild

March 8, 2017

Yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers revealed a slew of local breweries and beers coming to Miller Park's new "Local Brews" bar in 2017. Lakefront's Riverwest Stein, Third Space's Happy Place, and Milwauk...

Sheriff Clarke gets a lot of free shit for doing whatever it is he does, is being sued

Matt Wild

February 3, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• It's been a hot minute since we checked in with Milwaukee County Sheriff Da...

Perfect 10: Building the best Milwaukee Brewers Flex Plan

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2017

Now that we've had a full day to process the Packers loss, let's shift focus away from one season's tragic conclusion and, instead, look ahead at the six months of unknown possibility that make up the 2017 Mi...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2016

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 16, 2016

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 2,400 stories, reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs, created an awesome annual benefit concert, launched ...

In second meeting, Domes Task Force struggles to figure out what it’s supposed to be doing

Matt Wild

December 1, 2016

A task force charged with figuring out what the hell to do with the troubled Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes spent a good portion of its second meeting Wednesday night figuring out what the hell to do with i...

16 things Milwaukee can be thankful for in 2016

Matt Wild

November 23, 2016

It’s Election Day, so f*ck it, let’s just watch the City of Festivals Parade from 1987

Matt Wild

November 8, 2016

Let's be honest: short of Bob Uecker running shirtless down Wisconsin Avenue, or Sheriff Clarke declaring himself Emperor and issuing Order 66 (a distinct possibility, depending on how things pan out), nothin...