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June 25, 2021

If you don’t follow (the newly revamped) As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin...

Comparing Riverwest Stein NA to R.L. Stine YA

June 9, 2021

Last week, the fine folks at Lakefront Brewery officially announced the release of a non-alcoholic version of Riverwest Stein, the delicious flagship beer it's been making for 34 years. The new release, Riverwe...

Patio of old La Fuente on 5th looks like it’s been bombed, will likely be demolished

June 8, 2021

As anyone who has driven down the 600 block of 5th Street—and/or hung out at the 5th Street Fuel Cafe—can tell you, the patio of the old La Fuente restaurant (625 S. 5th St.) looks...a little rough. In fact, it...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Summerfest Lakewalk is pretty neat

June 7, 2021

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 exp...

My First Band: Shane Hochstetler (Call Me Lightning, Howl Street Recordings)

May 28, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); These days, listeners probably know Shane Hochstetler as the owner, operator, and recording engineer at Howl Street Recordings. In addition to recording hundreds of projects from all c...

Let’s talk about The Milwaukee Peaches, a fictional and “less racist” California Raisins mentioned in a ‘Detroiters’ episode

May 12, 2021

Have you ever seen Detroiters? Man, that show was unbelievable! Seriously, it might be the best half-hour television comedy of the last 10 years. That’s up for debate, of course, but it was hilarious. How did D...

Aaron Rodgers rules, Brett Favre drools

April 23, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre! • Has there ever been a bigger upgra...

A ghost sign’s last day: See before-and-after pictures (and video) of a St. Francis mural’s demolition

April 21, 2021

For a region that's constantly changing, Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs actually boast a respectable number of vintage "ghost signs" on area buildings. These signs serve as gorgeous reminders of earlier ...

Wisconsin’s mask mandate is dead. Again.

March 31, 2021

In a 4-3 decision on Wednesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked Gov. Tony Evers from issuing new public health emergencies—and with them, new mask mandates—without the approval of the state Legislature. Wis...

Watch Bay View Terrace being built in this video from 1964

March 28, 2021

Bay View has experienced considerable changes in recent years. Between new apartment complexes, a steady stream of incoming businesses, and ostentatious mansions built and then quickly flipped by a former alder...

Pro snowboarders ride Milwaukee, talk about a “realllllly bad Airbnb”

March 15, 2021

This article was originally published in 2021. Ever watch a new snowboarding video for the first time in, oh, about 15 years and think, "Damn. They're pulling off some crazy shit these days. This rules." Wel...

I wrote about Shellac’s Turner Hall show a year ago (and left out some important details)

DJ Hostettler

March 12, 2021

For most of my immediate friend group, last March's Shellac mini-tour, which happened exactly one year ago, was the last live music experience any of us were able to take in before COVID-19 shut the world down....

Milwaukee expat talks about being a contestant on upcoming ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ episode

March 4, 2021

If you live in Milwaukee and/or you read Milwaukee Record with any regularity, chances are you've encountered the name Ryan Fox before. The local filmmaker is the mind behind The Life And Times Of Thomas Thumb ...

Milwaukee bars, restaurants, venues reflect on one year of COVID, look ahead

March 3, 2021

Give or take a week or two, it's been one year since COVID-19. It's been one year since "pandemic" became an everyday word. And for countless Milwaukee bars, restaurants, and music venues, it's been one year si...

In case you blinked last week, here’s some more Milwaukee stuff that’s canceled or closed

February 15, 2021

Every other week we run a column called "In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they're building in Milwaukee." (It used to be called "In case you blinked last week, here's all...

Milwaukeeans share their Mitten Fest memories

February 3, 2021

For the past eight years, Burnhearts has curated a winning wintry mix of live music, rare and delicious craft beer, tasty food and barrel-aged cocktails, locally-made goods, and charity that all came together o...

Read about Wisconsin Republicans’ hilariously incompetent week while listening to “Yakety Sax”

January 29, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Remember this Thursday, when Wisconsin Republicans were set to kill the stat...

Why does Milwaukee call Nike Air Force 1s “Dookies”?

Juan Miguel Martinez

January 19, 2021

Dookies (noun): North Side Milwaukee slang for a style of shoe created by Nike in 1982. Pairs come in low, mid, and high top. Typically solid white. Philadelphia. Twenty-eleven. I was at the Rocky stairs whe...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music videos of 2020