Mader’s celebrity customers, ranked

Last weekend, Milwaukee dining was dealt a massive blow with the surprising announcement that Karl Ratzsch Restaurant had closed. The German mainstay had been a point of local pride since it opened in 1904, and...

Wisconsin Frozen Pizza Tournament: THE FINALS

Sixteen pizzas entered. Four pizzas advanced. Nobody seemed to give a shit. For reasons we can no longer recall, Milwaukee Record spent three weeks in March pitting locally-manufactured pizzas against one an...

In Defense Of: Milwaukee County Transit System

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the n...

Zima is coming back, motherfuckers

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Put your diapers on and buckle the fuck up, Milwaukee (and the world): Zima...

What a mess: A history of All Messed Up

Milwaukee has long been coined the “City of Festivals.” While Summerfest is easily the most popular and has been a tradition for going on 50 years, Wisconsin State Fair, PrideFest, and Bastille Days also domina...

Report: Milwaukee is home to a housing gender gap

If you've been following our ongoing "here's all the new shit they're building in Milwaukee" series, you know that not only are they indeed building a lot of new shit in Milwaukee, but that most of that new s...