Burrito Sandwich is a T-shirt now
Remember when the sign outside The Gyros Stand said "Burrito Sandwich" for about two weeks back in August? Remember when we went there to order, eat, and review that Burrito Sandwich? If you answered yes to eit...
Milwaukee wants to redevelop Marcus Center Parking Garage, depriving city of iconic landmark
When you think of Downtown Milwaukee, what do you think of? You think of the Milwaukee Art Museum. You think of the Milwaukee Public Market. And, of course, you think of the Marcus Center Parking Garage Snow Pi...
South Shore Terrace will open for the season on April 12
Spring has truly sprung. The weather is glorious, the Nite Owl is back in business, and the Marcus Center snow pile is doomed. Oh, and the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Rd.) is set to open o...
In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 26 – April 8)
Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...
Marcus Performing Arts Center announces 2023-2024 Broadway season, MPAC Presents Jazz and Dance series
Milwaukee’s famed Marcus Performing Arts Center has it all: A snow pile! Rapidly-spinning advertising cubes! World-class musicals! Though the multi-faceted venue ably wears a lot of different hats, let’s focus ...
Enjoying Summerfest despite [gestures broadly at everything]
On Friday morning, my partner in crime/business, Tyler Maas, sent me a message: "Well, the country has (officially) somehow become even worse. If you want to have our 27,000th day of no promos, that's fine with...
Milwaukee will be featured in a “News Clues” category during tonight’s ‘Jeopardy!’
Who is Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Who is Cavalier Johnson?
What is that snow pile outside the Marcus Center parking structure that Milwaukee Record meticulously monitors every winter?
We're guessing those ...
Fuck it: We’re selling Milwaukee Record pogs now
Back in February, we sold Milwaukee Record "Fungible Tokens" because Non-Fungible Tokens were in the news a lot at the time and we thought it would be kind of funny or something. Some people bought them. Thanks...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Those boxes outside Marcus Performing Arts Center that spin really fast
Some rotating signs come and go, while some rotating signs 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 t...
Buy some Milwaukee Record “Fungible Tokens” that totally aren’t just pogs we ordered
NFTs. To be honest, we don't entirely understand what Non-Fungible Tokens are, but you can bet your ass we're never going to be involved in selling them. As people continue to pay out the nose for "ownership" o...
Welcome to 2022. I hate it
Hi. It's January 4, 2022. We're four days into a sparkling, glistening, still-has-that-new-year-smell new year. Twenty-twenty-two! It has a nice ring, doesn't it? Here we go!
I hate it already.
This post ...
Today: Milwaukee’s mask mandate ends, Milwaukee’s electric scooter season begins
It's the day the prophesies warned us about: Today—June 1, 2021—sees the end of Milwaukee's mask mandate, and the beginning of its electric scooter season. It's Doomsday, the Apocalypse, the End Times, and the ...
Okay, place your bets
It's officially spring and it's officially April, which means only one thing: IT'S TIME TO OFFICIALLY PLACE YOUR BETS ON WHEN THE MARCUS CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE SNOW PILE WILL MELT THIS YEAR.
You know it an...
4 local articles about the Bernie Sanders meme, ranked
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders meme Bernie Sanders mittens Bernie Sanders sitti...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Kicking icy chunks of slush out of your vehicle’s wheel wells
Some things come and go, while some things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: kicking icy chunks of slush out of your vehicle's wheel wells!
Poke around the weird-but-not-t...
Let’s review Milwaukee’s 2020-21 winter parking rules
Parking in Milwaukee during winter sucks, so let's cut the chatter. Here's what you need to know about Milwaukee's 2020-21 winter parking rules:
• Winter parking rules are in effect from December 1 through M...
In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...
Rest easy, Milwaukee: Lime, Spin, and Bird scooters are hibernating for the winter
If the city's curbs seem less clogged and its snow piles less curiously adorned, there's a reason for that. Yes, it appears that the 1,350 dockless electric scooters that either delighted or angered Milwaukeean...
Welcome to August: Here’s what you’re doing this month
Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Though the vast majority of the city’s festivals...
Marcus Center releases lineup for “Live At Peck Pavilion” film screenings, concerts, plays
Marcus Performing Arts Center is known for hosting touring Broadway productions, concerts, ballet shows, community programs, and other sources of entertainment within its walls all year long. Fortunately, the v...