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August 13, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Welcome To August: Here’s what you’re doing this month

August 3, 2015

It can't be here already. 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, actually. Though the v...

I tented out inside Miller Park and it was fun and weird

July 28, 2015

I have a shameful confession to make: I haven’t been to a single Brewers game this year. Yes, the team is mostly a mess and the season is a lost cause, but Miller Park is one of my favorite Milwaukee destinatio...

Tracklist: 62 things to do in the 62 remaining days of summer

July 23, 2015

As we slowly crawl into the dog days of summer, it’s tempting to simply stay inside, crank the AC, and watch Richie Rich on Netflix or whatever. But no! This is Milwaukee! Home of the insanely long winters and ...

Off Base: Milwaukee Brewers mid-season awards

July 10, 2015

What an unforgettable season of Milwaukee Brewers baseball! After 87 games, numerous injuries, and two managers, the Brew Crew currently sits in last place in the National League Central and looking up at all b...

Is the Bucks arena deal on “life support”?

June 19, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hot off pondering the great teenage-Redditor question of why a woman can hit ...

Holy crap! Norm Macdonald is coming to Milwaukee in August

May 18, 2015

Our recent Tracklist outlining 12 non-festival Milwaukee shows worth checking out this summer has one especially egregious omission. We're not sure how we missed this last week, but Saturday Night Live alumnus,...

Off base: A Milwaukee Brewers-themed Follow Friday

April 17, 2015

Yeah, we know it's early, but through nine games, the Milwaukee Brewers haven't exactly done much on the diamond worth highlighting. With a dreadful 2-7 record, the makeshift franchise is not only mired in last...

A-side/B-side: What Milwaukee things do you consider irreplaceable?

April 15, 2015

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: I...

Kato Kaelin’s (unofficial) Milwaukee Brewers season preview

April 6, 2015

After a long, cold, and baseball-less six months, America's pastime is officially back in Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener at Miller Park today. This lovely day has become nothing short...

Let’s all get worked up about the weird “Milwaukee” space on the new Monopoly board

March 20, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Monopoly is one of those classic board games that is constantly being remade ...

And lo, it came to pass that Scott Baio tweeted his support for Scott Walker

March 13, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was 13 years old, he gave his life to Christ...

Off Base: The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers offseason acquisitions

February 26, 2015

Though opening day of the 2015 Milwaukee Brewers season is still 39 agonizing days away, the team has now reported to its spring training headquarters in Maryvale, Arizona. Single game tickets go on sale this w...

“Major League Night,” other nights that aren’t “Major League Night” coming to Miller Park in 2015

February 17, 2015

Say what you will about “theme nights” for professional sports—they’re cheesy, overhyped, desperate, distracting, etc.—but it’s hard to deny that they give fans a small slice of fun in what might otherwise be r...

10 notable figures from Milwaukee’s TV news past

January 26, 2015

This article was originally published in January 2015. Tune into the local TV news these days and you’ll find a dizzying array of Milwaukee stars. Yes, these anchors and reporters are bona fide Milwaukee cel...

3-D Bud Selig hologram, “Selig Experience” coming to Miller Park in 2015

December 15, 2014

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 2015 season may be approximately 8,000 years away, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream of green grass, golden-brown hot dogs, and the dulcet tones of Robert G. Uecker calling the game. H...

Extra Points: 15 Wisconsin athletes turned awful actors

November 21, 2014

If you were anywhere within the Wisconsin state border yesterday and had access to a computer, radio or television, you almost certainly learned the Hollywood gossip about Green Bay Packers players Clay Matthew...

Fine, here’s video of last weekend’s My Little Pony convention

November 11, 2014

// Last weekend, more than 600 people gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Milwaukee for the city’s first My Little Pony convention, which is a thing where My Little Pony fans—including grown men calle...

Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month