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Exterior of AXE MKE in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AXE MKE will close on East Side, be folded into Walker’s Point NorthSouth Club

April 6, 2026

After eight years in business, East Side axe-throwing bar AXE MKE, 1924 E. Kenilworth Pl., is getting, well, the axe. Sort of. On Monday, Milwaukee "activity bar" group Bars & Recreation announced that i...

How one Milwaukee couple is helping transform the East Side into a destination

Melanie Lawder

December 4, 2018

Two-ish years later, and it seems all that "The East Side is dying" rhetoric may have been a bit of an overreaction. In 2016 and 2017, the supposed demise of the neighborhood was the talk of the town, sparke...

Sign up for our horror movie-themed party at AXE MKE, October 25 during the Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 24, 2018

The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is imminent. From October 18 through November 1, MFF2018 will screen 305 films at multiple theaters, host oodles of events at multiple venues, and kick all kinds of ass. Also im...

Axe throwing bar, AXE MKE, will open in June, is taking reservations now

Matt Wild

April 12, 2018

Axe throwing and alcohol—it's a match made in 2018 bar-gimmick heaven. And hey! There's an axe throwing joint opening soon on the East Side—June, to be exact. Yes, the much-anticipated AXE MKE, coming to 192...

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