Tag: East Side

Nadi Plates files license applications for new East Side home

August 25, 2026

Italian food truck and catering service Nadi Plates is gearing up to finally open an East Side home. Last week, Nadi Plates owners filed license applications with the city to open a brick-and-mortar restaura...

Astrology-themed Star Bar will open on East Side August 13

Matt Wild

August 4, 2026

The stars will be out August 13 when a new astrology-themed bar, Star Bar, opens at 2011 Ivanhoe Pl. on the city's East Side. As we previously reported in June, the location is a small, roughly 700-square-fo...

Scenes from the 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival on Milwaukee’s East Side

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 15, 2026

The Northern Hemisphere's 2026 summer solstice is still a week away, but Milwaukee's 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival is already in the books. The annual fest took over the city's East Side neighborhood on ...

Nadi Plates will NOT move into former Crossroads Collective, will move into former Pomona Cider Co. instead

Matt Wild

June 11, 2026

More than a year after Italian food truck and catering service Nadi Plates announced it would open a restaurant in the former Crossroads Collective space at 2238 N. Farwell Ave. on Milwaukee's East Side, the co...

Astrology-themed ‘Star Bar’ planned for section of former Crossroads Collective space

Matt Wild

June 8, 2026

While Milwaukee's east side continues to wait for the opening of Italian restaurant Nadi Plates in the former Crossroads Collective space, 2238 N. Farwell Ave., a portion of that space may soon find itself home...

Interior of Jalisco's Cocina y Bar on North Avenue

Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar is now open in old Hacienda Beer Co./BBC space on North Avenue

Matt Wild

May 19, 2026

After months of random hints and actual planning, a new Mexican restaurant, Jalisco's Cocina y Bar, has officially opened at 2018 E. North Ave. The high-profile East Side space had been vacant for the past nine...

Exterior of Hooligan's bar on Milwaukee's East Side

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Hooligan’s holds down East Side with happy hour drinks, walleye fish fry

Caleb Westphal

May 15, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #645, at Hooligan's in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I look out a window. I see fireflies dan...

Project to redesign East Side’s Ivanhoe Plaza moving forward

Matt Wild

April 3, 2026

It's been three years since a chunk of Ivanhoe Place between Hooligan's and the former Crossroads Collective on the city's East Side was closed to vehicular traffic and designated as a pedestrian plaza. Today, ...

Here’s the just-announced date of the 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2026

Saturday, June 13 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Scenes from the 2025 Summer Soulstice Music Festival • Scenes...

License applications filed for Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar in former Hacienda/BBC space on East Side

Matt Wild

January 30, 2026

Earlier this month we reported that it looked like a new Mexican restaurant, Jalisco's Cocina y Bar, was being planned for the former Triple Taproom/Hacienda/BBC space on the city's East Side. Now, license appl...

FreshFin will close East Side location January 31

Matt Wild

January 15, 2026

Looking for information on another impending business closure on Milwaukee's East Side? Then you've clicked on the right article! On Thursday, poke bowl restaurant FreshFin announced its East Side location, ...

Still under construction, East Side Italian restaurant Nadi Plates eyes early 2026 opening

Matt Wild

November 11, 2025

Back in April, it was announced that Waukesha food truck and catering company Nadi Plates (pronounced "naughty plates") would open its first brick-and-mortar location in the recently closed Crossroads Collectiv...

Smokin’ Jack’s BBQ will open new location in Izzy Hops, new concept in former L’Incontro

Matt Wild

October 15, 2025

Two East Side restaurant locations will see new life in the upcoming months—all thanks to one new operator. Smokin' Jack's BBQ is set to open a new location in the current home of Izzy Hops Swig & Nosh, ...

Explore the East Side’s newest murals and historic buildings at Doors Open Mural Fest

Press Release

September 5, 2025

Explore the East Side’s Newest Murals and Historic Buildings at Doors Open Mural Fest In Tandem with Doors Open Milwaukee, The East Side BID Invites Visitors to Experience Art, Architecture, and Community MIL...

East Side Gallery Night will make inaugural splash July 18

Matt Wild

July 11, 2025

You've enjoyed nearly four decades of the original Gallery Night MKE. You've enjoyed nearly 15 years of the Bay View Gallery Night. Now buckle up for a new neighborhood-specific celebration of art and art-adjac...

East Side Italian restaurant L’Incontro is closed

Matt Wild

July 10, 2025

After 15 months in business, East Side Italian restaurant L'Incontro, 2315 N. Murray Ave., has closed. The restaurant made the announcement Wednesday on social media. It's last day of service was Monday, Jul...

Brewers unveil anime-inspired William Contreras mural in Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

June 27, 2025

The East Side got a shot of major league star power on Friday, when the Milwaukee Brewers unveiled a new mural of catcher William Contreras in the neighborhood's Black Cat Alley. The anime-inspired mural was il...

Scenes from the 2025 Summer Soulstice Music Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 16, 2025

This Friday marks the 2025 summer solstice. Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood, however, got in on the seasonal action a few days early with last Saturday's Summer Soulstice Music Festival. From noon to midn...

The East Side Business Improvement District presents “Veridian Kaleidoscope,” Ivanhoe Plaza’s newest mural

Press Release

June 9, 2025

The East Side Business Improvement District Presents – Veridian Kaleidoscope – Ivanhoe Plaza’s Newest Mural The new mural will be revealed to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration...

New gaming bar, The Familiar Place, planned for Oakland Avenue

Matt Wild

June 4, 2025

Sheenna Kleveno and Michael Taylor are getting married this year. But that's not the only big project on the couple's plate. Kleveno and Taylor are also planning on opening a gaming bar—stuffed with card games,...

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