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East Side Bar And Grill planned for former Seoul space on Prospect Avenue

Matt Wild
September 8, 2022
A new bar and grill is planned for the East Side. It's called, appropriately enough, East Side Bar And Grill. The business is located in the former Seoul Korean Restaurant space at 2178 N. Prospect Ave. Lice...

East Side residents concerned about losing good restaurant seats object to proposed apartments

Matt Wild
August 21, 2022
An apartment building proposed for a site near Downer Avenue on Milwaukee's east side is getting some pushback from nearby residents. And that pushback is hilarious. Several condominium owners and homeowners...

Plant-based eatery and bar, Nice Times, coming to former Snack Boys/Hotel Foster

Matt Wild
December 21, 2021
It may not feel like it, but nice times are ahead, Milwaukee. Nice Times, a new plant-based restaurant and bar, is set to open in the old Snack Boys/Hotel Foster space at 2028 E. North Ave. on the city's eas...

Pizza Man is “genuinely sorry” about that plumbing thing, is temporarily closed for repairs

Matt Wild
September 28, 2021
Last Friday, we stumbled into quite the scene on the city's east side. It seems that the plumbing from longtime local pizza purveyor Pizza Man (2597 N. Downer Ave.) was leaking through the ceiling of the small ...

Pizza Man plumbing has been leaking into bar next door; Pizza Man employees “voluntarily resign”

Matt Wild
September 25, 2021
On Friday afternoon, the East Side location of Pizza Man (2597 N. Downer Ave.) posted a message to social media saying that the restaurant would be "open for carryout and delivery only." But the reason for that...

Let’s all chip in and buy Paddy’s Pub for $639,900 and not turn it into something awful

Matt Wild
September 23, 2021
Hey! Milwaukee! Let's all chip in, raise about $639,900, buy the iconic East Side bar Paddy's Pub (2339-2345 N. Murray Ave.), and not turn it into something awful like luxury apartments or whatever! How 'bout i...

Louie’s Char Dogs & Butter Burgers is open on the East Side and it’s good

Matt Wild
April 6, 2021
Back in February we hipped you to a place called Louie's Char Dogs & Butter Burgers, opening soon at 2336 N. Farwell Ave.—a.k.a. the little strip mall on the East Side where Blockbuster used to be. Well, th...

Black Cat Alley is seeking three artists (or artist teams) to create three new murals

Matt Wild
August 20, 2020
In a Mandatory Milwaukee piece from earlier this year, we had this to say about Black Cat Alley: The site may now shy away from any overt social or political statements, but the natural alley-ness of the alley...

The East Side is getting a nifty outdoor “Art Lot”

Matt Wild
July 22, 2020
Do you like Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood? Do you like art? Do you like eating and/or hanging out in once-underused parking lots that now feature colorful picnic tables painted by local artists? If you ans...

Summer Soulstice cancels 2020 fest, launches virtual “Tribute to Soulstice” for East Side businesses

Matt Wild
April 27, 2020
The organizers of the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival announced on Monday that the 2020 installment of the fest has been canceled. The fest was previously scheduled for June 20. It would have been the 20...

Here’s how you can support a bunch of East Side and Downer Avenue businesses

Matt Wild
March 25, 2020
When you're finished perusing our up-to-date list of relief fundraisers for Milwaukee bars, restaurants, and venues, why not explore some ways to support a bunch of East Side and Downer Avenue businesses, too? ...

Black Cat Alley will host a “Snow Day” dance party and snowball fight February 22

Matt Wild
February 11, 2020
Remember when winter in Milwaukee was a dead zone for shows, events, and—especially—outdoor parties? Well, those days are long gone. Mitten Fest 2020 is already in the books; the kinda-sorta outdoor VinterSköl ...

Mad Chicken will open this Friday on the East Side

Matt Wild
January 8, 2020
Remember when there was a Burger King on the East Side? You know, at 2045 E. North Ave., on the corner of North and Prospect? Remember when it was really bad, even though Burger King is really good? Remember wh...

Reminder: Mad Chicken is coming to that former Burger King on the East Side

Matt Wild
October 8, 2019
Remember when there was a Burger King on the East Side? You know, at 2045 E. North Ave., on the corner of North and Prospect? Remember when it was really bad, even though Burger King is really good? Remember wh...

Crossroads Collective adds SmallPie, Pilcrow Coffee

Matt Wild
September 4, 2019
Since opening in December 2018, Crossroads Collective—a.k.a. one of the city's first food halls, located in the former Oriental Drugs space on the East Side—has been great. Walk inside and you're greeted with v...

Mural Watch 2019: New murals for Crossroads Collective and Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild
August 8, 2019
Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

Relive the 2019 Summer Soulstice Music Festival with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff
June 24, 2019
Remember a few years ago, when the East Side was lousy with empty bars, empty buildings, and gone-out-of-business businesses? Yeah, it's not really like that anymore. If you needed proof, this past Saturday's S...

Bay View will be the new East Side with its very own food hall, Flour and Feed

Matt Wild
June 17, 2019
Remember those stickers and signs that proclaimed Bay View to be the "better" East Side? Fun times! Anyway, Bay View is getting a food hall now, just like the East Side. We kid, we kid. Anyway, the so-called...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar is open at Crossroads Collective and it’s good

Matt Wild
May 14, 2019
broadstreet.zone(66112); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee's new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 13 through May 20, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...

The Bike Fixers (formerly Cory The Bike Fixer) is closed

Matt Wild
April 11, 2019
The Bike Fixers—formerly known as Cory The Bike Fixer—is closed. A "For Sale" currently graces the front of the East Side building at 2410 N. Murray Ave. Multiple calls to the long-running bike shop have gone u...
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