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January 9, 2025

Since the late 1970s, Kinship Community Food Center—formerly known as Riverwest Food Pantry until 2022—has focused on making food available to those in need. Along the way, the organization expanded its mission...

Here are the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival headliners, and that’s it

January 9, 2025

Hank Williams Jr. (Friday, July 11) Chris Stapleton (Saturday, July 12) Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon....

Diorama-Rama will return in March with “Myths and Legends” theme

January 9, 2025

Here's a fun fact: Milwaukee is home to the world's first habitat diorama! In 1890, Carl Akeley, a.k.a. the "father of modern taxidermy," created a muskrat colony diorama for the then-young Milwaukee Public Mus...

New Year’s lessons from Bret “The Hitman” Hart

Barry Robert Weber

January 8, 2025

In 1993, I high-fived Bret “The Hitman” Hart in downtown Milwaukee. I was 11 years old, and I was attending my first live pro wrestling event: a non-televised “house show” at the Bradley Center. The undercar...

Brady Street Festival will “return to its roots,” move back to last Saturday in July

January 8, 2025

Back in 2024, Milwaukee's beloved and long-running Brady Street Festival made news by moving to a week earlier than its normal "last-Saturday-in-July" date. Why the change? Because that final July weekend was r...

Food/Drink Roundup: Before former Ardent becomes Purslane, it’ll be Mother’s

January 8, 2025

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: More news about the former Ardent space! On November 29, chef Justin ...

Sugar Maple will become SpongeBob-themed “Bar-Kini Bottom” February 7-8

January 8, 2025

Adventure Time. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. I Think You Should Leave. Joe Pera Talks With You. What do all these beloved shows have in common? They've all been the subjects of themed pop-ups at Milwaukee...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Poison Hand (Live from Anodyne)

January 8, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, January 7, 2025: Poi...

How a curbside dollhouse renovation helped subside holiday loneliness

Emmy Yates

January 7, 2025

From my own experience, "Hail Mary" art projects unfortunately motivate me the most efficiently as an artist and procrastinator. When I found a gutted Victorian dollhouse on the side of the road in Milwaukee's ...

7-story apartment building planned for long-vacant East Side lot; neighborhood meeting features good pizza

January 7, 2025

A seven-story apartment building with up to 65 units is being planned for a long-vacant lot in the city's East Side neighborhood. The lot is located at 2560 N. Stowell Avenue, immediately behind Boswell Book Co...

Missed Trivia By Milwaukee Record at Vivarium and Turner Hall? Here are last month’s questions.

January 7, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); Another month, another round of Milwaukee trivia! Thanks to our friends at the Pabst Theater Group, our home-brewed Trivia By Milwaukee Record is part of the pre-show entertainment...

Broken Bat Brewing is releasing a signature beer for AJ Green

January 7, 2025

Even though Milwaukee's craft brewing scene is currently in a rather uncertain place following the recent closure of a few breweries and the sudden acquisition of others, there are still encouraging and fun thi...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Lake effect snow

January 7, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: lake effect snow! What's the deal with snow? Sometimes you get...

Japanese Breakfast announces new album, will headline BMO Pavilion during Summerfest 2025

January 7, 2025

During Summerfest 2023, indie darling Japanese Breakfast played an incredible show at the Generac Power Stage. In 2025, however, Michelle Zauner and company will find themselves on a more high-profile Summerfes...

Mitten Fest, Bacon Fest and 9 other Milwaukee winter festivals

January 6, 2025

Even though autumn technically ended a few weeks ago, it’s finally beginning to set in: winter is actually here. The holidays are over and it's already snowed a few times. And there’s still, like, 10 more weeks...

Questions (and answers) about the Milwaukee Boat

January 6, 2025

If you live in or near Milwaukee, you've surely heard about the Milwaukee Boat. You know, that abandoned boat that's been beached on Milwaukee shores since October. That abandoned boat that's been the subject o...

Relive Saturday’s N/A Day “Dry January” beverage festival with these photos

January 6, 2025

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record hosted the fourth annual N/A Day at The Cooperage. The 2025 installment of our "Dry January" Beverage Festival featured close to 30 vendors sampling more than 60 non-alcohol...

Lack Of Reason will play Sunday’s installment of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show

January 5, 2025

The Green Bay Football Team™ is in the playoffs! Not only does that mean "The Pack" lives on for another week, it also means our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show series will continue on at Cactus Club until Green...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Cobalt and Chrome