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March 2, 2022

It's shaping up to be a big week for fans of Polish food in Milwaukee. Many took part in "Pączki Day" festivities on Tuesday, and this Friday will mark the opening day of a brand new Polish specialty store on t...

Undercover publication: Quirky 1981 Milwaukee history book is a rare gem

Tea Krulos

March 2, 2022

Many books have delved into Milwaukee's history—John Gurda's The Making Of Milwaukee (and his entire output), for example—but none is as quirky as 1981's Undercover: A Collection Of Little Known And Unrelated F...

5 reasons missing ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ at Marcus Performing Arts Center would be a big mistake. Big. Huge!

March 2, 2022

Following an extended pandemic-prompted pause, musical theater was finally able to safely return to stages all across the country in recent months. Marcus Performing Arts Center is among the variety of venues b...

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

March 2, 2022

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons...a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and...

Wisconsin has a big budget surplus; area education and business leaders want to invest in schools

March 2, 2022

In case you missed it, Wisconsin has a big budget surplus—$3.8 billion, to be exact. Combined with a $1.7 billion "rainy day fund," the state is sitting on a cool $5.5 billion. So what to do with that money?...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Feb. 20-26)

March 2, 2022

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

And the Wisconsin Snack Bracket winner is…

March 2, 2022

Following more than a month of Wisconsin Snack Bracket competition, we finally have a winner. And that winning brand is...Spats Sauce! The creamy horseradish condiment that's relatively unknown to customers ...

Choose a champ in our Wisconsin Snack Bracket Final Round!

March 1, 2022

It's all come down to this. Following a month-long competition that found 32 Badger State food brands facing one another in four heated rounds of voting, our Wisconsin Snack Bracket field has dwindled to just t...

Order a Milwaukee Record “Railroad Bridge” T-shirt now!

February 28, 2022

SHIRTS WILL NOT BE SHIPPED UNTIL EARLY APRIL. With the help of Redwall Screen Printing and artist Andy Tyra, we’ve created a brand new shirt design that pays truck-demolishing tribute to a destructive point of...

Celebrate Friday Fish Fry Day (March 4) by voting for your favorite fish fry, donating to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

February 28, 2022

Every Friday may be Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there's only one official Friday Fish Fry Day. Organized in 2021 by—who else?—Milwaukee Record fish fry columnist Caleb Westphal, Friday Fish Fry Day ta...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: February 2022

February 28, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

My First Band: Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop)

February 25, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); We're bending the show's format again this week by chatting about music (and more!) with Gareth Reynolds. Though the comedian, actor, writer, and one half of The Dollop podcast is not ...

425 Friday fish frys and counting: Butler Inn (Butler)

Caleb Westphal

February 25, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Butler Inn. The Butler Inn (12400 W. Hampton Ave., 262-783-5899) caught fire late on ...

Carnitas Machetes chops it up and brings Mexican market vibe to 8th and Rogers

Juan Miguel Martinez

February 24, 2022

"Es que tu comes pura maciza, wey" ("It's because you only order the lean meat, dude") is something I overhear at Carnitas Machetes (2000 S. 8th St., 414-389-9254), where I am waiting in line to get my two poun...

We’re screening ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ at Avalon Theater on March 30

February 24, 2022

What are you doing on Wednesday, March 30? Whatever your plans are, change them immediately and join Milwaukee Record at Avalon Theater for our screening of Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping. That's right! We...

Murphy Kaye expands sound, wonders “Where’d You Wake Up”

February 24, 2022

The first time we encountered the music of Milwaukee musician Murphy Kaye, we were driving in our car while WMSE was playing the positively terrific "Headlong." That song still rules (as does its followup, "Joy...

30 years ago, a WCW PPV at the Milwaukee Theater changed pro wrestling

DJ Hostettler

February 23, 2022

Chicago's Zelo Pro Wrestling has established a solid foothold in Milwaukee. The company will make its return to Turner Hall Ballroom on Sunday, February 27 for its "Level Up" show, featuring Zelo Pro champ GPA,...

Tosa Restaurant Week brings food, drink specials to 11 Wauwatosa businesses

February 23, 2022

When is the last time you went out and explored Wauwatosa? If it's been a while since you dined, drank, and spent some quality time in the Milwaukee suburb, there's no better time to experience Wauwatosa's wide...

John Mulaney will bring his “From Scratch” tour to Fiserv Forum August 20