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February 10, 2023

Warning: this article has no answers, only questions. Namely, what's up with all the cards about "3 white boys that break into cars" that are stapled to trees in the city's East Town neighborhood? Who are these...

Here are 25 pictures of Red Maple MKE, a new bar that officially opens February 19

February 9, 2023

Starting Sunday, February 19, Red Maple MKE will officially be open for business. The new bar—located at 100 W. Maple Street in the former site of Ollie's on the southern edge of Walker's Point—is the second dr...

Survey: Lake Park’s Ravine Road should be year-round pedestrian, bike path

February 9, 2023

The saga of Lake Park's Ravine Road is a long and complicated one. Located near Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, the road was historically used as a motorway connecting Lincoln Memorial Drive to the upper East Si...

Lady Cannon puts on brave face with hazy new single, “Ashamed”

February 9, 2023

The last time we heard from Milwaukee singer-songwriter Martha Cannon she was appearing with musical collaborator Vinnie Kircher on one of the best local records of 2022, L'Resorts' Explorers. But Cannon has lo...

Brewed City: Vennture Brew Co

February 8, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Buffalo Nichols (Live from Anodyne)

February 8, 2023

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeereco...

North Avenue getting new sports bar, North Sports Bar

February 7, 2023

After sitting empty for nearly a year, a storied North Avenue bar/restaurant/venue space on the East Side is set to get a new business. Local restaurant industry veteran Raymond Sanchez plans to open a sport...

A Crafty Cow “Burger Night” cheeseburger with all 20 available toppings on it: The Milwaukee Record Review

February 7, 2023

Last month, while I was attending the first winter installment of our Midweek Music series at Crafty Cow MKE (2675 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-808-0481), I decided to take advantage of the restaurant's fairly new...

Milwaukee approves temporary moratorium on new vape shops, places selling vape stuff

February 7, 2023

The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that will create a temporary moratorium on "the issuance of certificates of occupancy for establishments selling electronic smoking devi...

Long Mama takes to the wilderness in “The Narrows” music video

February 7, 2023

Last October, Long Mama—a Milwaukee band composed of vocalist and guitarist Kat Wodtke, drummer Nick Lang, guitarist Andrew Koenig, and bassist Samual Odin—released its long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut...

Lake Drive delivers emo, rock, ballads on debut EP, ‘Wordplay’

February 7, 2023

Milwaukee four-piece Lake Drive calls itself a "modern day hair band." That description may conjure up images of decadent acts like Poison, Ratt, and Skid Row, but Lake Drive is far from '80s cheese. On the ban...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2023 with these photos

February 6, 2023

For the tenth year, Burnhearts curated a winning wintry mix of live music, rare and delicious craft beer, tasty food and barrel-aged cocktails, locally-made wares, and charity that all came together outdoors to...

Milwaukee Record’s Cat Of The Week: Reese

February 5, 2023

UPDATE: REESE HAS BEEN ADOPTED! ••• Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat popul...

18 pictures from The Sugar Maple’s Wes Anderson pop-up and art show

February 3, 2023

Everyone knows themed pop-up events don't fly in the middle of winter in Milwaukee. What The Sugar Maple's weekend-long Wes Anderson pop-up and art show presupposes is...maybe they do? Yes, Thursday was Day ...

Business To Business: Clover co-owner Sissy Butner feels welcome at Gary’s Pet Jungle

February 3, 2023

Owning and operating a small business can be very difficult, stressful, and thankless work. The hours can be long, a paycheck isn’t always guaranteed, and the worries tend to pile up. With our new “Business To ...

Barstool Sports founder interrupts Classic Slice’s employee party, demands pizza, insults them

February 3, 2023

Since opening on a bustling Bay View corner in 2007, Classic Slice (2797 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-238-2406) has offered Milwaukee mindbogglingly massive slices, delicious specialty pizzas with great names like...

Stuff We Missed: Northwestern Mutual doubling down on Milwaukee, Culver’s giving 54 burgers to Giannis

February 3, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Big news dropped on Thursday that Northwestern Mutual plans to double down o...

Milwaukee Public Market’s tiny “Dinky Rink” ice skating rink will return this Friday

February 2, 2023

Last winter, the Milwaukee Public Market debuted what it called The Dinky Rink, a.k.a. "the area's smallest public ice rink." The wee lil' ice rink—complete with covered seating, outdoor heaters, and access to ...

Astral Hand finally makes “Contact” with heavy psych song/video, upcoming album