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February 13, 2023

Last month, we told you Wauwatosa beer bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits will once again be joining forces with 3 Floyds Brewing and WarPigs to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with its annual "Wückf...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (January 29 – February 11)

February 13, 2023

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." However you want to define it, it's safe to say th...

Milwaukee Record’s Cats Of The Week: Ozzie and Ellie

February 12, 2023

UPDATE: OZZIE AND ELLIE WERE 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...

Milwaukee composers Krol-Scharber talk about their upcoming Busch Light Super Bowl commercial

February 11, 2023

If you’ve been to enough local shows, you’ve surely seen Quinn Scharber and Justin Krol on stage. The veteran Milwaukee musicians have spent years playing together in Hugh Bob & The Hustle and in Trapper Sc...

Klement’s out, Johnsonville in as “Official Sausage of Summerfest”

February 10, 2023

Call it the Summerfest Sausage Shakeup. Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. announced on Friday that Sheboygan Falls-based sausage purveyor Johnsonville is the new "Official Sausage, Hot Dog, and Sausage Stick of...

10 Valentine’s Day events in Milwaukee

February 10, 2023

Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundantly true...

Business To Business: Lakefront Brewery owner Russ Klisch values ABC Lock & Key Inc.

February 10, 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 ...

What’s up with all the “3 white boys that break into cars” cards near Downtown?

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