Tag: Feature | Page 19 | Milwaukee Record

Public Brewing Company in Kenosha is closed

Public Brewing Company in Kenosha has closed

April 7, 2026

Kenosha's Public Brewing Company has closed. "PUBLIC BREWING COMPANY HAS CLOSED," reads a pop-up on the brewery's website. "Thank you to our staff and customers for years of support and dedication." The s...

Take a “Wrong Turn” with VLNTYN’s brooding new music video

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2026

Last year, we introduced you to VLNTYN—a self-described "conceptual dark indie rock project" fronted by Milwaukee singer/songwriter Jorge Vallentine—through covering the project’s lead single, "Swimming In The ...

Here’s the 2026 Washington Park Wednesdays lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 7, 2026

It's not quite summer music series season, but it is summer music series announcement season. And hey! The fine folks from Washington Park Wednesdays just announced their 2026 musical lineup! Want to know wh...

Now you can use a credit card (or other contactless forms of payment) to ride the bus

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

Joining the brave new world of 2016, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced Monday that bus riders can now use credit cards—or other contactless forms of payment like mobile wallets and smart devices—...

Indoor pickleball facility The Picklr will open in West Allis on April 11

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

One year after it was first announced, indoor pickleball facility The Picklr is set to open in West Allis. The Picklr, a.k.a. "North America's fastest-growing and largest indoor pickleball franchise," will c...

Megadeth out, Kerry King in for Summerfest 2026

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

It's been nearly two months since Summerfest released its 2026 headliner lineup, and there have already been tweaks, changes, and substitutions. And if you're an area metalhead, one of those changes is kind of ...

The Catered Quiz: jeremy messersmith answers questions about ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’

Rick Katschke

April 7, 2026

Spring Break is over and the Catered Quiz is back! This week, jeremy messersmith joins the show to discuss his new album Fox/Coyote and to answer questions about Star Wars and Star Trek. We also talk about Davi...

A super-simple voting guide to today’s 2026 Spring Election

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

On Tuesday, April 7, Wisconsin will vote in the 2026 Spring Election. It's super important and individual votes matter. Here's the super-simple deal: • Everyone in Wisconsin will vote for a new Justice Of Th...

I took the (cold) plunge: Hot Spell Sauna exposes Milwaukee to Finnish tradition

Annie Raab

April 6, 2026

You see them everywhere now. Barrels on wheels, like oversized whisky casks, arranged in clusters around firepits. They appeared in town almost overnight, hauled in on trailers and parked on flat surfaces near ...

Enderis Park Neighborhood Association announces 2026 Concerts On The Green lineup

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2026

Since 2005, Enderis Park Neighborhood Association has hosted the Concerts On The Green music series, which brings live music and food vendors to the neighborhood’s eponymous public park's playfield. We recently...

Exterior of AXE MKE in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AXE MKE will close on East Side, be folded into Walker’s Point NorthSouth Club

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

After eight years in business, East Side axe-throwing bar AXE MKE, 1924 E. Kenilworth Pl., is getting, well, the axe. Sort of. On Monday, Milwaukee "activity bar" group Bars & Recreation announced that i...

Milwaukee expat ZETI returns with new EP, show at Jazz Estate

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

Late '00s and early '10s Milwaukee music fans almost certainly remember Margaret Stutt. Under her Pezzettino moniker, the Racine native was an ever-present and accordion-slinging staple, playing shows in venues...

Here’s Downtown South Milwaukee’s 2026 “Market Music” lineup

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2026

Now that April is upon us and spring is finally showing some faint signs of life, we can actually start to look forward to some of the fun outdoor activities that help make Milwaukee and its surrounding cities ...

Bay View’s Gather Bakehouse will close April 12

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

After roughly two years in business, Bay View bakery Gather Bakehouse, 1100 E. Oklahoma Ave., is closing its doors for good. As first reported by OnMilwaukee and later announced on Gather's social media acco...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Let’s vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile(s) will melt THIS year

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Marcus Center snow pile! UPDATE (4/6/26): Here's the Water St...

Project to redesign East Side’s Ivanhoe Plaza moving forward

Matt Wild

April 3, 2026

It's been three years since a chunk of Ivanhoe Place between Hooligan's and the former Crossroads Collective on the city's East Side was closed to vehicular traffic and designated as a pedestrian plaza. Today, ...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about the state’s most important questions

Matt Wild

April 3, 2026

Where does "up north" actually begin? What makes a "dive bar" a dive bar? Who has better cheese curds: Culver's or Cousins? We've investigated these important questions in the pages of Milwaukee Record before; ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Cheeto

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 3, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Milwaukee Film Festival Cinema Hooligante films

I dropped by Radio Milwaukee’s Cinebuds podcast to talk about MFF26 and Cinema Hooligante

Matt Wild

April 2, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters April 16-30. You can purchase advance ticket packages and passes NOW. You can catch up on our MFF26 coverage ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 18-31, 2026)

Matt Wild

April 2, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Tagged Feature