WMSE’s Local/Live: It Is Dead
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.
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Protasiewicz, Kelly advance to April 4 election, will decide political leaning of Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly are the projected winners of Tuesday's primary race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The two will now face each other in the April 4 general election. The political leaning of th...
Mandatory Milwaukee: The hash browns at Café At The Plaza
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the hash browns at Café At The Plaza!
Back in 2018, we bestowed "Mandator...
County Exec’s 2023 State of County Address predicts “no local dollars” for local services by 2027
On Tuesday morning, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2023 State of the County Address at UW-Milwaukee. It was Crowley's third such address, and his first delivered in-person.
Topics inc...
Watch Thrasher skateboarders “rip the remains” of Northridge Mall
Milwaukee's once-mighty Northridge Mall has been closed and abandoned since 2003. Well, calling it "abandoned" may not be entirely accurate. You see, the undead ghost mall has been a favorite spot for pesky van...
55 flat-out fantastic photos from Mama Tried’s Flat Out Friday 2023
Motorcycle racers riding on top of a track that's slathered in Dr. Pepper syrup! Old riders! Young riders! Costumed "goofball" riders! Need we say more?
Nope, not much. Milwaukee's homegrown Flat Out Friday ...
Enjoy these 21 photos of Bay View’s new Cheba Hut, which opened last week and is awesome
Even though we try to highlight local, independently-owned restaurants as often as we can, we're not immune to the occasional chain restaurant craving. Over the weekend, we indulged in one when we checked out t...
The Avett Brothers will headline BMO Pavilion June 23 during Summerfest
And the Summerfest headliners just keep on comin'. Well, in this case, a BMO Pavilion Summerfest headliner, but still. (Also: When did they drop "Harris" from BMO Harris Pavilion? How did we miss that?)
Anyw...
The Show on Riverwest Radio: Charlie Berens
Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every Saturday night on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Apple Podcasts.
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Milwaukee Record’s Cats Of The Week: Magic and Kona
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 population in the Milwaukee area through ta...
Female beer reps from 9 different breweries to collaborate on Women’s Month events
For many years, the beer industry was one completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically owned by—you guessed it!—m...
Business To Business: Cache Cider owner Ethan Keller loves Transfer Pizzeria Café
With our “Business To Business” series, we’re offering business owners in and around Milwaukee a platform to acknowledge other local establishments and area entrepreneurs they appreciate. This week: Cache Cider...
Oscar shorts, family films coming to Oriental Theatre
If you're in the market for catching up on this year's crop of Oscar-nominated short films and enjoying the original Muppet Movie on the big screen, have we got some news for you.
Beginning Friday, February ...
The Frogs’ Jimmy Flemion will play first hometown show in 17 years March 24 at X-Ray Arcade
In the history of Milwaukee bands that broke into the mainstream—albeit briefly—no group leaves a stranger mark than The Frogs. Brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed the aggressively lo-fi and aggressively s...
Digging into the race for Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District—the OTHER big race in Tuesday’s primary
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The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is the biggest on...
Pizza Man is leaving Downer Avenue, moving to old Stubby’s on Humboldt Boulevard
After nearly 10 years of holding down the corner of Downer and Belleview on the city's east side, Milwaukee staple Pizza Man is preparing to move. "Within the coming weeks," Pizza Man will move from its current...
What to expect from key Brewers in 2023 (based on the songs that were #1 on their 23rd birthdays)
As the final preparations for the 2023 baseball season get underway this week in Arizona and Florida, everyone is asking the same question: What kind of year will it be?
Thankfully, in the modern era we have...
Check out The Vanguard’s new stylized sausages and butcher boards
Earlier this week, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 4 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare—most notably the delicious likes of the Diablo Verde and the Beer Nerd—have either been...
18 examples of Jrue Holiday’s awesomeness, ranked
Tuesday was a career-defining night for Jrue Holiday. The Bucks star scored 40 points—including a shot from beyond half court and a clutch three in overtime—and flashed some timely defense to lead Milwaukee to ...
11 interesting Milwaukee items in the big Landmark 1850 / Joseph Halser III auction
Who doesn't love a good auction? And who doesn't love a good auction stocked with nearly 3,000 items—many of which would be of great interest to collectors of old Milwaukee stuff?
Landmark 1850 owner and "in...