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In these troubled times, find solace in a new “Pass Me A Beer” video

March 21, 2020

Do we even have to say it? These are strange, weird, troubled times. Happily, the mad Milwaukee geniuses behind the brilliant "Pass Me A Beer" video series—Tim Higgins and brothers Jack and Nick Packard—are bac...

My First Band: Dylan Mattheisen (Tiny Moving Parts)

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 20, 2020

As the energetic singer and spellbinding guitarist of Tiny Moving Parts, Dylan Mattheisen—along with his cousins/bandmates William and Matthew Chevalier—has toured the world over, built an impressive fan base t...

COVID-19 MKE invites residents to build a living digital archive

Brent Gohde

March 20, 2020

News cycles move faster than ever. Tomorrow's COVID-19 headlines will differ greatly from when this article went live. New data and names of self-quarantined public figures will add to the narrative that grows ...

I am not handling this well

Matt Wild

March 20, 2020

Last Thursday, just as things were beginning to fall apart, I was on a 21-hour train trip to Colorado. My father-in-law had a new family vehicle waiting for me there and it was my job to retrieve it and drive i...

324 Friday fish frys and counting: Flannery’s Bar & Restaurant (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

March 20, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Well, here we are. At this point, things are moving so quickly that what may be true on one Frid...

All Milwaukee County playgrounds are closed

Matt Wild

March 20, 2020

On Monday it was golf courses and dog parks; today, Milwaukee County Parks has announced that all of its playgrounds are closed, too. A tweet from Milwaukee County Parks reads: To help stem the spread of CO...

MCTS will reduce the amount of bus service on weekdays

Matt Wild

March 20, 2020

UPDATE: According to Urban Milwaukee, a bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier this week, Milwaukee County Transit System asked folks to limit any "non-essential bus travel." Today, MCTS is tak...

The 50 best Milwaukee Brewers players of all time (50-31)

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 19, 2020

Major League Baseball's 2020 season has been postponed indefinitely and, as a result, we're not quite sure when the Milwaukee Brewers will be taking the field again. As we wait for Opening Day to come (whenever...

Comparing Cudahy, Wisconsin and Cudahy, California

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2020

The following article originally appeared in the February edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwauk...

Saloon on Calhoun wins WAMI for “Best Music Venue To Defiantly Stay Open During Global Pandemic”

Matt Wild

March 19, 2020

If you're familiar with the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards (or WAMIs, for short), you know that Brookfield's Saloon on Calhoun is a perennial "Best Live Club/Venue" nominee. And if you're familiar with Sa...

Milwaukee suspends “all timed, metered and night parking restrictions”

Matt Wild

March 19, 2020

Some good news for a change: Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee's Department of Public Works announced it had suspended "all timed, metered and night parking restrictions to accommodate residents who are home due to...

Jazz In The Park pushes back opening date from May 28 to June 4

Matt Wild

March 19, 2020

And so it continues: Thursday afternoon, Jazz In The Park organizers announced that the popular summer music series will push back its opening date from May 28 to June 4. Because of coronavirus/COVID-19 concern...

Online storytimes, live drawing, and virtual studio visits to help you and your kids stay busy at home

Cris Siqueira

March 19, 2020

Our 20 Years Later series is on brief hiatus until the end of the world is over—or at least until things start looking up again. Please accept instead this brief collection of book and comics-related online hap...

An oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2020

A few weeks ago, our friend and occasional Milwaukee Record photographer Meg Strobel—hire her to take your photos!—told us a story that seemed too strange and hilarious to be true, but it totally is. According ...

Dig Deep unearths fresh roots on ‘Heavy Heart’

Jared Blohm

March 18, 2020

Today is the last day of winter, but if you turn on Dig Deep’s new album, Heavy Heart, hoping for a little bluegrass pick-me-up for the tail end of another long Wisconsin deep freeze, you might want to skip the...

PrideFest Milwaukee 2020 has been postponed

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2020

Following a week in which precautionary measures done in effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 have resulted in countless event postponements and cancellations in and around Milwaukee, the threat...

This Friday, Steny’s will donate 50% of fish fry sales to its laid-off employees

Matt Wild

March 18, 2020

When you're finished reading our—ahem—oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent, read this: On Friday, March 20, Steny's Tavern and Grill (800 S. 2nd St., 414-672-7139) will donate 50% o...

Order carryout from Company Brewing and get a roll of toilet paper for just $1!

Matt Wild

March 18, 2020

Earlier this week, Mequon Pizza Co. made news by offering a free roll of toilet paper with every order of a large pizza. But things have changed since Monday—you can no longer eat inside a restaurant, and toile...

Milwaukee Public Market is completely closed. No carryout. Maybe delivery at some point, but that’s it

Matt Wild

March 18, 2020

Welp. Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Public Market posted this message to Facebook: To our extended Market Family: Based on the new guidelines set out by the State, the market is enforcing a full closure ...

Here are some ways to help artists, musicians, and venues impacted by COVID-19 closures

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2020

Times are tough. That's a huge understatement, but it needs to be acknowledged. Within the past week, the threat of COVID-19 has forced business owners throughout the country to make the extremely difficult dec...

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