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February 3, 2022

Since 2016, Milwaukee Record and Company Brewing have joined forces to make a delicious spiced porter called "Milwaukee Record Re-Porter." For the uninformed, Re-Porter is Company’s Night Rye’d Porter that has ...

Garden Home cuts the lights and cranks the volume in “Ghost” music video

February 3, 2022

Back in December, Garden Home released postmortem. The two-track EP pulls no punches as it earnestly addresses feelings of remorse, confinement, and helplessness brought on by both the pandemic and the planet's...

La Casa De Chivolin brings ceviche (and a clown origin story) to Lincoln Village

Juan Miguel Martinez

February 2, 2022

About eight years ago, my sister and I went to see OFF! in Chicago. We showed up about three hours early, so we went to eat at El Barco Mariscos, a Mexican restaurant on Ashland and Cortez. We ordered ceviche, ...

Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2022

February 2, 2022

For a period of eight years, Burnhearts Mitten Fest offered a one-day escape from the seasonal doldrums that plague Wisconsinites in wintertime. The February festival brought people together in a two-block stre...

Vote in Round 1 of our Wisconsin Snack Bracket!

February 1, 2022

It's the middle of winter in Wisconsin. It's cold, it's boring, and it still gets dark pretty early. In an effort to kill some time and offer a distraction as we all await warmer and brighter days, Milwaukee Re...

Welcome to February: Here’s what you’re doing this month

February 1, 2022

February holds the distinction of being the year’s shortest month, one of Wisconsin’s coldest spans of time, and landing pretty much smack dab in the middle of winter. However, this particular February finds Mi...

Beginning today: Vote early in Milwaukee’s 2022 mayoral primary

February 1, 2022

On Tuesday, February 15, Milwaukee will take one step closer to electing a new mayor when the city votes in the 2022 Spring Primary. Don't want to wait until the 15th to vote? Good news: you can vote early, fro...

Tori Amos will play Milwaukee’s Bradley Symphony Center May 29

February 1, 2022

Unless we're mistaken (and someone will surely tell us if we're mistaken), Tori Amos hasn't played a show in Milwaukee since 2009. That's set to change Sunday, May 29, when the music icon makes a stop at the Br...

Skate with superheroes February 12 at Red Arrow Park’s “Downtown Ice CAPE-ade”

February 1, 2022

Last week we rounded up 7 Milwaukee outdoor ice skating rinks for all your outdoor ice skating needs. This week, we're here to tell you that one of the rinks—Red Arrow Park's "Slice of Ice"–will host a superher...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 23-29)

January 31, 2022

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,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: January 2022

January 31, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Please enjoy Appleton, Wisconsin native Willem Dafoe saying “bubbler” on ‘Saturday Night Live’

January 29, 2022

Forever awesome actor Willem Dafoe is originally from Appleton, Wisconsin. (Dafoe also attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and was a part of Theatre X.) Forever awesome actor Willem Dafoe hosted Sat...

My First Band: Kev Marcus (Black Violin)

January 28, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); At this point in his career, it might take us less time to list the amazing things Kev Marcus hasn't done. As the violinist in Black Violin, Marcus has played thousands of shows all ar...

421 Friday fish frys and counting: Brewtown Eatery (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

January 28, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Brewtown Eatery. Located on the southwest corner of S. 51st Street and W. Howard Aven...

Trixie Mattel’s “This Town” video captures the sweetness and darkness of rural Wisconsin

January 28, 2022

Every time we write about Trixie Mattel (which is a fairly regular occurrence these days!), we always seem to mention the connection the drag superstar, former RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars champion, accomplishe...

Only 3 days remain to see Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel at the Milwaukee Boat Show

January 28, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: TWIGGY THE WATER-SKIING SQUIRREL. • The Milwaukee Boat Show is curr...

Wückfinter will return to Ray’s Wine & Spirits on February 27

January 28, 2022

In early 2019, Wauwatosa beverage bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits and Indiana’s 3 Floyds Brewing joined forces to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with an outdoor celebration of beer done in defian...

Canela Cafe brings breakfast back to Downer Avenue breakfast spot

January 27, 2022

When The Original Pancake House closed its Downer Avenue location in January 2021, the East Side street lost a 16-year breakfast staple. Sure, The Original Pancake House was a national chain, but it was a good ...

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