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“This will absolutely be safe.” Brewers submit safety plan for 35% occupancy on Opening Day

February 19, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Hot on the heels of the Milwaukee Bucks allowing a limited number of fans in...

Listen to Shannon Sharpe talk about nearly being traded to the Packers in 1999

Tyler Maas

February 18, 2021

Right now, as new free agent J.J. Watt considers returning to Wisconsin and Green Bay tries to free up enough salary cap space to make that return possible, Packers fans are left wondering what if. What if he a...

Behold the cosmic curiosity of Dinner Set Gang’s “Lord Of All The Gods” music video

Tyler Maas

February 18, 2021

Back in December, we introduced you to Dinner Set Gang—a new project from Josh Evert and Derek De Vinney of The Fatty Acids—by debuting a so-called "Xmas horror video" for the band's first single. A couple mont...

Milwaukee museums will reopen in March with approved safety plans

Matt Wild

February 18, 2021

After months of COVID-forced shutdowns, Discovery World, the Harley-Davidson Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Milwaukee Public Museum will reopen in March. All four will do so under approved safety pla...

Remember when Robin Vos asked Gov. Evers to lower U.S. and Wisconsin flags in honor of Rush Limbaugh?

Matt Wild

February 18, 2021

There's a great story about the making of Back To The Future. On October 17, 1984, studio executive Sid Sheinberg sent a memo to producer Steven Spielberg, suggesting, among other things, that the title of the ...

Carryout Chronicles: Classic Slice

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...

Here’s the full transcript of CNN’s Town Hall with President Biden, broadcast from Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 17, 2021

On Tuesday, February 16, President Joe Biden answered questions during a CNN Town Hall, hosted by Anderson Cooper and broadcast live from Milwaukee's Pabst Theater. Biden discussed "his plan to contain the coro...

FemFest goes virtual with month-long “Portraits of Femme” series

Matt Wild

February 17, 2021

Like, well, everything, Milwaukee's annual Riverwest FemFest took a pandemic-forced break in 2020. And, like, well, pretty much everything again, Milwaukee's annual FemFest will take a pandemic-forced break in ...

Enjoy Milwaukee’s OTHER cover of Sheryl Crow’s “If It Makes You Happy,” this one by Trapper Schoepp

Matt Wild

February 17, 2021

Okay, we didn't make this up: Back in December, one of the ultra-specific categories in our Favorite Milwaukee Music Of 2020 piece was "Favorite Milwaukee Cover Of An Old Sheryl Crow Song." The winner of that p...

Centraal Grand Cafe & Tappery installs outdoor “streetcar” seating

Matt Wild

February 17, 2021

What happens when you combine restaurants, winter, a pandemic, and heated outdoor seating partially inspired by Milwaukee's favorite form of public transportation? "Streetcar on Lincoln," of course, an outdoor ...

Underly, Kerr move on in state superintendent race; socialist group congratulates other winners

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

Hey! There was another election on Tuesday! The 2021 Spring Primary! Fun! Only one statewide race was on the ballot: the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Jill Underly and Deborah Kerr were the top...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Wondering “Why do I live here?”

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places questions come and go, while some places questions become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with...

Ray’s Wine & Spirits will make 2021’s Wückfinter into “a virtual Wückening”

Tyler Maas

February 16, 2021

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 in defiance of...

Yep, a honky tonk bar called Nashville North is coming to the former Up & Under, and nope, we don’t know anything else about it, either

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

As first reported by Urban Milwaukee and then reported by OnMilwaukee and now reported by us, a honky tonk bar called Nashville North is apparently coming to the former Up & Under Pub, 1214 E. Brady St. "Co...

Downtown buildings will be lit red, white, and blue for tonight’s town hall with President Biden

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

President Joe Biden will be in town today for an hour-long town hall meeting thing, broadcast live from the Pabst Theater. CNN's Anderson Cooper will moderate the invite-only event. If, like us, you haven't bee...

Watch Joe Wong face the end of the world in dual “Minor” and “Nuclear Rainbow” video

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

Milwaukee native Joe Wong is great. When we last caught up with the musician (now based in Los Angeles), he discussed some of the collaborators who helped bring his latest (excellent) record, Nite Creatures, to...

In case you blinked last week, here’s some more Milwaukee stuff that’s canceled or closed

Matt Wild

February 15, 2021

Every other week we run a column called "In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they're building in Milwaukee." (It used to be called "In case you blinked last week, here's all...

The 10 best Wisconsin Badgers to later play for the Green Bay Packers, ranked

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2021

The Houston Texans and J.J. Watt officially parted ways late last week when the five-time All-Pro defensive end was granted his release from the unabashedly rebuilding franchise. Instantly, Packers fans and oth...

Here’s your handy 2021 Spring Primary voting guide for the contested Milwaukee School Board races

Matt Wild

February 15, 2021

Hey! On Tuesday, February 16, there's another election! The 2021 Spring Primary! Fun! Only one statewide race is on the ballot—the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. You can find a voting guide for ...

Immortal Girlfriend goes industrial with “post-synthwave headbanger,” “Others”

Matt Wild

February 15, 2021

If Kevin and William Bush of Milwaukee synthwave duo Immortal Girlfriend had a big 2020, 2021 looks to be even bigger. The brothers released one of our favorite EPs of last year, RIDE, while William released on...

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