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Reminder: Online voter registration ends Oct. 14, same day State Fair field hospital begins accepting COVID-19 patients

October 8, 2020

Have you registered to vote yet? If not, you should! Yes, you can always register at your polling place on Election Day (that would be November 3), but the deadline to register online or by mail is October 14. ...

Crafty Cow announces “Fiesta Panda” and “Big Wings” ghost kitchens

Tyler Maas

October 8, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has done incalculable damage to the restaurant industry in Milwaukee (and pretty much everywhere else). Since mid-March, food purveyors have struggled to stay afloat and have been forced to ...

Milwaukee will continue to follow current city order, not state’s new “25% occupancy” order

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

EDIT: The headline and photo have been changed in order to be less confusing. The current photo was taken in January 2020. Confused about what's open, what's not open, how many people can be in one place, an...

We translated the Mader’s “Schnitzelbank” poster

Josh Hoppert

October 7, 2020

If you have uncles who speak German or if you saw that one Animaniacs episode, then you may already be familiar with "The Schnitzelbank Song." It makes the occasional appearance in modern pop culture, but poste...

A comprehensive guide to the 2020 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2020

Milwaukee Comedy Festival is coming off its biggest and best year yet. Following a year that found oodles of touring talent making their way to Milwaukee to perform to jam-packed rooms (and with the opening of ...

Where were you during Nyjer Morgan’s walkoff nine years ago today?

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2020

Remember when things were, like, good? To be honest, shit kind of sucked even before the country was dealing with soul-crushing levels of political division and a deadly/seemingly permanent pandemic. It's possi...

It looks like Milwaukee is getting a Shepard Fairey mural after all

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

Like it or not, Milwaukee is getting a mural from internationally acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey. Fairey and his Obey Giant team will paint a 7,400-square-foot mural entitled "Voting Rights Are Human Rights...

Check out Summerfest’s plans for the redeveloped Northwestern Mutual Children’s Theater & Playzone

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

Heads up, David Seebach and other kiddie performers—you're getting some new digs at Summerfest. Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual announced a major redevelopment and reimagining of Summe...

Today in voter suppression news: Miller Park and Fiserv Forum will NOT be used as early voting sites

Matt Wild

October 6, 2020

People who want to make it harder for other people to vote scored a win on Tuesday. The Milwaukee Election Commission announced that previous plans to use Miller Park and Fiserv Forum as early in-person voting ...

Hover Craft transitions to virtual event, seeks artists and makers

Tyler Maas

October 6, 2020

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad "maker" umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers during the holiday...

Gov. Evers announces $15 million for music venues, $10 million for independent movie theaters, more

Matt Wild

October 6, 2020

In today's "Shred of Hope" news, Gov. Tony Evers announced more than $100 million in grants "aimed at providing additional economic stabilization for small businesses and communities hardest hit by the COVID-19...

New statewide order limits public gatherings to “no more than 25 percent” of occupancy

Matt Wild

October 6, 2020

Here we go again. On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Tony Evers—via Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm—issued a new statewide emergency order "limiting public gatherings to no more than 25 ...

Milwaukee cancels trick-or-treating, but here’s a dumb map with our state’s favorite candy or whatever

Matt Wild

October 6, 2020

This day. The voter suppression. The new emergency health order. Eddie Van Halen? Good lord. Oh yeah, Milwaukee has canceled trick-or-treating, too. According to Interim Health Commissioner Marlaina Jacks...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

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...

8 unheralded wide receivers who turned into major Packers contributors

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2020

Simply stated, the Green Bay Packers receiving corps isn't in a great place at the moment. A position that was already under scrutiny following an offseason in which Devin Funchess—who later opted out of the se...

Relive summer with Wes Tank and Jump Rope Squad’s “Jump Around” video

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Wes Tank had a good year. Amidst a howlingly awful 2020, the Milwaukee musician found internet fame with his rap versions of classic Dr. Seuss books—and, later, with his own StoryRaps series for Kidoodle.TV. Ch...

New bar and restaurant, Allure, planned for Bad Genie space

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Downtown club Bad Genie has been closed since the early days of COVID-19; when the space eventually reopens, it may not be Bad Genie anymore. License applications filed with the city indicate a new business,...

The 197-film lineup for the all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival has been unveiled, looks great

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Big screens, small screens, it doesn't matter: The Milwaukee Film Festival is the best. Okay, fine—big screens would be great, but that ain't happening this year. Instead, the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival wi...

My First Band: Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 2, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Listeners all over the world know Bob Nanna as the voice of Braid (one of the most influential emo bands of all time), as well as celebrated projects like Hey Mercedes and The City On ...

Local flavor: The Gardetto’s snack mix dynasty started right here in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

October 2, 2020

Last week, we took you and your taste buds on a trip down memory lane when we wrote an ode to Supreme's Pizza-Burger, a cheese-stuffed treasure we just realized was made locally. After that article, which surpr...

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