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Milwaukee County medical services director: “We seem to be making progress”

August 6, 2020

Looking for some extremely hesitant good news about Milwaukee County's fight against COVID-19? Of course you are. During a media briefing Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee County's medical services director Dr. Ben...

Police commission demotes tear gas fan Alfonso Morales, replaces him with new tear gas fan

Matt Wild

August 6, 2020

New boss, old boss, etc. At a meeting of the Fire & Police Commission Thursday night, the commission voted unanimously to demote Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales to the role of captain. The commiss...

Fruits and vegetables produce artistic opportunity for dwellephant

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2020

When we last checked in with dwellephant, the incomparable Milwaukee artist was telling us the motivation behind his series of coffee cup illustrations. In the approximately six months since that interview, dwe...

A deep dive into Wisconsin’s many lakes (and what some of them mean to me)

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Click HERE. When I think of summer in Wi...

The DNC in Milwaukee is dead

Matt Wild

August 5, 2020

Multiple sources are reporting that Joe Biden will NOT travel to Milwaukee for the Democratic National Convention August 17-20. The move, attributed to COVID-19 concerns, effectively kills what little remained ...

8 unique to-go summertime drinks available in Milwaukee right now

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2020

Face it. Unless you're the type of person who is still going out to bars and restaurants with reckless abandon for your health and the health of others, it's probably been a while since you've had a quality dri...

It’s now or never: Tell Congress to #SaveOurStages

Matt Wild

August 4, 2020

"Most of us have gone from our best year ever to a dead stop in revenues, but our expenses and overhead are still real, and many will not make it without help. Our employees, the artists, and the fans need us t...

Turn off the noise for 3 minutes and enjoy a new Daydream Retrievers song, “Static On TV”

Matt Wild

August 4, 2020

This is usually the part where we hit you with a belabored and overly long introduction about how awful everything is right now, and how (to invert a quote from the recently passed Wilford Brimley) we're all go...

Milwaukee Turners partner with Ayuda Mutua MKE and Metcalfe Park Community Bridges for food and supply drive

Juan Miguel Martinez

August 4, 2020

The pandemic has taught us many important things. Among them are two apparent truths: people find wearing a mask violates their civil liberties, and the government is even less willing to help in the face of wi...

Bernie Mac’s character in ‘Mr. 3000’ is (statistically speaking) the best Brewers hitter of all time

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2020

Way back in March, Milwaukee Record ran a list of the best Brewers players of all time. Over the course of three articles, a trio of contributors crunched numbers, considered some intangibles, and tried to set ...

Local artists, activists oppose Shepard Fairey mural installation in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 3, 2020

UPDATE (8/3/20): Based on technical and historical considerations (and not on the mural's content or artist), the Historic Preservation Commission has denied a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Shepard Fai...

Milwaukee Public Museum will reopen to the public on August 21 (with some changes, of course)

Matt Wild

August 3, 2020

The Milwaukee Public Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, August 21. Fun! Enjoy it before the museum makes a permanent move in the near future! There'll be some pandemic-era changes, of course. First ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 26-Aug. 1)

Matt Wild

August 3, 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...

My First Band: William Elliott Whitmore

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); What needs to be said about William Elliott Whitmore at this point? Over the course of an impressive career that's spanned more than two decades, the folk legend has performed all arou...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2020

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 ...

Gov. Evers issues statewide mask order. Read it here

Matt Wild

July 30, 2020

Wear a mask. Because, well, thanks to a new statewide emergency order issued by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Thursday, you have to. "We've said all along that we're going to let science and public health...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Exploring the city (and the entire county) with the Oak Leaf Trail

Matt Wild

July 30, 2020

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

Milwaukee Record’s short and sweet guide to the Bucks regular season restart

Tyler Maas

July 30, 2020

NBA is back, baby! Even though there are far more important matters at hand, professional basketball—the first sport to postpone its season when the COVID-19 crisis hit the U.S. in mid-March—is coming back to f...

Lion’s Tooth: How to make it to the other side of 2020 while selling books in Milwaukee

Cris Siqueira

July 30, 2020

By Cris Siqueira and Shelly McClone-Carriere of Lion's Tooth In mid-March, just days after the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we got a package in the mail filled with gorgeous handmade cards that said "Li...

Milwaukee creatives make statements with mandatory masks

Brent Gohde

July 29, 2020

Late in the 20th century, masks were mainstream. We went to theaters to find Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, and even Jim Carrey relying on non-medical face coverings to function. Kenner even created ...

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