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Let’s remember some former Milwaukee mayors

January 26, 2026

Saturday, January 31 marks Milwaukee's 180th birthday. In honor of the milestone, let's remember some of the city's former mayors. Actually, let's take a moment to remember every single former mayor Milwaukee h...

Lunde delivers gem after gem on ‘The Shotgun Theory’

Matt Wild

January 26, 2026

You're at an antiques store, digging through a crate of used records. You come across a compilation from a local radio station called 97.2 The ROCK or something. Judging by the album's cover, the station had it...

Sunday Sauce: Glorioso’s is where my Milwaukee story starts

Mitch DeSantis

January 25, 2026

Welcome to "Sunday Sauce," a new monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area’s Italian food—the restaurants, the grocery stores, the events, and the small details that make a meal feel like home. I’m startin...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Leia

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 24, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Ann’s Italian Restaurant does Friday fish fry with a twist

Caleb Westphal

January 23, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #629, at Ann's Italian Restaurant in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Ann's Italian Restaurant...

The Milwaukee Brewers all-time “cool name” team

Tyler Maas

January 23, 2026

This week, the Milwaukee Brewers made a significant roster move when they traded fan favorite pitcher Freddy Peralta to the New York Mets as the centerpiece of a deal that's bringing two promising prospects to ...

MKE Music Rewind: The Esquires, ‘Get On Up And Get Away’ (1967)

Matt Wild

January 23, 2026

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: The Esquires' 1967 album Get On Up ...

We’re screening ‘Jackie Brown’ at Avalon Theater on February 18

Tyler Maas

January 22, 2026

It's honestly pretty tough to follow this month's screening of Children Of Men, but dammit, we must! And without patting ourselves on the back too much, Jackie Brown might be the best way to handle the almost i...

Get in the van with Ladybird and watch the tour-focused “Clementine” video

Tyler Maas

January 22, 2026

Last year was a big one for Ladybird. In 2025, the Milwaukee alt-country outfit played pretty much every notable local festival and block party (including a headlining set at our inaugural Morgan Park Picnic!),...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (January 7-20, 2026)

Matt Wild

January 22, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Milwaukee launches “Know Your Rights and Available Resources” page in wake of national ICE actions

Matt Wild

January 22, 2026

The City of Milwaukee launched a "Know Your Rights and Available Resources" webpage on Thursday. The page is intended for "residents of Milwaukee, especially those who are not citizens, are understandably f...

Urban Beets to close its last remaining location on January 31

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 22, 2026

And the hits just keep on coming. Urban Beets, the vegan cafe and juicery that first opened in Milwaukee in 2016 and later expanded to Wauwatosa and Brown Deer, announced Thursday afternoon that it will close i...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about board games

Matt Wild

January 22, 2026

Winter blues got you down? Stuck inside while temperatures hover in the negative teens and twenties? Tired of playing endless games of Monopoly and would rather play ridiculously complex but rewarding board gam...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Rage-baiting with Smooth Man Records, getting noisy with BxBxB

Steve Lampiris

January 21, 2026

Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I attempt to make my own Headbangers Ball—ya know, if it focused on bands from a single city and it was in written form. This month, we’re back to our r...

The Mothership, 1033 Omakase, more are 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists

Matt Wild

January 21, 2026

It's that time of year again: the time of year when the prestigious food-celebratin' James Beard Foundation announces the semifinalists for its annual James Beard Awards. As always, a number of Milwaukee-area r...

Here’s where you can get discounted (or free) admission during 2026 Museum Days

Tyler Maas

January 21, 2026

January and February in Wisconsin. It’s cold. It’s boring. Have we mentioned it's cold? Well, if you’re feeling the winter blues like we are right now, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn another year of Museum Da...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Whitty Remarks

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 21, 2026

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, January 20, 2026: Wh...

The Roots will headline BMO Pavilion June 25 during Summerfest

Matt Wild

January 21, 2026

And the Summerfest 2026 announcements keep on comin'! Today, none other than hip-hop legends The Roots were revealed as BMO Pavilion headliners. Black Thought, Questlove, and company will play the outdoor venue...

‘We’re so lucky to have met each other in our younger days’: Sunday brunch with Chapped Lips

Lily Mihelich

January 20, 2026

When a band asks you to go for Sunday brunch for an interview, you know it'll be fun. And if you know Milwaukee band Chapped Lips, you know how incredibly layered their production is, how their contortive da...

Remembering that time Rob Lowe wore a generic NFL logo hat at the Packers-49ers game

Tyler Maas

January 20, 2026

Green Bay Packers seasons come and go. Though most don't end with a Super Bowl victory, every single season—yes, even those that are ultimately fruitless—can provide at least a few moments that will live on in ...

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