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Video and photos from the 2026 Polar Bear Plunge

January 1, 2026

Happy 2026, Milwaukee! Go jump in the lake! Yes, since time immemorial, hearty Milwaukeeans have celebrated New Year's Day by taking part in the Polar Bear Plunge—a.k.a. heading down to Bradford Beach and sp...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Saturday’s N/A Day at The Cooperage

Matt Wild

January 1, 2026

Milwaukee Record's fifth annual N/A Day will take over The Cooperage on Saturday, January 3. Drop by! Enjoy unlimited samples of more than 50 non-alcoholic products from more than two dozen local and national v...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: December 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 31, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup! LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Angelica - EP1 EP1 by Angelica Brave...

Looking back on Josh Hoppert’s Milwaukee Record tenure (and revisiting his best article)

Tyler Maas

December 31, 2025

Today marks Josh Hoppert's last day with Milwaukee Record. After 10 years (!!!) with us and roughly another decade split between A.V. Club Milwaukee and an agency before that, he's moving on to another—far less...

Help Black Husky Brewing “Legalize Marinara” at its inaugural red sauce competition

Tyler Maas

December 31, 2025

Winter is a time for comfort food. While much of the Midwest bundles up and hunkers down for an extended period of darkness and cold, hearty and rib-sticking standbys like casserole, chili, and soup enter our c...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Best of 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 31, 2025

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, December 30, 2025: B...

Bacon Fest, Mama Tried, and 14 other Milwaukee winter festivals

Tyler Maas

December 30, 2025

Even though autumn technically ended less than two weeks ago, it’s finally beginning to set in: winter is actually here. Christmas over and it’s already snowed a bunch. And there’s still, like, 11 more weeks of...

R.I.P. William Bush of Immortal Girlfriend, Black Challenger

Matt Wild

December 30, 2025

The Milwaukee music scene is a lesser place with the passing of William "Will" Bush. Along with his younger brother Kevin, Will performed in the impossibly cool synth-wave project Immortal Girlfriend. As a solo...

6 reasons you should go to Saturday’s N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival

Tyler Maas

December 29, 2025

In case you haven’t been made aware of it from our various mentions of the event, a growing swell of local press, and promotion from participating vendors, the fifth annual Milwaukee edition of our N/A Day "Dry...

The Newport is the Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 29, 2025

And we have a winner! After six rounds and more than 115,000 votes (!), Bay View bar The Newport (939 E. Conway St.) has been crowned the Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025! Congrats, Newport! (And congrats to the...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2025

Caleb Westphal

December 26, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. In this column, Enjoy Every Fish Fry, I write abou...

It’s The Newport vs. The Heights Dream Library in the battle for Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 26, 2025

This is it. The Finals. After five rounds and more than 64,000 votes, we're down to two Milwaukee things: Bay View bay The Newport, and Washington Heights mural The Heights Dream Library. But only one of these ...

The 13 Baltimore Ravens starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked

Tyler Maas

December 26, 2025

What’s there to say at this point? On Saturday night, the Packers are hosting the Baltimore Ravens, who have started three different quarterbacks this season. At the time this article is being written, Baltimor...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Garfield

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 26, 2025

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...

Celebrate a “Blue Collar Christmas” with HOSTS

Tyler Maas

December 24, 2025

After finally popping up on our radar in 2023—almost a decade removed from the band's formation—and winding up earning inclusion on our favorite Milwaukee music list that same year, we've made sure to do a bett...

Nine Inch Nails, John Mulaney, Bridget Everett and 20 other standout winter shows

Tyler Maas

December 23, 2025

Even though it has already snowed a bunch, it's been getting dark before 4:30 lately, and the Packers regular season is almost over, winter technically began Sunday. Yes, we're only on day three of the season m...

Only 4 things remain in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 23, 2025

It's Round 5, folks. The round where categories battle other categories. The round where Milwaukee indie band Known Moons goes up against Bay View bar The Newport. The round where historic East Side movie palac...

Remembering the funniest 30 seconds of 2025

Matt Wild

December 23, 2025

The infamous Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. Deep Thought, the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, or just The Boat—magically appeared between Bradford and McKinley beaches on October 13, 2024. (Okay, it didn't "magically a...

Save the date! Burnhearts Mitten Fest to return February 7

Tyler Maas

December 22, 2025

Over its 12-year run, Mitten Fest has earned the undisputed distinction of being Milwaukee’s favorite wintertime celebration. We’re pleased to report the sprawling block party and one-day escape from the season...

Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History: Milwaukee’s first Christmas tree, a doomed ship & The Evergleam

Mitch DeSantis

December 22, 2025

In the latest episode of Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History, written and directed by Mitch DeSantis, you'll learn about Milwaukee's first Christmas tree, a Christmas tree maritime disaster, and a Milwaukee-area ...

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