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Read Before Kickoff, Week 14: Packers vs. Browns

December 8, 2017

Sunday noon on the south shore of Lake Erie will be Brett Hundley’s Super Bowl. And he knows it. If he loses this one game, then Aaron probably won't be able to win the next seven (a loss drops our likelihoo...

Tucked Away: Milwaukee’s original Coney Island hot dog lives on at a Mexican restaurant in a pool hall

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

“Lake Effect” is an instant holiday hit from Tenement singer Amos Pitsch

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2017

When he isn't leading us to top-notch fish fry in Menasha and helping to put Wisconsin music on the map with his work in Tenement and Dusk, Amos Pitsch is doing his part to spread holiday cheer. Last December, ...

Hello. Yes, these are Milwaukee’s most popular dog names for 2017

Matt Wild

December 7, 2017

Okay, let's just get through this: Since 2013 the folks at Rover.com—a.k.a. "the nation's largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers"—have released a list of the year's top 100 male and female dog na...

Space Raft eliminates any doubt another holiday is here with “Another Holiday Is Here”

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2017

Though it's not beginning to look a lot like Christmas in any capacity, it's at the very least starting to feel like it. Temperatures have finally started to dip to normal December levels, the Chicago Bears are...

We tried to eat a Wendy’s Go Wrap at every Milwaukee Wendy’s during ‘The Wendy’s Big Show’

Josh Hoppert

December 6, 2017

Like you, we eat at Wendy's sometimes. Okay, we eat at Wendy's often. The fast-food staple is most famous for its freshly prepared burgers and that "Where's the beef?" lady, but its spicy chicken options are pl...

3 Milwaukee musicians tell us why they love the Cleveland Browns

Tyler Maas

December 6, 2017

The Cleveland Browns are bad. That's the no secret, though. Since returning to the NFL as an expansion team in 1999 (following a heartbreaking move to Baltimore after the 1995 season), the franchise has managed...

Here’s every conceivable thing you need to know about Milwaukee’s (and Wisconsin’s) first Shake Shack

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2017

In case you missed it here and at virtually every other publication in town, a Shake Shack will open in the Third Ward at 11 a.m. tomorrow (December 6). We're not usually the type to go unjustifiably crazy when...

Steven Look talks about almost dying, getting back to basics, King Eye & The Squirts

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2017

On Friday night, King Eye & The Squirts will play an album release show at Club Garibaldi. The event is an extra special one for the Milwaukee garage rock quartet because the release of the band's debut rec...

BMO Harris Bradley Center was witness to Katy Perry and the world was okay for a while

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2017

The world is fast becoming a terrible place. Compassion is depleting at an astounding rate, as both economic and political divides widen more with each day of a polarizing presidency. Meanwhile, vital natural r...

Watch Red Letter Media watch ‘Surviving Edged Weapons,’ an insane Milwaukee police training tape from 1988

Matt Wild

December 5, 2017

God bless Red Letter Media. For nearly a decade the Milwaukee-based film and video company has carved out a sweet slice of internet fame with its insanely popular "Mr. Plinkett" movie reviews, incisive and ridi...

Tucked Away: Lala’s Place treats Cudahy to authentic Mexican food, replica Brett Favre memorabilia

Tyler Maas

December 4, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

Double Team: 10 Green Bay Packers with celebrity lookalikes

Nick Olig

December 4, 2017

From Thomas Jefferson and Michael Bolton to Homer Simpson and Guy Incognito, lookalikes prove that sometimes DNA runs out of new material. Over the course of the recent history of the Green Bay Packers, the tea...

Video: Behold the kitschy wonders of the Kooky Cooky House

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

If you stop by the Mitchell Park Domes this December (and you should stop by the Domes this December), you'll come across a rare treat. Nestled away in the Show Dome, as part of the "Naughty or Nice Holiday Flo...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Nov. 26-Dec. 2)

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

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...

It’s December, so it’s time to review winter parking rules (and say goodbye to the 4-inch rule)

Matt Wild

December 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • To paraphrase The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the logic of Milwaukee pa...

204 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Club Tavern (Menasha)

Caleb Westphal

December 1, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. The Friday after Thanksgiving became my third week in a row outside of Milwaukee for a fish fry. I ...

Welcome to December: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

December 1, 2017

After 11 months of fun, it’s almost time for Milwaukee’s events calendar to flip to a new year. Not even counting the city’s six-month run of festivals, block parties, and seeing Corey Feldman knock out his fro...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 13: Packers vs. Buccaneers

Nik Kovac

December 1, 2017

We didn't go to Pittsburgh to beat the spread. We went there to beat the Steelers Failure in that task now means even five straight victories might not be enough. Here is the stark math: with five games to g...

And Milwaukee’s Pokemon drama ends as it must: with an $83K settlement

Matt Wild

November 30, 2017

UPDATE: The headline of this article has been changed to reflect that, as stated below, Milwaukee County's insurance, and not the wallets of Milwaukee County taxpayers, will be hit with the $83,000 bill. We apo...

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