I am not handling this well
Last Thursday, just as things were beginning to fall apart, I was on a 21-hour train trip to Colorado. My father-in-law had a new family vehicle waiting for me there and it was my job to retrieve it and drive i...
324 Friday fish frys and counting: Flannery’s Bar & Restaurant (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
Well, here we are. At this point, things are moving so quickly that what may be true on one Frid...
All Milwaukee County playgrounds are closed
On Monday it was golf courses and dog parks; today, Milwaukee County Parks has announced that all of its playgrounds are closed, too.
A tweet from Milwaukee County Parks reads:
To help stem the spread of CO...
MCTS will reduce the amount of bus service on weekdays
UPDATE: According to Urban Milwaukee, a bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19.
Earlier this week, Milwaukee County Transit System asked folks to limit any "non-essential bus travel." Today, MCTS is tak...
The 50 best Milwaukee Brewers players of all time (50-31)
Major League Baseball's 2020 season has been postponed indefinitely and, as a result, we're not quite sure when the Milwaukee Brewers will be taking the field again. As we wait for Opening Day to come (whenever...
Comparing Cudahy, Wisconsin and Cudahy, California
The following article originally appeared in the February edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwauk...
Saloon on Calhoun wins WAMI for “Best Music Venue To Defiantly Stay Open During Global Pandemic”
If you're familiar with the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards (or WAMIs, for short), you know that Brookfield's Saloon on Calhoun is a perennial "Best Live Club/Venue" nominee. And if you're familiar with Sa...
Milwaukee suspends “all timed, metered and night parking restrictions”
Some good news for a change: Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee's Department of Public Works announced it had suspended "all timed, metered and night parking restrictions to accommodate residents who are home due to...
Jazz In The Park pushes back opening date from May 28 to June 4
And so it continues: Thursday afternoon, Jazz In The Park organizers announced that the popular summer music series will push back its opening date from May 28 to June 4. Because of coronavirus/COVID-19 concern...
Online storytimes, live drawing, and virtual studio visits to help you and your kids stay busy at home
Our 20 Years Later series is on brief hiatus until the end of the world is over—or at least until things start looking up again. Please accept instead this brief collection of book and comics-related online hap...
An oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent
A few weeks ago, our friend and occasional Milwaukee Record photographer Meg Strobel—hire her to take your photos!—told us a story that seemed too strange and hilarious to be true, but it totally is. According ...
Dig Deep unearths fresh roots on ‘Heavy Heart’
Today is the last day of winter, but if you turn on Dig Deep’s new album, Heavy Heart, hoping for a little bluegrass pick-me-up for the tail end of another long Wisconsin deep freeze, you might want to skip the...
PrideFest Milwaukee 2020 has been postponed
Following a week in which precautionary measures done in effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 have resulted in countless event postponements and cancellations in and around Milwaukee, the threat...
This Friday, Steny’s will donate 50% of fish fry sales to its laid-off employees
When you're finished reading our—ahem—oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent, read this: On Friday, March 20, Steny's Tavern and Grill (800 S. 2nd St., 414-672-7139) will donate 50% o...
Order carryout from Company Brewing and get a roll of toilet paper for just $1!
Earlier this week, Mequon Pizza Co. made news by offering a free roll of toilet paper with every order of a large pizza. But things have changed since Monday—you can no longer eat inside a restaurant, and toile...
Milwaukee Public Market is completely closed. No carryout. Maybe delivery at some point, but that’s it
Welp. Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Public Market posted this message to Facebook:
To our extended Market Family:
Based on the new guidelines set out by the State, the market is enforcing a full closure ...
Here are some ways to help artists, musicians, and venues impacted by COVID-19 closures
Times are tough. That's a huge understatement, but it needs to be acknowledged. Within the past week, the threat of COVID-19 has forced business owners throughout the country to make the extremely difficult dec...
Meet Mertles Acres and stream “Last Summer”
With just a handful of shows and even fewer songs released to this point, you might not know Mertles Acres. Though the young project might not ring a bell with listeners quite yet, you've probably heard its mem...
All Milwaukee restaurants and bars are now carry-out and delivery only
In case you somehow missed it: Monday afternoon, due to COVID-19 concerns, Gov. Tony Evers ordered a statewide ban on gatherings of 50 or more people. Under Evers' order, Wisconsin restaurants and bars could te...
UW-Milwaukee employee tests positive for coronavirus/COVID-19
Last week, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee employee who was tested for coronavirus/COVID-19 tested negative. Today, an update from UWM Chancellor Mark A. Mone has confirmed that a different employee has tes...