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Here’s an updated list of all the updated lists of Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and delivery

April 27, 2020

As Milwaukee enters week 8,000 of social distancing, staying at home, and waiting this whole COVID-19 thing out, two questions present themselves: 1.) Are there any Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and de...

Milwaukee’s July 3 Lakefront Fireworks have been canceled, too

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

Yep. That's the the story. Milwaukee's July 3 Lakefront Fireworks—sponsored by American Family Insurance, T&M Partners, the Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee County Parks—have been canceled. Because of the o...

Summer Soulstice cancels 2020 fest, launches virtual “Tribute to Soulstice” for East Side businesses

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

The organizers of the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival announced on Monday that the 2020 installment of the fest has been canceled. The fest was previously scheduled for June 20. It would have been the 20...

Crusherfest postpones second annual blowout, might reschedule for fall

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—has been postponed because of the COVID-19 crisis. Ugh. "Crusherfest is p...

Gov. Evers “turns the dial a notch” on “Safer At Home” order

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

Good news for nonessential businesses that want to offer curbside drop-off of goods or animals in the era of COVID-19 and "Safer At Home": You can do that now! Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that a newl...

My First Band: Walt Hamburger (The Hamburgers, Caution To The Wind)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 24, 2020

Before he was traversing the continent, touring Europe, and sharing the stage with some legendary punk rock powerhouses, the singer-songwriter listeners now know as Walt Hamburger was just a guy named Walt Lont...

Milwaukee native Joe Wong talks about scoring (and having a song featured on) ‘The Midnight Gospel’

Tyler Maas

April 24, 2020

Even if you don’t know who Joe Wong is, you’re almost certainly aware of his work. The Milwaukee-born (and now Los Angeles-based) composer and producer can be heard on television shows like Russian Doll, Ugly D...

329 Friday fish frys and counting: The Packing House drive-thru (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

April 24, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The Packing House (900 E. Layton Ave., 414-483-5054) is a Milwaukee institution. Like Leon's Fro...

The best all-time Packers selections in each round of the NFL Draft

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2020

Tonight signals the beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft. From April 23-25, players will be selected, lives will change, and destinies will be set into motion. Years from now, pundits and armchair general managers a...

Bastille Days, Jazz In The Park, Cathedral Square Market have been postponed

Matt Wild

April 23, 2020

Milwaukee's East Town Association announced on Thursday that three of its signature summer events—Bastille Days, Jazz In The Park, and Cathedral Square Market—have been postponed. "We have made the difficult de...

Black Arts Fest MKE cancels 2020 event, promises return in 2021

Matt Wild

April 23, 2020

Another one. Sigh. Black Arts Fest MKE announced on Thursday that it was canceling its 2020 event, originally scheduled for August 1 at Henry Maier Festival Park. The cancelation follows similar announcement...

Spare a little time to check out the new “Old Wisconsin Bowling Alleys” Facebook page

Tyler Maas

April 22, 2020

Remember bowling alleys? Man, bowling was great! Obviously, we're not able to go bowling right now (which is unfortunate-yet-completely understandable), but that doesn't mean we can't use some of our spare t...

8 Milwaukee County golf courses will reopen April 24—with some restrictions

Matt Wild

April 22, 2020

Good news, gofers golfers: eight Milwaukee County golf courses will reopen this Friday, April 24 at 8 a.m. So what? So let's dance! Those courses are: • Brown Deer Park • Dretzka Park • Oakwood Park • Wh...

Some Milwaukee County libraries will begin curbside pickup this week and next

Matt Wild

April 22, 2020

As part of Gov. Evers' recently extended "Safer At Home" order (in effect until May 26), businesses like golf courses and libraries can offer limited services beginning April 24. We've already told you about th...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival will move to October

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2020

Add another one to the growing list of local event postponements. Today, Milwaukee Comedy announced its annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival—which was scheduled to take place August 5-9—will be postponing its 15th ...

Exploring the kid-friendly, animated voice-over work of Bob Uecker

Matt Wild

April 21, 2020

The following article also appears in the April edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" periodical/poster/crossword puzzle. Stay at home and download a PDF of this month's edition HERE. Milwaukee and ...

SafeVote approved; all Milwaukee voters will receive absentee ballot applications in mail

Matt Wild

April 21, 2020

Good news for everyone who enjoys exercising their right to vote without endangering their life and the lives of others: On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved the creation of the so-call...

Milwaukee approves possible $500 fine, arrest, for violating “stay at home” orders

Matt Wild

April 21, 2020

Want to visit grandma's house during Milwaukee and Wisconsin's continued "stay at home" orders? You're fine. Want to willfully defy those orders and put other people's lives at risk? There might be consequences...

R.I.P. Milwaukee journalist Mike Anderson, a.k.a. full-hearted soul singer Roshell Anderson

Juan Miguel Martinez

April 21, 2020

I was a child who grew up all over the city of Milwaukee. North side, south side, the west side over by St. Sebastian, the east side in one of those filing cabinets with a view of the lake. I would always see M...

Gov. Evers reveals multi-phase “Badger Bounce Back” plan to reopen Wisconsin. Read it here

Matt Wild

April 20, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers unveiled a detailed "Badger Bounce Back" plan Monday afternoon. The plan—based on similar federal guidelines—sees Wisconsin adopting "a phased approach to re-opening its economy and society, wit...

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