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August 25, 2025

A few days before Sunday's Bob Uecker Celebration of Life at American Family Field, a friend said something about Uecker's death I hadn't considered. "I think we've all accepted that he's gone, that his voice i...

Choose a champ in our Wisconsin Lake Bracket Final Round!

August 25, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156366); It has all come down to this. Following a three-week competition that found a field of 64 inland Wisconsin lakes facing one another in five heated rounds of voting, our Wisconsin Lake...

New burger and ice cream joint, Bebe Zito, will open in 3rd St. Market Hall August 29; drip chocolate, candy shops coming soon

August 25, 2025

Some big new additions are coming to downtown food hall 3rd St. Market Hall. If you're a fan of burgers, chicken sandwiches, and ice cream, you're in luck! (Oh, and drip chocolate and candy, too.) First up i...

Here are Shorewood Feast’s entertainment and vendor lineups

August 25, 2025

Think festival season is nearing its conclusion? Think again! Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs still have literally dozens of festivals, block parties, and other civic celebrations in store between now and...

New bar and restaurant, Vick’s On Van Buren, planned for former Victor’s

August 25, 2025

The former site of Victor's Nightclub, 1230 N. Van Buren St., may see some new life this fall. And that new life sounds a lot like the old life. License applications filed with the city indicate a new bar an...

Summer music series that are ending this week (and some that still have a little summer left in them)

August 25, 2025

Summer doesn't technically end until September 22, but you know the deal: Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer. And Labor Day weekend...is this coming weekend. Sigh. Seasons end. Time moves on w...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Get breaded bluegill at Jordan’s Big 10 Pub and walk to Bascom Hill

Caleb Westphal

August 22, 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. This week: fish fry #607, at Jordan's Big 10 Pub in M...

We’re down to just 4 lakes in our Wisconsin Lake Bracket

August 22, 2025

broadstreet.zone(152652); Following four rounds of competition, a tournament that started with a field of 64 inland Wisconsin water bodies has now been reduced to just FOUR remaining lakes. Those four include ...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces more 2025 headliners

August 22, 2025

This past spring, Milwaukee Comedy Festival announced its plans to return for a 20th annual installment this fall. That announcement also came with the exciting news that modern comedy legend Patton Oswalt woul...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Iori

August 22, 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...

Watch Bert Lauderdale talk to the locals waiting for free George Webb burgers in downtown Milwaukee

August 21, 2025

On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Wisconsin burger chain George Webb handed out free hamburgers at all of its 23 locations. Why? To celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' recent 12-game winning streak, that's why. Mi...

We’re showing ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at Avalon Theater (again) on September 17

August 21, 2025

In 2015, we said goodbye to the summer with a late September screening of Wet Hot American Summer. The first-ever Milwaukee showing of the cult comedy classic sold out, people dressed up as characters from the ...

MKE Music Rewind: Terry Sweet and The Brewer Band, “Turnin’ Up The Heat” (1985)

August 21, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Terry Sweet's "Turnin' Up The Heat" from 1985...

5pm To Nowhere aims high on arena-ready ‘City Of Light, Act II’

August 21, 2025

How do you follow up a six-track EP of moody, emotional, heart-on-its-sleeve, polished-to-a-sheen indie-rock called City Of Light, Act I? If you're Milwaukee band 5pm To Nowhere, you release a four-track EP of ...

Overheard in line for a free George Webb burger in downtown Milwaukee: A minute-by-minute report

August 20, 2025

On Wednesday, August 20, in the Year of Our Lord 2025, Wisconsin burger chain George Webb handed out free burgers at all of its 23 locations. Why? To celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' recent 12-game winning stre...

Castle crashers: An interview with Jesse Theiler from The Dungeon Cocktail Experience

Rob Wieland

August 20, 2025

It’s easier than ever to get into Dungeons & Dragons these days. What started out as a nerdy hobby game in Lake Geneva more than 50 years ago has become an entire genre of game, a lifestyle brand, and a pre...

Here’s the (tentative) schedule for Riverwest’s second annual Argren Faire

August 20, 2025

Last September, Riverwest got its own neighborhood renaissance faire in the form of Argren Faire. The daylong event was held at and around Black Husky Brewing, and was based on the mythical land of Argren—a.k.a...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Lauryl Sulfate + Cozy Danger (Live from Chill On The Hill)