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Here’s the full A La Carte At The Zoo entertainment lineup

June 27, 2025

While June is almost over, there’s still a ton of amazing events on the horizon both in and around Milwaukee. Among the biggest, most unique, and most popular festivals that have yet to occur is A La Carte At T...

Brewers unveil anime-inspired William Contreras mural in Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

June 27, 2025

The East Side got a shot of major league star power on Friday, when the Milwaukee Brewers unveiled a new mural of catcher William Contreras in the neighborhood's Black Cat Alley. The anime-inspired mural was il...

Wisconsin Taste Test: Miller-branded Pringles, Miller-branded bar nut mix

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 26, 2025

In Wisconsin Taste Test, two Milwaukee Record folks share their thoughts on two new-to-them "Wisconsin-y" food or drink items. Think raw beef sandwiches, Old-Fashioneds, and those giant bags of generic candy th...

Take me back to Summerfest 1999: Brandy at Marcus Amphitheater

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2025

When you look at Summerfest lineups from year to year, certain patterns start to emerge. Due to the impossible task of trying to please everyone, as well as behind the scenes factors like budget, tour routing, ...

AJ Bombers will close later this year

Matt Wild

June 26, 2025

After 16 years in business, Water Street stalwart AJ Bombers will close its doors for good later this year. Benson's Restaurant Group, the owner and operator of AJ Bombers, made the announcement on Thursday....

MKE Music Rewind: Violent Femmes, “I Held Her In My Arms” (1986)

Matt Wild

June 26, 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: Violent Femmes' "I Held Her In My Arms," from...

New venue MKE Ultra brings cozy, intimate vibe to West Mitchell Street

DJ Hostettler

June 25, 2025

"It's easier to stay at home on your couch. But I will say, for your readers, we have couches!" We're hanging out with Dave Pacifico, Brian Hospital, and Andy Worzella, the dudes behind MKE Ultra (1535 W. Mi...

WMSE’s Local/Live: NilexNile

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 25, 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, June 24, 2025: Nilex...

Food/Drink Roundup: Lupi & Iris owners will open Italian restaurant, Il Ponte, next year

Matt Wild

June 25, 2025

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: Il Ponte! • Two weeks ago, Milwaukee learned that Lupi & Iris own...

Dispatches from the bean line: My 28-minute wait for a Bush’s bucket hat

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2025

There are lots of reasons people go to Summerfest. Of course, the music is the main appeal of a nine-day event that calls itself "The World's Largest Music Festival." However, some people flock to Henry Maier F...

ArtBlaze beach parties will bring new “HydroBloom” inflatables to McKinley Beach this summer

Matt Wild

June 24, 2025

Last year, local public art nonprofit Joy Engine gave the Milwaukee summer a jolt of unexpected fun with a series of so-called ArtBlaze beach parties. The free all-ages shindigs on Bradford and South Shore beac...

Transfer Pizzeria Café is adding a 1950s city bus to its patio

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2025

It's been over a month since the Milwaukee Boat was cruelly taken from us. Though those of us who loved it will never get it back (unless someone buys it at auction), we're pleased to report there's now a new i...

Fellow Kinsman flees the familiar in new single, “Find A Way”

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2025

Though Nate Kinsman has been releasing music under the Fellow Kinsman moniker since 2017, the South Dakota-born and Milwaukee-raised multi-instrumentalist really seemed to hit his stride coming out of the pande...

Yep, Milwaukee is creating a task force to come up with a new city flag

Matt Wild

June 24, 2025

It's official: It's happening again. Oh god, it's happening again. On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council approved the creation of a nine-member task force that will oversee an effort to design and approve...

“All the smut!” In line at the grand opening of romance bookstore The Well Red Damsel

Annie Raab

June 23, 2025

By 10 a.m. on June 21, it's close to 90 degrees outside, and an extreme heat warning is in effect in Milwaukee. Earlier that day, my own A/C unit fizzled out, just in time for a three-day stretch of unusually h...

5 out-of-town music festivals with a significant Milwaukee presence

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2025

Even though Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs have no shortage of great summer festivals, it's always nice to get away from the city for a few days to explore other parts of the state (and beyond). When ...

NIVA ’25 Conference lands in Milwaukee. Here are some open-to-the-public events to check out.

Matt Wild

June 23, 2025

Summerfest may be currently catching its breath and cooling off, but another big-ticket Milwaukee event is just getting started. The NIVA '25 Conference—a.k.a. the fourth annual gathering of the National Ind...

Summerfest 2025 Weekend 1 Recap: All local, all the time

Matt Wild

June 23, 2025

THURSDAY Summerfest fans of a certain age will remember the so-called "local stage." This was an official Summerfest stage—initially sponsored by Cascio, later sponsored by K-Nation Entertainment—that was stoc...

1840 Brewing Company will close June 29

Matt Wild

June 22, 2025

After nearly eight years in business, Bay View brewery 1840 Brewing Company, 342 E. Ward St., will close its doors next week. Its final taproom service will be Sunday, June 29. "You may already be aware of t...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Mooshu

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 21, 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...

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