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Review: Nothing (formerly known as “Taped Music” and “Pre-Recorded Music”) at JoJo’s Martini Lounge

June 28, 2018

Yesterday signaled the beginning of another Summerfest. Now in its 51st year, the 11-day affair offers the same winning blend of live music, hedonistic festival fare, fireworks, and fun on Milwaukee's lakefront...

Jalisco, Thai Kitchen, and ghosts of Milwaukee dining past

Matt Wild

June 7, 2018

broadstreet.zone(66112); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee's new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 31 through June 7, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...

My long, boring odyssey off alcohol and on The Whole30 diet

Tyler Maas

May 31, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Our kingdom for the story behind this sad/weird squirrel grave we found in Lake Park

Matt Wild

May 25, 2018

Lake Park is one of Milwaukee's best things. The 138.1-acre urban park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of New York City's Central Park, among many other parks), and has ...

We went to the Oak Creek IKEA opening at 5 a.m.: A minute-by-minute report

Josh Hoppert

May 17, 2018

At about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, IKEA opened a new store in Oak Creek, Wisconsin—the company's 48th store in the United States. We had been led to believe that, regardless of weather, the grand openi...

I spent 24 consecutive hours at WMSE

Tyler Maas

May 11, 2018

Since May 4, WMSE has been in the throes of its Spring Membership Drive. Over the span of one week, the listener-supported station that's been "the big sound downtown" for 37 years has been trying to raise a to...

Intuitive Reiki blends therapy and telepathy with the human touch

Tyler Maas

April 27, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Chiropractic treatment is the best kind of crack

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Selling peanuts for peanuts: My summer job at Milwaukee County Stadium

Kevin Janowiak

April 2, 2018

In the summer of 1999, I had a plan to watch the Brewers for free. Better than that, I was going to get paid for it. All I had to do was get a job at Milwaukee County Stadium, sell a few hot dogs, and see Jerom...

I dipped in and dropped out at Float Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Waving the white flag on the “People’s Flag of Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

March 14, 2018

A few weeks ago, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me about the ongoing drama surrounding the Milwaukee city flag. What, the reporter wanted to know, was the deal with the "People's Flag of Mi...

I had salt cave therapy in a suburban mini mall and all I got was this runny nose

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

My cheesy valentine: A romantic, $150-per-couple dinner at Mars Cheese Castle

Zach Brooke

February 16, 2018

Kenosha's Mars Cheese Castle is many things to many people. To locals, it's a tourist trap infused with notes of ironic Wisconsin pride. For out-of-towners meandering through America's Dairyland, it's the last ...

’18 And Life To Go: Herbal remedies aren’t what the doctor ordered, but they’re effective nonetheless

Tyler Maas

February 13, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

’18 And Life To Go: Acupuncture is the most relaxing thing you can do with 20 needles in your body

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I've made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Witnessing the coldest Polar Plunge in more than 40 years (because I was too scared to actually do it)

Lauren Keene

January 3, 2018

Even though the Polar Plunge is a Milwaukee tradition spanning almost 100 years, I'll be honest: there's pretty much nothing that sounds appealing about it. Getting up bright and early on New Year's Day to…swim...

I did a 30-day hot yoga challenge and I almost flooded Milwaukee with sweat

Tea Krulos

December 26, 2017

This all started with a conversation about my back. Often hunched over for my work as a writer, a bartender, and an all-around tall guy with bad posture, my spine gets angry with me. I was telling a tale of woe...

Tearing myself apart at a midnight screening of ‘The Room’

Lauren Keene

December 19, 2017

I’ve always hated the concept of cultural “guilty pleasures.” I don’t understand why anyone should be ashamed of liking things just because society (or writers) say they’re “lame” or “bad.” I’m not at all asham...

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...

Confessions of Non-Binary Fieri, Yokohama’s fourth-place karaoke team

Lauren Keene

November 30, 2017

In the criminally underrated film Mermaids (1990), Bob Hoskins invites the ethereal Cher into his attic and shows her his collection of paintings. When Cher is unimpressed, as Cher would be, he explains: "I sai...

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