I got a Milwaukee flag tattoo
Oh great, another opinion article about the fucking Milwaukee flag! Well, not exactly. At this point, I'm sure whatever thoughts and feelings I could write about the latest (and seemingly most organized) effort...
We tried (and failed) “Wisconsin’s Largest Pizza Challenge” at Pizza Shuttle
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Milwaukee's East Side is changing. Though the historic neighborhood is becoming cluttered with cookie cutter apartment complexes, rent is on the rise, and chain restaurants continue to move it, a few bus...
I ate Dave Begel’s “Top 10 Milwaukee foods to eat while you are driving” while I was driving
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A growing (yet still rarely followed) tenet of internet culture is that you should avoid spreading articles you don't like on social media. A comically oblivious article can generate more traffic through...
A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?
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In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.
Matt ...
I humiliated myself in front of one of the dudes from Cherry Pie
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You find yourself backstage at a play, moments before your entrance, unable to remember your lines. A creeping wave of terror washes over you. Oh god, what am I doing here? What is this? I'm doomed. Mayb...
Pondering (and calling) the Miller Park Roof Hotline
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It's happened to all of us: You're staring off into space, alone, tired, afraid, wondering if the Miller Park roof will be open for the day's big game. A quick peek outside tells you the weather is certa...
Remembering the brief, beautiful Smash Mouth and Milwaukee Record feud of 2015
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The guy from Smash Mouth once famously said, "Somebody once told me the world was gonna troll me." At least I think that's how the lyric went. Was it "roll"? I know it was something like that, but who ca...
I actually had fun seeing Bubba Sparxxx in Cudahy
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There was a moment, about six minutes into Bubba Sparxxx’s 45-minute set at the City Lounge in Cudahy on Saturday, that I realized I was not going to be capable of writing the article you might expect to...
A different kind of Purple Rain: Prince’s damp message to a Milwaukee fan
Your own office parties can carry an air of forced interaction. Attending someone else's office get-together removes one layer of humanity from this equation and in its place slaps on all the enjoyment of apply...
It’s our 2nd anniversary, so here are some terrible site names we considered before settling on Milwaukee Record
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Back in 2012, Historic Milwaukee and the Pabst Theater staged an event called "Envisioning The Seen," a roundtable discussion featuring a group of local movers and shakers pondering the future of Milwauk...
I went to Wisconsin’s first “cat cafe” and it was pretty weird
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Excluding my dumb food- or drinking-related cries for help and whatever bullshit points I try to make on our podcast, I usually make a concerted effort to keep my personal life far away from this website...
Grand Ave. barber Tony Pullara wants to cut your hair (and be your mayor)
Tucked away in a far-off corner of the cavernous Shops of Grand Avenue, above the T.J. Maxx and facing the second-story Chase Bank skywalk, is a barbershop called Shear Perfection. Floor-to-ceiling windows reve...
Is the “redesign the Milwaukee flag” thing REALLY trying to redesign the Milwaukee flag?
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The official flag of Milwaukee was adopted 61 years ago, in 1955. Efforts to redesign the flag—a flag haphazardly stuffed with barley stalks, boats, and something that looks like a UFO—have been going on...
Was The Spot 4MKE a boon or a bust? It depends on who’s reporting
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Late last week, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin broke the news that The Spot 4MKE, a highly touted "placemaking" project from Creative Alliance Milwaukee, had been put on "indefin...
What can two commercial jingles from the ’80s teach us about the Milwaukee of today?
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Imagine Kraftwerk played by a kindergartener. Imagine a John Carpenter soundtrack piped through a Commodore 64. Imagine Daniel Johnston getting ahold of a busted synth and trying to sell you a couch and ...
We went to every George Webb in the world on February 29
This article was originally published in 2016.
Leap Year. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, Western civilization is still granted a 29th day in February once every four ye...
I went to the new Whole Foods and Metro Market in one day
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The Milwaukee area has been graced by the opening of two grocery stores in little more than a week with the mammoth (and initially controversial) Metro Market opening on Oakland Ave. in Shorewood, and Wh...
Reading Carrie Schneider’s “Reading Women”
Last week, I was shown a photograph of Marilyn Monroe reading James Joyce's Ulysses. She is near the end, seemingly lost in Molly Bloom's punctuation-less, sensual reverie, immersed in the flows and throes ...
Parents: It’s cold out there, so take your kids to the Shops of Grand Avenue
Before we begin, let me say that however you're feeling about seeing what could be considered a "parenting column" in the pages of Milwaukee Record, I'm with you. If you're delighted, I'm with you. If you'r...
The art of dreaming small, and why Shaquille O’Neal hates me
Editor's note: The following piece originally appeared on brettnewski.com as "Why Shaquille O'Neal hates me."
I was 13. We were on a family trip to Los Angeles to visit my Uncle Marcus. At the time, L.A....