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Remembering when I was 11 and I got a Guns N’ Roses cassingle for St. Nick’s Day

December 6, 2025

This heartwarming tale of St. Nick's Day and Guns N' Roses was first published in 2022. If there's one thing that Wisconsinites love, it's celebrating all the "quirky Wisconsin things" that make our state un...

Hugh Jackman serving custard at the Greenfield Kopp’s: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

December 4, 2025

On Tuesday, December 2, in the year of our lord 2025, actor Hugh Jackman descended on Milwaukee to promote his latest film, Song Sung Blue. (The film dramatizes the real-life story of Milwaukee couple Mike and ...

I floated down the Milwaukee River, luxury hot tub style

Lily Mihelich

December 2, 2025

What's more Wisconsin than finding yet another way to enjoy our very generous winter season? Milwaukee Record sent me down the Milwaukee River on a Skyline Boat Company hot tub boat, delivering the excitement a...

I played in Milwaukee’s largest Tecmo Super Bowl tournament

Tad Kriofske Mainella

November 20, 2025

Of all the things I value most in life I see my memories And feel their warmth And know that they are good - "Spiral Architect" by Black Sabbath When “real” American football failed as a religion, Tecmo ...

I made Vincent Price’s “Supper Casserole” recipe (and learned a valuable lesson along the way)

Tyler Maas

October 29, 2025

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon an image posted on the Facebook page of Dinosaur Dracula—a site that documents and celebrates "'80s & '90s nostalgia, Halloween & Xmas, snacks, toys, spooky stuff and mo...

Milwaukee Mosts: My all-time local leaderboard

Tyler Maas

October 15, 2025

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! A few years ago, I made a Patreon-exclusive post wh...

Milwaukee Record’s 66 Days of Halloween (Part III)

Matt Wild

October 10, 2025

Welcome to Milwaukee Record's 66 Days of Halloween countdown! You can find Part I, which covers Days 0-22, HERE. You can find Part II, which covers Days 23-44, HERE. DAY 66: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Is this...is this...

Braise North brings a little Milwaukee flavor to Lakewood, Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2025

Since opening in late 2011, Braise (1101 S. 2nd St., 414-212-8843) has been an invaluable part of Milwaukee dining. The Walker's Point restaurant was an early adopter of the "farm-to table" concept and years ah...

Cracking a Miller High Life at Wisconsin’s highest point, Timm’s Hill

Mitch DeSantis

October 9, 2025

Imagine if the Grand Canyon was called "Brad's Big Hole" or if Niagara Falls was named "Nicole's Splash Sploosh." That’s essentially the situation here in Wisconsin, where the state's true highest point isn't R...

Milwaukee Record’s 66 Days of Halloween (Part II)

Matt Wild

September 18, 2025

Welcome to Milwaukee Record's 66 Days of Halloween countdown! You can find Part I, which covers Days 0-22, HERE. You can find Part III, which covers Days 45-66, HERE. DAY 44: DINOSAUR DRACULA As we wrap up Pa...

Milwaukee Record’s 66 Days of Halloween (Part I)

Matt Wild

August 27, 2025

Welcome to Milwaukee Record's 66 Days of Halloween countdown! You can find Part II, which covers Days 23-44, HERE. You can find Part III, which covers days 45-66, HERE. DAY 22: ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY THERE Twen...

Some thoughts on Sunday’s Bob Uecker Celebration of Life (and official video of the whole thing)

Matt Wild

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...

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

Matt Wild

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...

I got (kind of) high in Indiana

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2025

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! Summit. Noun. "The highest point of a hill or mount...

Biking 91 miles to 3 Chip’s Hamburgers: A Chip-errific day on two wheels

Mitch DeSantis

July 23, 2025

Nothing says summer like a good hamburger. Continuing my coverage of rural Wisconsin (and in honor of Milwaukee Record's semi-official summer celebration week), I wanted to spotlight a central Wisconsin classic...

Half a season without Uecker

Matt Wild

July 17, 2025

I experienced an extremely Wisconsin moment this week when I found myself getting teary-eyed over sausages. Usinger's sausages, to be exact. A new spokesperson for Usinger's sausages, to be even more exact. ...

I listened to my sister’s Milwaukee radio mixtape from 1988: “Good Songs on Lazer + QFM”

Tad Kriofske Mainella

July 15, 2025

The Excitement of a Song You May Only Hear Once Dig if you will a 1988 bedroom: Ratt's Out Of The Cellar album cover is taped to the closet door, a guinea pig rambles the shag red carpet, a phone cord snakes...

From ‘Revival’ to ‘The Deviant’: Wisconsin comic books that reframe the Midwest

Mitch DeSantis

June 27, 2025

It wasn't always cool to be obsessed with superheroes or sci-fi—especially not in rural Wisconsin. These days, entire YouTube channels break down every corner of the Marvel and DC universes. But when I was grow...

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...

Take me back to Summerfest 1981: Various artists

Vince Morales

June 19, 2025

There have been so many Summerfests. We know this. It's part of the marketing of the thing, but it is still wild to think about how many of these there have been and how many artists have performed on these gro...

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