Tagged First Person

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Long live American Science & Surplus (which needs your help)

DJ Hostettler

May 28, 2025

When my wife and I heard the news that American Science & Surplus launched a GoFundMe to help raise operating costs to move into a new warehouse, citing slumping sales since the COVID-19 pandemic punctuated...

I built “The Perfect Egg Bite”

May 19, 2025

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 12 through May 19, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

Remembering when Milwaukee had a Chocolate Factory (and eating at the Elm Grove location today)

May 16, 2025

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 12 through May 19, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

Bay View has become a bona fide wing destination

May 13, 2025

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 12 through May 19, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

Taco John’s and 5-Hour Energy collaborated on an “Energizing Hot Sauce” (and we tried it)

May 6, 2025

It can be hard, thankless work to co-run a web-only entertainment publication, but it can also have its perks every now and then. Among the cooler aspects of the job is the opportunity to be sent things to revi...

Sleep is optional: My journey through Trivia 55