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My mom went to LeRoy Butler and Genesis Jordan’s wedding. Here’s what she thought about the special day

May 16, 2019

Last weekend, Genesis Jordan and Green Bay Packers great LeRoy Butler got married. Beyond the fact that one half of the couple is a future Hall Of Famer and the inventor of the Lambeau Leap, this momentous occa...

What’s up with this weird rock/log thing in the woods along Lincoln Memorial Drive?

Matt Wild

May 14, 2019

Have you ever come across something in the city—a building, a business, a park—and thought to yourself, "Is this new? Have I seen this before? It can't be new, right? I must have seen this before. I dunno..." I...

I went fishing and I caught…something

Matt Wild

May 8, 2019

UPDATE: Looks like we have a positive ID! Scroll to the bottom of the story to find out what this...thing really is. Thanks, internet! Hi! It's me, your friendly Milwaukee Record co-founder/editor Matt! How ...

The Bucks lost and Brother Ron got his car towed

Justin Kern

April 28, 2019

"… Babylon is nothing else than an infinite game of chance." –Jorge Luis Borges The entire sports world stared at Milwaukee, for a while, through a camera's funnel cartography on Sunday afternoon. It felt ri...

I ate a CBD-infused brat and then I sat in a park and looked at stuff

Matt Wild

April 25, 2019

Confession: I don't understand CBD. I mean, I know it's a thing, I know it's a thing that everyone is excited about, and I know it's a thing that everyone suddenly became experts on nine months ago. Still, I'm ...

From 15 to 60 wins: Watching the Bucks complete a 5-year turnaround

Dan Shafer

April 8, 2019

Most of the fans in attendance at the sold-out Fiserv Forum on Sunday night stuck around to the final bell, and with good reason. The Milwaukee Bucks had just notched their 60th win of this magical, gift-from-a...

The guy who wrote “Milwaukee Poop Poop Poop” (and 20,000 other songs) wrote a song about me and now I’m complete

Matt Wild

March 7, 2019

Back in 2017, I discovered a song called "Milwaukee Poop Poop Poop." It was about Milwaukee. And poop. (Sample lyric: "Milwaukee! Poop! Poop!") The 64-second ditty was from City Poop Songs, a 48-track album by ...

MKE Music Rewind: The Promise Ring, ‘Very Emergency’

Matt Wild

February 21, 2019

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. I have a confession to make: I didn't get into The Promise Ring unti...

An ode to Spanish hamburgers, a.k.a. sloppy joes, taverns, etc.

Matt Wild

February 19, 2019

A few weeks ago, in an effort to air out a gaggle of cabin-fever toddlers, my extended family and I spent a few days at one of those indoor water park resorts. (Three Bears Resort in Warrens, Wisconsin, to be e...

’18 And Life To Go: Looking back on a year of (attempted) self-improvement

Tyler Maas

December 31, 2018

The year 2018 was something. It was fun and it was depressing. It was difficult and triumphant. And on a professional note, it was one in which I've accomplished more than I ever have before. Over the last 3...

’18 And Life To Go: Intermittent fasting stops the clock on holiday weight gain

Tyler Maas

December 21, 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...

Infrared sauna therapy takes hotboxing to the next level

Tyler Maas

November 29, 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...

Requiem for a reluctant deer hunter

Matt Wild

November 21, 2018

2014 I've been in my tree stand for an hour when a deer walks out in front of me. It appears from nowhere, absurd in its size, absurd in its very presence. It ambles its way to the dead center of my field of v...

Zen and the art of riding the bus for the hell of it

Matt Wild

October 30, 2018

In a country forever obsessed with the automobile, there persists the idea of the "freedom of the open road." Getting in your car—preferably a convertible—and just driving, man. Going where the road takes you. ...

I buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods and will unearth it one year from now

Matt Wild

October 19, 2018

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, Wisconsin burger chain George Webb made good on a longstanding promise/promotion and handed out free hamburgers to celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' recent 12-game winning streak. ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Pizza Shuttle saved my life (and it could save yours)

Matt Wild

October 3, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Four years later, what are we still doing in Shrekfest’s swamp?

Tone Madison

September 4, 2018

The following piece by Scott Gordon was originally published on Tone Madison. In his defense, the guy who started this whole Shrekfest thing in Madison had no intention of actually putting on an event called...

I took CBD capsules for 10 days to see what all the buzz was about

Tyler Maas

August 24, 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...

Reflexology struck a nerve, but did it work?

Tyler Maas

July 18, 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...

6 things I learned at my first Radiohead concert

Damon "Jank" Joy

July 10, 2018

That's right. This was my first Radiohead concert experience. The last few times they've come remotely close to Milwaukee, life got in the way. Not this time. I'm a die-hard fan and the bucket list had to be fu...

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