Mandatory Milwaukee: Potholes!
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: potholes!
There's a dusty joke about Wisconsin having only two seasons: wi...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Hot ham and rolls remain an integral part of the Sunday ritual
Some timeless weekend rituals come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Sunday hot ham and rolls.
There are some food and drink standbys that, despite no...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Feeling optimistic about the city in 2024
Some feelings of early-year optimism come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Feeling optimistic about Milwaukee in 2024.
In case you hadn't heard, we'r...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Batter up! Get in the holiday spirit with a Tom And Jerry
Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Tom And Jerry!
It's the middle of December in Wisconsin. It's cold outsid...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Meat Raffles bring good luck, choice cuts, charity to Wisconsin bars
Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Meat Raffles!
If you visit enough bars in Wisconsin, you're bound to enco...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Shah Jee’s continues to bring Pakistani cuisine to unlikely downtown location
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Shah Jee's! (The following article is an updated version of a 2016 article.)
Downtown Milwauke...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Having a bite in sight of flight at MKE Layton Avenue Observation Area
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...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Taking out the window AC units because it’s gonna be cold for 8,000 months
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: taking out the window AC units because it's gonna be cold for 8,000 months!
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Pietro’s Pizza has been “Bay View’s finest” for 50 years
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...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Beans & Barley has been an East Side dining staple (and more) for 50 years
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Beans & Barley!
Look up the phrase "Milwaukee dining, deli, and cute ...
Mandatory Milwaukee: The Famous Racing Sausages have been up and running for 30 years
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: The Famous Racing Sausages.
They're beloved by fans of all ages. They're ...
Mandatory Milwaukee: WUWM’s “It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Music” is a free-form family affair
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: "It's Alright, Ma, It's Only Music" on WUWM!
If you ever find yourself co...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Oriental Theatre is a majestic movie palace of memories
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Oriental Theatre!
Is it possible to take something extraordinary—some...
Mandatory Milwaukee: The uncommon pleasures of Milwaukee County Golf
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee County Golf!
Before I begin, let me be clear: this is not an at...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Opening Day!
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Opening Day!
What can you can say about Opening Day? You can say somethin...
Mandatory Milwaukee: The hash browns at Café At The Plaza
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the hash browns at Café At The Plaza!
Back in 2018, we bestowed "Mandator...
Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Debating where “Up North” begins
Some frequent sources of online arguments come and go, while some frequent sources of online arguments become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn loca...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge and then finally doing it
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: finally doing the Polar Bear Plunge!
Near the end of 2021, I wrote about ...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Sharing something about Wisconsin having a bunch of the “drunkest cities/counties in America”
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...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Brewers day games
Some summer traditions come and go, while some summer traditions 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...