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That ‘Polka! Polka! Polka!’ TV show on CW18: The Milwaukee Record Review

June 11, 2025

For many, the weekend is a time for viewing rituals. Some tune in to see Saturday Night Live as it's airing. Others appoint one of the weekend evenings to be movie night. Many make time between Friday and Sunda...

The empty lot where Y-Not III / Nick’s House used to be: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

May 14, 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...

Drinking a beer in the Domes: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

March 11, 2025

In 2024, following nearly a decade of endless campaigns and task forces, Milwaukee County finally embraced an ambitious plan to "reimagine" the Mitchell Park Domes. The $134 million multi-year plan will not onl...

Orange two-sided anchor tied to the Milwaukee Boat: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

February 25, 2025

The beloved Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Milwaukee, the S.S. Minnow, the Minnow, Deep Thought, or just "The Boat"—ran ashore on October 13, 2024. But this article isn't about who owns the thing or why it hasn...

The ‘Green And Gold’ Packers-related movie starring Craig T. Nelson: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

January 27, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174512); Even though the Green Bay Packers season came to a close this month with three consecutive losses, including a Wild Card Round drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, there'...

Going to a brat fry: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

November 12, 2024

Food and philanthropy go well together. Whether motivated by hunger, generosity, or some combination of the two, folks routinely lend their culinary skills and their time to serve food for fundraisers, and even...

Going on a nice autumn stroll: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

October 15, 2024

Even though it was 80 degrees in Milwaukee last week, it is technically autumn. And, occasional heat waves aside, that's actually started to become quite apparent these last few days as the fall chill has enter...

That beer you drink on the walk to American Family Field: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

October 2, 2024

There's no shortage of great occasions for beer-drinking here in Milwaukee, and each one of them is special in their own way. There's the beer garden pint, the post-yard work and after-shoveling brew, the block...

WMSE 91.7: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

September 17, 2024

Today, September 17, is 91.7 Day, a.k.a. WMSE Day! You know, because the date is 9/17, and because beloved independent Milwaukee radio station WMSE can be found on the radio dial at 91.7 FM. Think of it like Mi...

That mural on Humboldt with Mrs. Incredible: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

August 19, 2024

What is art? Art is many things, of course. Art takes countless forms, is created in countless mediums, and serves countless purposes. Art is infinite. But perhaps the one thing that all art shares is a need...

Getting wings from Club Garibaldi and Vanguard on the same day: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

July 29, 2024

Today (July 29) is National Chicken Wing Day here in the US of A. Even though we recognize this is a totally made up "holiday" (that is also shared with such not-actually-real happenings as National Lipstick Da...

Just sitting at Bradford Beach in the morning, thinking about stuff: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

June 17, 2024

Ever go down to Bradford Beach in the morning and just sit there and think about stuff? It's great, right? It's one of Milwaukee's finest pleasures. Timing is key. In the summer months, during the afternoon ...

Star Wars™ Kemps® Blue Milk: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2024

A long time ago (last week) at a dairy company far, far away (Minnesota)... It is a period of monetization. Ad agencies, emailing from their Chicago headquarters, have won their first victory against the jad...

Those “insane” advisory bike lanes on Edgewood Avenue: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

March 18, 2024

If there's one thing Milwaukee residents and people who simply pass through Milwaukee can agree on, it's that the city has a reckless driving/driver problem. Article after article, study after study, and horror...

That Culver’s mural/sign on the East Side: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

January 22, 2024

Milwaukee is currently in the throes of a mural renaissance. It seems a week can't go by without the unveiling of another gorgeous mural on a previously unadorned side of a prominent building. There are colorfu...

Those two Cousins Subs locations on Exit 64: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2023

Out on Highway 41, just a stone's throw north of Milwaukee, there's a road sign that has perplexed us ever since we noticed it about a year ago. As motorists approach Exit 64 A-B, they're presented with some di...

Koppa’s reopened deli: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

May 18, 2023

Nostalgia is a funny thing. We can spend years pining for something from our past—an old movie, an old video game, an old restaurant—only to find that, upon revisiting, it doesn't live up to our modern expectat...

A Crafty Cow “Burger Night” cheeseburger with all 20 available toppings on it: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2023

Last month, while I was attending the first winter installment of our Midweek Music series at Crafty Cow MKE (2675 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-808-0481), I decided to take advantage of the restaurant's fairly new...

The inexplicable ‘Medieval Madness’ pinball machine at East Side Maytag Coin Laundry: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

January 26, 2023

Laundromats are quirky, liminal-space pockets of humanity, and the laundromats of Milwaukee's East Side are no different. There's that little laundromat on Murray Avenue, located between a convenience store and...

That ‘Boy With Goose’ sculpture in Marshall Park: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

January 12, 2023

Tucked away on the East Side, near Downtown, is the Lower East Side. Tucked away on the Lower East Side, on the corner of Lyon and Marshall, is Marshall Park. And tucked away in Marshall Park, behind the East P...

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