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The Mothership, 1033 Omakase, more are 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists

January 21, 2026

It's that time of year again: the time of year when the prestigious food-celebratin' James Beard Foundation announces the semifinalists for its annual James Beard Awards. As always, a number of Milwaukee-area r...

The Mothership has returned

Matt Wild

November 12, 2025

"Sup kids we are officially TEMPORARILY CLOSED on the google I have no clue what temporary means but the loss we endured at the hands of the heavy rain Saturday is going to put us out of commission for a while....

Help The Mothership recover from catastrophic flood damage

Matt Wild

August 28, 2025

We'll keep this simple: Beloved Bay View bar The Mothership (2301 S. Logan Ave.) suffered catastrophic damage in the flood earlier this month. Beloved Bay View bar The Mothership has been closed ever since. Bel...

The Mothership to celebrate 6th anniversary with guest bartenders, food trucks, giveaways

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2025

There’s no bar in Milwaukee—or the world, for that matter—quite like The Mothership. Since opening in April 2019, the Bay View bar has served up more Hamm’s and Campari than any other establishment in the state...

Sup ya ding dongs? Here’s news about The Mothership’s 5th anniversary (written like one of their Instagram posts)

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2024

Hey idiots happy thirsty thursday jk that shit is dumb just drink any day you want to and don't let a fucking calendar tell you when to wild out anyway the mothership aka your racist uncle from omro's least fav...

Milwaukee bar The Mothership explains decision to close during Republican National Convention

Matt Wild

March 14, 2024

As you probably already know, the Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee July 15-18. It'll be something. Also, as you've probably already seen on social media, at least one Milwaukee bar wants...

“The party knob will be turned all the way to 69” at The Mothership’s 4-year anniversary party

Tyler Maas

April 5, 2023

There's no bar in Milwaukee—or the world, for that matter—quite like The Mothership. Since opening in April 2019, the Bay View bar has served up more Hamm's and Campari than any other establishment in the state...

My First Band: Ricky Ramirez (Population Control, The Mothership)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 8, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Ricky Ramirez, who Milwaukee-area listeners might know as the owner of The Mothership. Since opening the Bay View bar in early 2019, Ramirez has managed to navigat...

The Mothership to offer “eccentric bar food” at Gavilán food truck

Tyler Maas

March 7, 2022

Since opening just shy of three years ago, The Mothership has quickly established itself as bar that does things its own way. The Bay View establishment that's known for its unconventional and ambitious craft c...

Maya Ophelia’s becomes a vegan Milwaukee staple

Juan Miguel Martinez

September 4, 2020

There is a product known as "chikin," which is quite possibly the tastiest of all chicken substitutes in all the vegan product world. I have always been a voracious meat eater, but upon having the chikin banh m...

Enjoy the gloriously live, gloriously sweaty video for Hughes Family Band’s “Death Of Me”

Matt Wild

April 16, 2020

Remember shows? Us too! Remember squeezing into a bar on a Saturday night and enjoying the sounds of a live band and the company of other human beings? Us too! Want to relive that currently on-hold experience v...

Come to The Mothership May 22 for a ‘Mars Attacks’ after party

Tyler Maas

May 8, 2019

In case you missed it, we're screening Tim Burton’s dark and zany 1996 sci-fi delight, Mars Attacks, at Avalon Theater on Wednesday, May 22. In case you weren't aware, there are still some tickets available. An...

Take a look inside The Mothership, which officially opens to the public on April 25

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2019

Last month, we broke the news that Urban Bay View would be closing and a new bar called The Mothership would be opening in its place. Ever since Urban quietly ceased operations in late March, Mothership owner R...

Urban Bay View is closing this month, The Mothership will open in its place in April

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2019

Following close to three years in business, Urban Bay View will be closing. Owner Paul Jonas (who also owns nearby Tonic Tavern) says the business located at 939 E. Lincoln Ave. will cease operations before the...

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