Milwaukee County Makes Herstory with 2024-26 Term Board Shatters Glass Ceiling with First Women Majority in Body’s History MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has made history with women now holding 10 out of 18 County Board seats following the Spring General Election. The Spring election resulted in the election of Anne O’Connor (District 1), Sequanna Taylor (District 5)… Source ..read more

It’s almost the 20th day of April and you know what that means, riiiiiiiight?! Yeah, you know! Love it, hate it, or feel absolutely indifferent to it, this unofficial holiday is reason for a sizable portion of the population to celebrate. Even though Wisconsin will absolutely be the last state in the Midwest to legalize recreational marijuana thanks to the do-nothing State Legislature ghouls… Source ..read more

In 1974, a little television program called Happy Days hit airwaves and the world was never quite the same. Over the show’s 11-season run, viewers learned new catchphrases that have stood the test of time, they were introduced to national treasure Henry Winkler in his scene-stealing role of Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli, and Milwaukee—the city where the still-popular program was set—was thrust into… Source ..read more

Just one year after leaving its longtime Downer Avenue location and setting up shop in the former Stubby’s Gastrogrub at 2060 N. Humboldt Blvd., Pizza Man has abruptly closed the latter location. The restaurant made the announcement on social media Monday afternoon: As noted, Pizza Man’s Wauwatosa location remains open. And yeah, there’s that tease about “future locations,” too. Source ..read more

It’s not alright, ma: Legendary Milwaukee radio pioneer Bob Reitman is retiring. Reitman, 82, who currently co-hosts WUWM’s It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Music with his son Bobby, will officially retire on Friday, April 19, putting a cap on a 57-year career. A final live installment of the weekly It’s Alright, Ma will air the previous night, Thursday, April 18, at 8 p.m., WUWM said on Monday. Source ..read more

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Explores Expanded Utilization of Henry Maier Festival Park MILWAUKEE, WI — (April 15, 2024) — Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF), an independent, private 501(c)(3) corporation that maintains and improves Henry Maier Festival Park, announced the release of a request for proposals to consider expanded opportunities for future programming and improvements at Henry… Source ..read more

Fresh off the successful 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic, the Baird Center will be home to another large nerd convention in 2025. AdeptiCon announced on Monday that it will be moving from its home in Schaumburg, Illinois to Milwaukee in spring 2025. Specifically, the weekend of March 26-30. What began as a small 100-person event celebrating the Warhammer 40,000 miniatures game has grown into one of… Source ..read more

That faint clacking sound you hear throughout the city isn’t your imagination—it’s just the impending return of QWERTYFEST MKE, a homegrown celebration of a homegrown Milwaukee invention. That’s right! Working in Milwaukee in 1873, Christopher Latham Sholes invented the modern QWERTY keyboard layout we still use today. The modern keyboard was invented in Milwaukee! How about that! Source ..read more

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering in the advent of Amazon, streaming services, and the industry’s stark shift from physical to digital formats has quickly mutated into a halfhearted “holiday” with its fair share of icky… Source ..read more

In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday, April 7, 2024. That day was declared to be “Milwaukee Record Day” throughout the city, as proclaimed by Mayor Cavalier Johnson himself. The following day, we went down to City Hall to meet the Mayor and pick up our framed Proclamation. That same day, Matt Wild—my fellow co-founder/co-editor, business partner… Source ..read more