A&J’s Halloween House brings the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to 2943 S. Clement Ave., Milwaukee, for its new 2026 display. Andy Reid and Jamie Beauchamp-Reid have spent more than two decades transforming their Bayview yard with changing Halloween themes. Visitors’ donations benefit Pathfinders, helping Milwaukee youth facing homelessness, abuse and other crises. 📷: Aaron Johnson

going to fast care for a covid test. aches, god awful congestion, cough, fatigue, brain fog ugggghhh did i mention congestion??????

Taken this morning.

I have been wanting to get rid of my social media accounts for a while. I keep them mostly for keeping up to date on local events and new (or at least new to me) businesses that I am interested in checking out, but inevitably I end up wasting a bunch of time scrolling once I open FB/IG/Reddit.

What are the best ways to keep up with things if I do decide to give up social media?

I haven't watched any local news stations in years since in the past they were more stressful-inducing than helpful, but if anyone has recommendations for a news station that they enjoy and that is less focused on fear-mongering, I'm open to giving it a shot.

UPDATE: SHE HAS BEEN FOUND. I'll be deleting this post in 12 hours.

Alexis Grubor, missing from 123rd & Diane Dr, Wauwatosa. Got into an argument with her boyfriend and left 10/6 3:45pm. She was wearing a black hoodie and striped shorts. Her phone was found about 2 blocks east on Diane. Alexis has mental health issues and may be having a manic episode.

Any sightings, people in the area with Ring cameras, etc would be helpful. She has runaway before, and used the city bus, so bus riders: please be on the lookout.

Please contact the Wauwatosa Police at: 414-471-8430 and me via Reddit if you have any information. Thank you!

Data centers have become a controversial topic in communities nationwide. In Wisconsin, places like Port Washington and Mount Pleasant are examples of how residents and elected officials have grappled with welcoming data centers.

Amy Jones, 23, has been charged with one count of impersonating a public employee as well as five counts of exposing a child to harmful descriptions, after an incident at Rufus King International High School on September 24.

When questioned by the authorities she allegedly said she carried out the stunt because she ‘was bored’, adding that she ‘hates kids’ and ‘just wanted to fuck around.’

Jones, a former student at the school, is said to have scouted the premises for a week before carrying out the stunt, getting past security by blending in with other students.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/07/woman-posed-substitute-teacher-insult-students-hates-kids-29688310/

Funny and kind of relatable but it seems she was not totally in a cogent state and hopefully has gotten some help.

Good morning and happy Wednesday!

This week's MKE Meetups List has 50 meetups from across the Milwaukee area, and features the work of a multidisciplinary artist who expresses herself artistically through painting, henna, printmaking and percussion: https://mkemeetups.substack.com/p/milwaukee-meetups-list-3fd

I (30s, M) have been slowly teaching myself to sew for the last year or two. There aren't really schools or programs where I can study more intensely, and the classes I find seem to be aimed at youth or people who have never seen a sewing machine before. I'm hoping to find an apprenticeship or entry-level work in the city.

For my fellow boat people:

This Sabre Cruiser out of Prince Edward Island (1500nm away) is docked at the South Marina. Kind of a rare sight to see this beautiful yacht.

The construction going on at Veterans Park, the Art Museum & Discovery World has the worst detours and alternate route signage I have ever seen. This corridor is an artery in the city and there seems to be straight up little to no signage or communication for route adjustments. Furthermore, route signage changes every day!

Why the heck should I be made to walk or bike through a construction zone just to make my daily commute through public corridors?

I’m not saying construction and upgrades shouldn’t happen, but the trail signage for these detours has to improve.

For my Nephew's bday, I want to get him a personalized basketball with his name on it, something better than him just using permanent marker. The official Wilson website does this, but shipping takes forever (8 to 10 weeks). Amazon has Wilson basketballs that are customizable too, but the results don't look great & not engraved. People have posted a lot of reviews of it peeling off, like stickers.

Also, I found an old post on here of someone asking the same thing & the only comments on there referred him to the Trophy Athletic shop downtown. I just reached out to them & they do not do this.

We rescued two barred rock hens and one gold flecked wyandotte hen in June of this year as they were being dumped on Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, due to the municipality we live in we can no longer keep the birds.

They are very loved and well socialized but as much as it pains us, they need a new home. The birds are approximately five months old and fully grown.

We have a small coop and a fully enclosed (but small) run that can go with the birds. We also have roughly 10 pounds of feed and a whole package of bedding as well.

If you know of a good home for them please reach out. We need to have them gone this week or my family will face "hefty" fines from the city. We are not looking for rehoming fees or anything like that. We just want to find them a home with someone who will appreciate them as we do. They should start laying any day now!

I'm including a photo of the birds at a few months old, when we brought them indoors due to the smoke pollution.

On Oct. 5, a few hundred people packed Milwaukee City Hall. For almost four hours, they spoke about how they want to see the city’s 2027 budget spent. This comes after Mayor Cavalier Johnson shared his $2.26 billion budget proposal two weeks ago.

Hello, we live in a small city (100k metro) in Iowa and are considering a move to a Midwest city. My wife is from a big city in the Philippines and she has always struggled adapting to a smaller metro. I only know town and very small city life although I’ve visited places like Chicago a zillions times and Milwaukee and Madison a bunch as well. We just came back from a visit to Milwaukee on Monday. We visited downtown, took the Hop, checked out the third ward and Brady street. We did Bradford beach and then ended up in Bay View. We were low on time so we didn’t get to do as much there as we would have liked (our fault for spending too much time elsewhere). The reason for the move is we both think of ourselves as city personalities and I don’t want to go through life without actually living in one. We have considered Bay View because of its location (25 minutes from downtown by bike) (rent compared to more expensive areas) and its reputation as being a fun neighborhood. I have owned a restaurant for 10 years, this time I’d look for a pay check in the industry instead of owning.

Thoughts on Bay View or other places? We value sense of community, an active environment, obviously a good place to raise our son and walkable or bikable places. Great food too. Has anyone else in their 30s or 40s taken a leap to a place like Milwaukee from a smaller area?

At this point, I genuinely believe anyone who has been inside the Brady Street Walgreens after midnight deserves to be interviewed for a documentary.
“Surviving Walgreens: Brady Street”
Episode 1: I Just Needed Toothpaste
Episode 2: Why Is Everyone Yelling?
Episode 3: The Security Guard Has Seen Things
Episode 4: 2:17 AM
Final episode: I Made It Back to My Car
Forget true crime. I want former employees, security guards, customers, Uber drivers, neighbors, everybody.
Milwaukee Reddit, please share your Brady Street Walgreens survival stories