Recently, we went on another Milwaukee adventure – AKA we caroused Cream City – and spent UNDER $20.

What is a “Milwaukee adventure?” We define it as an afternoon or evening we visit two different places on a single Jackson. It’s a challenge, but the goal is to present cheap outing itineraries you might not have considered.  

Last time, we suggested gardens and sushi in Greenfield, and now we’re bringing it back to the East Side with coffee and games. The beauty of this Milwaukee adventure is it doesn’t require planning ahead, just spontaneously grab a pal any afternoon and head over to Downer Avenue for a delightfully cheap thrill. 

Stop 1: Valentine Coffee Rosters
3126 N. Downer Ave., (414) 398-0220
valentinecoffeeco.com
Hours: Daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: $5-$10
This is Valentine’s newest space. Grab a drink and perhaps a snack of your choice “to go” from the locally owned Valentine Coffee. Lunch and early dinner items are also available. Head over to Old Guard Games, located one door to the north.

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Step 2: Old Guard Games
3132 N. Downer Ave., (414) 988-0161
facebook.com/OldGuardMKE
Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Leave your license at the front desk and borrow a tabletop game for as long as desired. Cribbage, chess, checkers and more are available – or spend a little extra and buy one of the many card games available in the shop. Take your game and your Valentine Coffee drinks to Old Guard’s outdoor cafe and enjoy the afternoon!

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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the San Diego Padres in the final game of their series at American Family Field on Sunday, June 8. The final was 1-0, in favor of the Padres. 

Game breakdown

What we know:

It took nothing more than a Manny Machado home run to take the game for the Padres on Sunday. It also secured the series for San Diego. 

The Brewers have had a recent struggle at the bat. Milwaukee left 10 men on base over the last five innings.

Neither team got a hit through the first 4½ innings as Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta and Bergert were both outstanding. 

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Milwaukee’s first hit was a one-out single by Rhys Hoskins in the fifth. 

The Padres broke through on Tyler Wade’s leadoff single in the sixth.

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson issued a proclamation recognizing National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Saturday, part of “Wear Orange Weekend” and National Gun Violence Awareness Month.

Johnson said local organizations have distributed hundreds of gun locks across the city and shared safety information with residents this weekend. He also said the city is offering free youth programming all summer through its “Hello Summer” initiative.

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“Change is something that all of us can accomplish together, each and every single one of us,” he said, “if we come together, if we stand behind a common cause to reduce gun violence and make sure that people who should not have their hands on guns in the first place, don’t get the chance to do it.”

“Wear Orange Weekend” began as a tribute to a teen who was shot and killed in Chicago. It has now become a recognized movement to reduce gun violence nationwide.

By the numbers:

The most recently available Milwaukee Police Department crime data shows, as of June 5, there have been 205 non-fatal shootings in the city this year – a 15% drop compared to the same point in 2024 and a 39% drop compared to 2023. While the city tracks homicides overall, it does not track fatal shootings, specifically, on its dashboard. 

Those statistics do not include a violent stretch that began Friday afternoon and continued into Saturday morning. Milwaukee police responded to at least four shootings that left two people dead and seven others wounded. Two shootings happened minutes apart on Hampton Avenue.