Punk band to renovate former Metal Grill in Cudahy into arcade, music venue


A Milwaukee-based punk band plans to open a mini arcade and live music venue inside a shuttered Cudahy site.

Direct Hit said Thursday that it will transform the former music venue at 5036 S. Packard Ave., which previously housed The Metal Grill and Vnuk’s. The yet-to-be-named establishment will offer video games, a cocktail menu and bar food, according to a news release.

Nick Woods, Direct Hit’s lead singer and manager, said in the release that the band’s goal is to fill a void in the…

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