Welcome to a Tuesday newsletter for the board game fans out there — mostly because there is a 200% rise in board game-related stories in today’s edition compared to our usual fare, which is zero.
Choose your fighter: a fun little story about a Perth-based app developer who is bringing Dungeons & Dragons players together, or get down to the Bull Creek Tavern tonight for a casual UNO tournament!
Don’t say we don’t bring you a little something different every now and then folks…
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
EAT & DRINK
Cecchi’s founders return to old digs with new friends at Bistro Massilia
The hospitality business is one of extremes – just as fickle as it is longstanding. And this one charming restaurant on Beaufort Street is a prime example.
It was only in September that we were announcing the arrival of neighbourhood wine bar and events space House on Beau to the spot previously home to long-running success Cecchi’s, who had since moved a block up the road to a bigger space.
Now, seven months later, the Cecchi’s founders are returning.
Owners of 965 Beaufort Street, Mark and Kylee Cecchi sold their namesake restaurant in 2024 – and here, they’re joining forces with some familiar hospo faces to create an entirely new neighbourhood bistro at their former home.
If Cecchi’s keeps things pretty firmly within the Italian culinary tradition, Bistro Massilia takes on a more varied influence.
Named after the ancient Greek colony located where Marseille now stands, the bistro is scheduled to open on April 24, bringing together French and Mediterranean influences – as well as the varied flavours you would see in Marseille today.
THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
NEWS
Free Sunday travel and free school transport to be made permanent
The WA Government confirmed free travel on Sundays and free travel for students heading to and from school will continue, backed by $70 million from the incoming State Budget.
SPONSORED
Got a trade or qualification? You might be closer to owning a home than you think
The Skilled Start Home Loan is designed for apprentices, recent graduates and early-career skilled construction workers with a discounted variable interest rate and a 2% deposit.
NEWS
Perth local launches new D&D platform connecting DMs with players
”We saw a lot of opportunity to make the process better for all parties… By creating a free market we allow players to access these skills, with the Dungeon Masters rewarded for their efforts.”
EVENTS
Perth's finest headline UFC's first ever Saturday night event in Australia this May
This Saturday 2 May, a new chapter in Perth’s on-going love affair with the UFC will be written when the fights go down on a Saturday night at RAC Arena, an Australian first.
TODAY/TONIGHT
Look for something a little different tonight? How about a UNO tournament!
Draw 4 — suffer! UNO night is back at The Bully tonight, with $100 up for grabs. It’s free to play from 6.30pm, and if you need any extra motivation it’s also $20 bangers & mash night.
SPORTS
The UCI Gravel World Championships head to Nannup this October
The world’s best gravel cyclists are heading to Nannup this October — and it’s a first for Australia.
The 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships, set for October 10-11, will be the first time the event has been held outside Europe in its five-year history, with the small South West town beating out the Italian, Belgian and Dutch locations that have hosted it before.
The courses run through the stunning backdrop of Blackwood Valley, starting and finishing in Nannup across distances of 140.7km for elite men and 123.1km for elite women, with age group distances ranging down to 89km.
At least 80 percent of every route is gravel — rolling hills, forest landscapes and wide open roads that, according to Event and Race Director Stephen Gallagher, create a tactical dimension rarely seen at this level.
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Tiktok of the Week
Have you ever wondered why Perth is called The City of Light?
This short-and-sweet vid on TikTok breaks it down for you.