Festival Guide - June 6, 2008
Fest presence drives area restaurant crowd
For Milwaukeeans, the food is as much a part of the festival experience as the music or the midway. Whether it's flaming cheese, volcano chicken, mozzarella sticks or fried eggplant, these festival staples are what make fests fly.
Tags: festivals, la perla, saz's, mader's, nick anton, sazama

Bars & Clubs - May 29, 2008
Drinking outside the box: Our favorite bar patios
Cocktailing is a year-round sport in Milwaukee, but the peak season generally coincides with our all-too-brief flirtation with warm weather. Here are our favorite outdoor drinking venues.
Tags: outdoor drinking, patios, paddys, von trier, hooligan's, comet cafe, milwaukee ale house, barnacle bud's, la fuente, la perla

Milwaukee Buzz - June 15, 2006
La Perla expansion expected to open after Summerfest
According to Nick Anton, owner of La Perla restaurant, 734 S. 5th St., the 4,500-sq. ft. expansion will open right after Summerfest.
Tags: La Perla, Mexican food

Arts & Entertainment - April 14, 2005
OMC cuts the cheese for charity at Gallery Night
For years, Gallery Night and Day artists have wowed Milwaukee's art-enthused masses with drawings, jewelry and photographs. They've painted for the public; they've sculpted. But never have they carved cheese.
Tags: Gallery Night and Day, Moda3, Third Ward, cheese, Cuttin' the Cheese for Charity, Jessica Laub, Quinn, Copoulos, La Perla, Adam Werther, Bebeau, Arvid Petersen, Nennig, Ramirez, HaulingDonkey, sculpting

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 18, 2004
O'Neill forges a strong link in local art scene's chain
Although her work graces private collections around the country, it's Amy O'Neill's murals that have garnered her much-deserved notoriety in Milwaukee, including Trocadero's sign of a woman riding a bike.
Tags: Amy O'Neil, Trocadero, La Perla, Beauty, Adambomb, art, Oriental, painting