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Event

Tulsa’s WeStreet Ice Center Now Open!

The WeStreet Ice Center is open and ready for family fun with two ice rinks, a restaurant, concessions, and a video game arcade

• Freezing Fun: Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum calls it an incredible reuse of the old Macy’s at Promenade Mall. We agree! With the original escalators in place, families can explore all there is to do at the WeStreet Ice Center. The grand opening happened Saturday making way for youth hockey lessons, Tulsa Oilers Hockey practices and birthday party rentals too!

• Saturday Skate Date: The WeStreet Ice Center offers memberships for affordable skating and it’s the perfect spot for family date night! Glide on the ice and catch all major sporting events on the screens at Puck’s Sports Bar and Grill. Kids of all ages can hit the awesome arcade.

See all the details on WeStreet Ice Center HERE.

Restaurant

New Generation of Long Time Soul Food Restaurant Moves Location and Celebrates 50

The restaurant known for the best fried chicken in town is serving up satisfaction in a new location in its 50th year. Wanda J’s has moved.

• That’s Peachy: The peach cobbler is just one of the highly requested items at Wanda J’s. The restaurant opened in 1974 on the corner of Apache and Peoria. In 2016, the kids and grandkids of Wanda Jefferson Armstrong opened Wanda J's Next Generation Restaurant in the historic Greenwood District. With needs for bigger space, they are now open on North 74th near the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.

• What’s Cookin’: Wanda admits the menu has changed since 1974 when she served scrambled pig brains with eggs, pig ears and pig tails, rice and neck bones. Now you can get classic pancakes, omelets, hash browns and pork chops for breakfast. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and cornbread are hot and ready for lunch and dinner.

See the full menu HERE.

Event

Mother Road Market Offers Free Fun for Spring Breakers

Join Mother Road Market for a line-up of free events for Spring Break on ‘Tulsa’s Best Patio.’

• Spring Fling: Hot Toast Music Co. will perform while you get your face paint on and get custom balloon art from 3p to 5p on March 20th. Free family movie night happens March 21st and a silent disco dances onto the scene Friday the 22nd. Grab some headphones and dance to your own beat!

• Burger Break: All Mother Road Market restaurants will serve up the goods during the free spring break fun. The WEL Bar will offer up Spring Break Flight featuring Skydance Brewing Co. So get your staycation shoes on and get those kicks on Tulsa’s Route 66!

See full event details HERE.

Event

McNellie’s Pub to Offer Full Week of Events for 20th Anniversary

They say they are “probably Oklahoma’s best pub” and we say, take the “probably “ out! James E. McNellies Public House is celebrating 20 years.

• What’s On Tap: McNellies is offering events starting tonight with a party offering special Guinness glassware. Drink the beer, keep the pint! They’ll hold collaboration dinners with other McNellies Group restaurants Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. You can sign up for Beer University With Elliot (the owner) on Friday.

• Patrick’s Pat on the Back: There’s a free Pre St. Patrick’s Day Block party on Saturday and the pot of gold is Sunday where the official McNellie’s Block Party goes green! This one is fun for the whole family. All ages are welcome until 6pm.

See the full line-up of event details HERE.

Community

Tulsa’s Reading Partners Looking for Volunteers

It’s an organization aimed at making children masters at reading. Reading Partners Tulsa wants you!

• Turn the Page: Reading Partners became part of the Tulsa educational landscape in 2013. It pairs children with community volunteers to help them become pros at basic reading skills. The one-on-one tutoring model empowers students to succeed in reading and in life.

• The Next Chapter: Today, only one in four Oklahoma fourth graders is reading at a proficient level and 36% lack even basic literacy skills. That’s why Reading Partners is on the lookout for more volunteers. By partnering with parents, teachers, public schools, and community leaders in Tulsa, Reading Partners is poised to help kids fall in love with reading.

Sign up to be a Reading Partners Volunteer HERE. 

In other news

• 📚 The Gift of Reading: The Children of Saint Francis Children’s Hospital have plenty to read after some Broken Arrow students donate 400+ books.

• 🤼‍♀️ Wrestle Welcome: Thousands of visitors from around the country visited BOK Center this weekend as the Big 12 Wrestling Tournament took on Tulsa .

• 🎬 I’d Like to Thank: Killers of the Flower Moon scored big at the box office and possibly at the upcoming Academy Awards. It’s nominated for 10 Oscars.

• 💵 Welcome Wage Increase: The State Supreme Court clears the way for a minimum wage increase gradually bumping it up to $15 an hour by 2029.

• This One’s On Me: Broken Arrow Schools ‘Love Accounts Program’ is filling up with donations to ensure kids eat lunch in order to make the grade.

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