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Restaurant

McNellie’s Group Opens 2 New Midtown Tulsa Restaurants

The new Maple Ridge Grocer restaurant is the best ‘little’ brunch diner with your family, and holds a ‘Madmen’ vibe for dinners in the evening.

• Pretty in Pink: Maple Ridge Grocer is so new, you can’t find the full menu online, but we’ve got some scoop. If you want to enjoy an upscale, vintage, greasy spoon type diner this is the place. The new hot spot sits in the walkable Maple Ridge Neighborhood near 18th and Cincinnati and has been open for almost a week.

• Full Belly: We tried the Salmon burger with arugula, avocado and teriyaki mayo. It comes with fries shaped like little scoopers for ketchup and that didn’t go unnoticed by the kids who where already blown away by the good old fashioned Kraft Mac n’ Cheese. Add in a few mimosas and “The Gem,” a quinoa salad, and the whole family is smiling.

The second restaurant is Bishop Quigley’s next door. Look for a write up on that tomorrow!

Event

Tulsa Police and Tulsa Fire Departments Plan to Go Head to Head in Boxing Tournament

Tickets go on sale today for a pretty epic showdown between Tulsa Police Officers and Firefighters at the BOK Center. 

• Mama Said: TPD and TFD are warming up to knock each other out in the charity event of the year. Smoke & Guns IX, presented by Quiktrip. It is returning to the BOK Center on April 27th! You won’t want to miss out on this annual event as firefighters and police officers step into the ring Rocky style.

• Step Into the Ring: The boxing showdown benefits the Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp which helps children rehabilitate from severe burns and Special Olympics Oklahoma which provides athletic training to people with intellectual disabilities. 

Get tickets HERE.

Education

The University of Tulsa Acquires Fab Lab Tulsa and Plans to Expand

We already knew that TU is pretty fabulous, but now it has added Fab Lab Tulsa to its list of resources to offer its students.

• Success in Science: The University of Tulsa has announced it bought Fab Lab Tulsa, which provides access to digital fabrication tools and resources throughout the community through membership and programming. The move is part of TU’s ongoing efforts to promote innovation and aligns with the university’s reputation for engineering, computer science, and creative arts success.

• Lab Results: Fab Lab Tulsa will remain in the Kendall Whittier District on South Lewis Avenue and so will the staff. Leaders hope to expand as TU students get familiar with the lab that offers public access to advanced technology like 3D printers and advance woodworking.

See a promotional video on Fab Lab Tulsa.

Event

Registration is Open For Fleet Feet 50k Run

It’s time to lace up for a cool stroll for Fleet Feet Tulsa’s ‘Go Short Go Long’ happening January 20th.

• Go Shorty: Whether you are a beginning runner or a pro, this jaunt is for you. You can choose whether to run or walk a 5K, 10K, 25K, or 50K. Yes, that’s 31 miles! All courses are along the paved Riverparks Trail system in Tulsa and are very flat with the exception of one hill.

• She’s Going the Distance: Runners in this annual Fleet Feet event will get a quality long sleeved tech shirt and fantastic post-race food. Like to take your time on the course? That’s cool. If you are running the 50K, you gotta have it done in 9.5 hours.

Register for Go Short Go Long HERE.

Guide

Tulsa Daily’s Guide to Some of our Favorite Pizza Spots in T-Town

Just in time to accompany your new years resolution, the team at Tulsa Daily put together a list of some of our must try pizza joints in Tulsa.

• On the List: Starting with one of our personal favorites, East Village Bohemian Pizza. With ingredients directly imported from Italy, and directly sourced produce from local farmers in the greater Tulsa area its tough to beat. Another one of our more unknown spots is Dante’s Woodfire Pizza. Its a food truck in downtown with no website. Its the grittiness we love.

• Not to Go Unnoticed: A few others we had to have on our list were: Upper Crust Woodfire Pizza, which is more of an upscale restaurant. Prairie Fire Pie on Cherry Street, and any of Andolini’s Pizzeria also located on Cherry Street and other locations in the area.

We recommend trying them, but maybe not all at once. See the full list HERE.

In other news

• 🏥 Mental Health Help: There’s a new mental health hospital opening up in Oklahoma City and developers expect to break ground in March.

• 🚐 Electric Excellence: A Broken Arrow non-profit is plugging in and upgrading part of its fleet thanks to Federal grants encouraging electric vehicle use.

• 🎄 Christmas Comeback: As expected, the Route 66 Christmas Chute in Sapulpa will likely be back next year. It had a well lit 2nd year with record crowds and a small business boom.

• 🎮 Game On: A 13 year old Oklahoma kid can say he is the first to ever beat the classic Tetris video game.

• 🥁 Floating on Tunes: Like the local celebrities they are, the Jenks Trojan Pride Band is back from the Rose Bowl Parade after a pretty perfect performance.

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