McNellie’s plans to open restaurant in South Tulsa By Chelsey Butler One of ORU students’ favorite restaurants, McNellie’s Public House, is setting up camp in a new location on the corner of 71st Street and Yale. The restaurant, famous for its $3 burger night, announced a new location will open this spring three miles from campus. This means when the craving for a delicious burger and some sweet potato fries hits, one more option will be available for Tulsa residents than the 1st Street and Elgin Avenue downtown. Since the pub opened in 2004, it has become a local favorite in the Tulsa restaurant scene. This success sparked the opening of two more McNellie’s restaurants, in Oklahoma
City and Norman. This will be the first time McNellie’s has placed any of its locations in a more suburban market. Besides students, the owners hope this location will attract those employed at nearby offices during the lunchtime rush and South Tulsa residents at night. McNellie’s South will reside in an old restaurant formerly known as Diamond Jack’s. It closed in June 2012 after 47 years of service. The building is only half the size of McNellie’s downtown restaurant and will seat about 300 patrons and employ a staff of 60 to 70 people. Not only are the owners expanding McNellie’s to South Tulsa, but they are putting in a second Yokozuna at 91st Street
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The current McNellie’s is located on the corner of Elgin Avenue and First Street downtown. and Yale Avenue. The McNellie’s Group, most famous for revitalizing the downtown Tulsa nightlife with its signature McNellie’s Restaurant, also own several other restaurants in the same area:
ElGuapo’s Mexican Cantina, Yokozuna and Dilly Deli. They also own the Dust Bowl Lanes. An official date hasn’t been set for the opening of the new McNellie’s other than the spring. Nonetheless, the open-
ing of this new James E. McNellie’s Public House should be a great advantage for ORU students who enjoy the relaxed Irish aura of this eatery, but do not wish to make the drive to downtown Tulsa.
Bieber “flies” into the BOK Center
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Justin Bieber arrives at the BOK wearing wings.
18 • Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 • THE ORACLE
By Ryan Woods Arguably the most popular teenager on the planet, Justin Bieber, literally descended into the BOK Center on Jan. 9 for a return concert. The sold-out show attracted the most energetic and boisterous crowd I have ever been a part of. These girls ranged from 5 to 50 years old and came ready to sing, cheer and scream in their homemade “I love Justin” T-shirts. Tickets to the show were hard to come by for many. One woman told me she called just 2 minutes after tickets went on sale only to find out there were none to be had. Some tickets sold online for as much as $2,500. When I say this place was loud, here’s a little
idea: On the screen was a 10-minute countdown signaling when he would come out. At the 5-minute mark, the crowd of about 18,000 was already on their feet chanting his name, “Justin! Justin! Justin!” By the 1-minute mark the arena was so loud you could hardly hear yourself think. He entered the stage wearing wings that extended 30 feet on each side, flying from the top of the arena down to center stage — a flight that took about 45 seconds. The 2-hour show was filled with explosions, lights, video and a guest appearance from Nicki Minaj across four LED screens. One of the high points was during the song “One Less Lonely Girl.”
Bieber’s manager picked a lucky girl out of the crowd to go on stage and be serenaded by Justin during this song. She also received a bouquet of flowers from him as she exited. The crowd, at this point, was cheering wildly for the girl on stage who was living out all of their dreams right in front of them. Bieber continued on with song titles such as “Beauty and a Beat,” “Take You” and, of course, “Baby.” As he left the stage, Bieber shared with the crowd his appreciation for their unending support and love that “allows him to live his dream every day.” The tour, titled “Believe,” is a tribute to his fans who have been loyal
since day one. The most intense fans call themselves “Beliebers,” and they travel as an army of love and support for this talented 18-year-old. The song “Believe” was written specifically for these fans. It was really cool to see an artist give back to that magnitude and to see how well received it was. Overall, I was extremely impressed with the talent, heart and attitude of this teenager. Due to overwhelming demand, Bieber has added 30 dates to the tour. He will be in cities all across the country, including several dates overseas. The two closest venues to Tulsa will be Oklahoma City on July 2 and Dallas on July 3.