All five centers owned by the LaSpina family in New York and Florida will henceforth carry the Maple Lanes name. Rockville Centre Lanes got its new sign on March 1, and you can see it here: http://liherald.com/stories/rockville-centre-bowling-alley-gets-rebranded,89930. “We are renaming our centers Maple Lanes because it is who we are and who we have been […]
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Cyber Report #945
E-dition No. 945 • Thursday, March 30, 2017 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Take the First BCM Facebook Survey We take our coverage of the bowling business seriously and, with that in mind, we’ve posted a survey question on the Facebook page of BJI’s sister publication, Bowling Center Management. We hope you’ll check it out, post […]
BIG AL’S VENTURES OUT OF NORTHWEST TO SoCAL
As first reported in the June 2016 issue of Bowlers Journal International, Big Al’s has ventured out of its Pacific Northwest birthplace with a new location in Ontario, Calif. On March 16, it opened its fourth location at the Piemonte at Ontario Center, joining successful sites in Boise, Idaho; Vancouver, Wash.; and Beaverton, Ore. The […]
LOOK FOR GO BOWLING LOGO ON STENHOUSE CAR
Roush Fenway Racing driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will pair up with Go Bowling when the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series rolls into Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 13 for the Go Bowling 400. Go Bowling will serve as the “anchor” on Stenhouse’s No. 17 Ford Fusion at Kansas. “This is a really exciting partnership,” said […]
‘STRIKE OUT HUNGER’ EVENT TO FEATURE PBA STARS
Eighteen PBA Tour stars will participate in a “Strike Out Child Hunger” fundraiser as part of the PBA’s visit to Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, April 9-16. The 2nd annual “Bowling for a Cause” pro-am event, which is being held in cooperation with a number of Portland area restaurants, will take place on Sunday, April […]
IBMA HONORS CAMPOS, THOMAS, ROMEO AND VINT
Johnny Campos, Bob Thomas, Joan Romeo and Bill Vint have been selected to receive 2017 service awards from the International Bowling Media Association. Campos will receive the Luby Hall of Fame Award, Thomas will receive the Alberta E. Crowe Meritorious Service Award, and Romeo and Vint each will receive the Mike Hennessy Award of Merit […]
OREGON 16-LANER DOWNSIZES BY 4 LANES, ADDS ARCADE
Even a center with as few as 16 lanes can be a candidate for “down-sizing,” depending on the community and the marketplace. Case in point: Four Seasons Bowling Center in Hillsboro, Ore., outside Portland. The 16-lane center opened in 1947, and was purchased by George Mareina in 1978. Now, Mareina’s son, Daniel, is the operator. […]
QUBICAAMF NAMES ABS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR IN JAPAN
QubicaAMF Worldwide has entered into a distributor agreement with American Bowling Service, Inc. in Japan. Effective April 1, ABS is serving as QubicaAMF’s exclusive, full-line distribution partner in Japan for capital equipment, automatic scoring, parts, supplies and pins. ABS is the largest distributor and manufacturer of bowling supplies in the Far East, and celebrated its […]
INDIANA CENTER WILL CLOSE FOR 20 DAYS TO RELOCATE
New Albany, Ind., is losing the Hoosier Strike & Spare bowling center on April 8, but it isn’t losing the center’s lanes. They’ll be moved to a new location in nearby Clarksville, Ind., where the entertainment options will also include laser tag, a roller rink, bumper cars and a laser maze. That facility is scheduled […]
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