Collegiate bowling powerhouse Nebraska has opened a new six-lane facility within the East Campus Union in Lincoln. It replaces the original tenpin center on campus, which debuted in 1977. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Nebraska coach Paul Klempa said, “I would say that in terms of bowling facility wars, Nebraska has just put the rest of […]

Plans are in the very preliminary stage, but it’s possible that a number of “bowling destinations” in Las Vegas could be connected by an underground transit system being proposed by Elon Musk’s Boring Co. The company is nearing completion on its project to link various parts of the sprawling Las Vegas Convention Center, which has […]

Most bowling fans know Dave Husted as a champion bowler, and a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame. But he’s also a third-generation proprietor, known for operating bowler-friendly and family-friendly facilities in suburban Portland, Ore. Last Saturday, bowlers gathered outside the Husted family’s Milwaukie Bowl and five other centers in the […]

* Ronnie Belletieri has closed Strikes in Boca Raton, Fla., ending that center’s 40-year run and his own three decades with the business. He blamed the prolonged shutdown caused by the pandemic, combined with a dispute with the owner of the building that houses the center. But he told CBS-12 that he’ll be back in […]

On Feb. 8, 1968, three African American men were killed and 27 other individuals were injured when a demonstration over racial segregation turned violent on the South Carolina State University campus in Orangeburg, S.C. Three days earlier, a group of 40 students had entered the nearby All Star Triangle Bowl, the owner of which, Harry […]

The new owners of Village Lanes in Leesburg, Va., Scott Carpenter and Charlie Beach, are in the process of renovating the center, and as part of that process, decided to bid adieu to 200 house balls that they’d inherited. But rather than simply throwing them away, they found a way to use them to help […]

Several new entertainment centers that include bowling as part of their attraction mix have opened recently or are about to. • Main Event has a new venue in Cypress Creek, Fla., featuring 22 lanes of bowling, laser tag, rock climbing, glow and mini-golf, pool tables, virtual reality, more than 100 arcade games and more within […]

The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame has teamed up with board member Kevin Dornberger to create a multi-month online charity auction. Each month, a selection of unique bowling-related items from “The Kevin Dornberger Collection” will be released on the IBMHOF auction website for bid. Dornberger spent 18 years in international bowling administration, but […]