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 […]

Like so many bowling centers in California, historic Bel Mateo Bowl in the San Francisco Bay Area community of San Mateo is fighting for survival because of a prolonged shutdown mandated by Governor Gavin Newsom. To help the owners and its 30 employees ride it out, a GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-bel-mateo-bowl) effort has been initiated. Bel Mateo […]