Bill Chrisman was not the type of person who reveled in attention. Yet he possessed rock-star status at major bowling events because of the company he built with his wife, Barbara, and the support it lent to the industry it served. Chrisman, the co-founder of Storm Products, passed away at his home Wednesday night following […]

Spare Time Entertainment is bringing a bowling-based family entertainment center to a “traditional” bowling city: Madison, Wisconsin. The 50,000-square-foot venue represents the company’s first foray into the Badger State, and will include bowling, escape rooms, laser tag and arcade games. To learn more about Spare Time’s operating philosophy, see “The BEC Interview” with the company’s vice […]

The name of the venue — Waterdrinker Family Farm and Garden — doesn’t even begin to describe what guests can experience when they stop by for a visit. The facility opened in 2018 on Long Island with a number of attractions and has been so successful that a new 35-acre site has been built on […]

1UP Entertainment + Social, a 26,000-square-foot premium dining and entertainment venue located along North Dale Mabry Highway in the Carrollwood section of Tampa, Florida, has opened. The bowling-anchored facility combines a premium dining experience with a portfolio of interactive and immersive attractions. The multi-story facility houses eight custom-illuminated bowling lanes with mega-media screens, golf and […]

Northern California, which has seen numerous traditional centers close in recent years, is getting two new bowling-based entertainment venues. Round1 is opening in the Stonetown Galleria Mall in San Francisco in a space formerly occupied by a Nordstrom department store. The company operates more than 100 centers in Japan and more than 50 in the […]

A fire ripped through the pro shop next door to Dixie Bowl & Billiards in St., George, Utah, doing much more damage to the shop than to the bowl. The center was open when smoke began leaking in, and the front desk attendant quickly evacuated the facility. Co-owner Elizabeth Sustin said the center had to […]

Great cities have great neighborhoods, and although Orlando is known primarily for its plethora of theme parts, it’s also home to a number of neighborhoods and districts with unique personalities. One is the Milk District, the small area west of Orlando Executive Airport and east of the downtown area. Its roots are traced to 1925 […]

Three new venues have been announced for the $1 billion Greenville County Square redevelopment project in Greenville, South Carolina. RocaPoint Partners said that Pins Mechanical, Fairway Social and Agave Bandido have signed on to join the 40-acre mixed-use community underway in the downtown area, joining Whole Foods Market and The Perch Kitchen and Tap. Pins […]

Circle Bowl and Entertainment has acquired the former Stelton Lanes in Piscataway, New Jersey, which closed in 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The center originally opened during the 1960s. “The Circle Bowling team is moving quickly to build one of the newest and most fun entertainment centers New Jersey has to […]