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 […]

Legendary Wichita State University bowling coach Gordon Vadakin (center) has added another honor to his long list of accolades. He was named as the recipient of the 60th Sam Levine Flowers for the Living award at the Great Plains USBC Hall of Fame dinner, held at the Wichita State University Rhatigan Student Center. Rich Renollet […]

There’s a dirty little secret in the wine industry that many wines labeled “Napa Valley” contain a significant portion of juice from the nearby Lodi growing region — up to 25% is allowed by law — in their blends. Lodi has been supplying Napa with quality blending wine for generations, and in recent decades has […]

Alex Benton was born to sell. He had a smile that transformed strangers into instant friends, and a twinkle in his eyes that conveyed his belief in the lane care products he sold for US Polychemical Corporation. Benton, who passed away a few days ago, was already with the company when it entered the bowling […]

Bowling received the best kind of advertising — i.e., free — on Aug. 26, courtesy of Dean Young and John Marshall, the writer and illustrator of the comic strip “Blondie,” and Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman, the cartoonist and illustrator of the comic strip “Zits.” The “Blondie” strip saw Dagwood Bumstead and his best friend […]