Jim Beam has unveiled a limited-edition 8-year-old bourbon packaged in a bowling pin-shaped bottle — a nod to a historic Beam decanter. The Beam Pin Bottle celebrates the 230th anniversary of the James B. Beam Distilling Co. and was released on Aug. 23, “Jim Beam Day,” exclusively at the distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. It has […]

Six years after the PBA China Tiger Cup, the PBA and Longmarch Bowling have announced a 10-year agreement to relaunch the PBA China Regional Program. Three tournaments are scheduled to be hosted at the Longmarch Bowling Center in Shanghai, starting with the PBA China Tribute to Pioneers Championship next month to kick off the program’s […]

Although “eatertainment” continues to expand with businesses such as the pickleball-focused Chicken N Pickle — now 13 venues strong and growing — one business in that sector has faltered: Pinstripes. The Northbrook, Illinois-based company, founded in 2007, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early this month. According to Nation’s Restaurant News, the publicly traded company owed […]

Storm Products Inc. has acquired Ben Lomond Lanes in Ogden, Utah. The company said that the 20-lane center would serve as a premier destination for bowling fans throughout northern Utah while functioning as a real-world testing environment for Storm’s bowling innovations. Under the leadership of Corbet Austin, the company’s vice president of operations, plans call […]

Barely a month into the 2025-26 season, the United States Bowling Congress updated its rules on urethane bowling balls, placing limitations on their use in USBC-conducted national events. The rules will either eliminate the use of slow oil-absorbing high-performance (urethane) balls or require them to be manufactured at a minimum 78D hardness. USBC posted a list of […]

Maple Family Centers, with locations in New York and Florida, is celebrating its 65th anniversary year throughout the 2025-26 bowling season with a variety of events and a singular goal: to pass the million-dollar mark in funds raised for veterans’ programs and services. Over the last two decades, Maple Family Centers has raised more than […]

The Maryland community of Hagerstown has long been known as the “Hub City” because of its historical role as a railroad hub, and Turner’s Dual Lanes was considered the hub of bowling in the community. But on June 30, the 36-laner center — featuring 24 tenpin lanes and 12 duckpin lanes — closed its doors […]

A graduate of the Darden School of Business, George Ordway, has opened an entertainment venue called Sun Pins in the Dairy Market development in Charlottesville, Virginia. The venue features duckpin bowling, interactive darts and never-ending coverage of University of Virginia sports events. “We wanted to flip the script on the traditional (bowling) experience,” Ordway said. “No […]