Two bowling stars of the mid- to late-20th century who would enter the business side of the game passed away within three weeks of each other in mid-September and early October. Glenn Allison, who rolled the first 900 series in sanctioned league play but never was granted official recognition for it by the American Bowling […]

A deadline for the sale of West Valley Bowl in Tracy, California, has come and gone, prompting the Zachariah family to close the center, which was built in 1959 and acquired by the Zachariahs in 2004. The 2.76-acre corner lot, zoned for general highway commercial, and 30,000-square-foot building had been listed for $6 million. While there had […]

The Texas Bowling Centers Association announced the recipients of two distinguished honors for 2026 during the recent Southwest Bowling Proprietors Trade Show in College Station, Texas. Don Ellis of Emerald Bowl in Houston was named the winner of the President’s Award, recognizing his outstanding leadership, dedication and contributions to the Texas BCA. In addition, Stephanie Bransom of Grand Station […]

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 […]