It’s always fun when bowling provides the backdrop for a television sitcom or drama. It’s often dumb, but it’s still fun, not to mention great exposure. Through the years, bowling has been a “co-star” on “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” “Married with Children,” “Cheers,” “The Simpsons,” “Fargo,” “The Sopranos,” “Blue Bloods,” “CSI” and many other […]

Some bowling centers have closed for a year or two… and sometimes a little longer… and then reopened. Now, the bowling venue at the historic French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana, has come back to life following a hiatus of more than 90 years. The Billiard and Bowling Pavilion opened at the resort on […]

Karen Miller, who served the bowling center owners of Texas for more than 40 years and helped grow the Southwest Bowling Proprietors Trade Show into a regional behemoth, has retired as executive director of the Texas Bowling Centers Association. Miller began her tenure with the association as an administrative assistant and was asked to step […]

The cost of doing business in Washington state went up with the turn of a calendar page today as the minimum wage increased to $17.13 per hour. Many cities in the state — including Bellingham, Everett and Renton — have their own higher rates. In Seattle, the new minimum wage is $21.30 per hour. The […]