A “BPAA Online Training Bonus” program has been unveiled by the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America to address the post-pandemic challenge of retaining both new hires and long-time staff members. During the “Great Reflection,” employees left the workplace in droves as COVID-19 caused them to re-evaluate whether the businesses for which they worked and their […]

The relationship between NASCAR, which averaged 3.7 million television viewers for its races in 2022 (source: Statista), and Go Bowling, the consumer-facing brand of Strike Ten Entertainment, will continue and expand in 2023. In addition to the Go Bowling at The Glen race at Watkins Glen International in New York in August, Go Bowling will […]

The Detroit Athletic Club — located just steps from Ford Field in the Motor City’s theater, sports and entertainment district — has fully redeveloped and renovated its historic Bowling Abbey. The nearly $9 million project in the club’s 107-year-old clubhouse was completed during a seven-month timeline so the annual bowling season could begin on time. […]

The BPAA Nominating Committee, chaired by past President Nancy Schenk, has put forth three names to serve as at-large directors: Dan Bedinghaus of Eastgate Lanes in Lovedale, Ohio; Jason Hoff of Evergreen Lanes in Everett, Wash., and Ron Schmittou of Strike and Spare in Hendersonville, Tenn. The committee also put forth this officer slate: Tyler […]

Don MacBrayne, who was named BPAA Proprietor of the Year in 2022, has decided to retire, ending a 50-year career in the bowling business. From a parttime job at a Brunswick-owned center in West Vancouver, B.C., Canada while in high school to Vice President of Operations, MacBrayne spent 40 years with Brunswick and was deeply […]

When women’s pro bowling needed a kick-start in the early 1980s following the demise of the Women’s Professional Bowlers Association, John Sommer was largely responsible for the creation of the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour. While Sommer remained in the background for the most part, John Falzone served as “the face” of the organization to the […]

Equipment installation for Bowling Center TV is expected to begin in quarters 2-4 now that formal financing and revenue agreements have been signed. Strike Ten Entertainment President John Harbuck said that well over 800 centers across the country were “in process” for the new service, which enables proprietors to deliver a better customer experience by […]

The Tenpin Bowling Company is scheduled to open a new venue in Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom. The venue is taking over former retail space in the Phoenix Leisure Park, and will include bowling lanes, a laser tag arena, soft play, escape rooms, an arcade and pool tables. Also in England, Bullring Ltd. Partnership has filed plans […]

The Alabama community of Moody, located about a half-hour east of Birmingham, has entered into a development agreement for a 60,000-sq.-ft. project that would feature a bowling center, trampoline park and other attractions. Plans call for the venue to serve as the anchor for an entertainment district. According to reports, the city’s agreement with Signature […]