A new 810 Billiards & Bowling location has opened in Vineland, New Jersey. Arcade games, ping pong, darts and shuffleboard are available to patrons in addition to billiards and bowling while they enjoy an array of food-and-beverage offerings. Another New Jersey City — East Brunswick, to be precise — is home to a new Palmeras […]

The 2024 BCA of Florida Annual Membership Event took place at Innisbrook Resort, attracting a good turnout of proprietors and managers between the two hurricanes that hit Florida. Attendees enjoyed two days of networking, education and even a little golf. The association’s Top Hat Award winners: • Proprietor of the Year — Vinny Luccisano, Aloma […]

Bowling manufacturers were among the first at the door as movie theater owners began seeking new revenue streams, and now comes word that eight of the top theater chains in North America are planning to invest a combined $2.2 billion over the next three years to revamp their venues, many with entertainment offerings beyond movies. […]

After taking back control of the Brixton Recreation Centre, the Lambeth Council in the United Kingdom has announced plans to install bowling lanes and virtual-reality rooms. The strategy calls for the new attractions to draw more visitors, whose spending will contribute to proliferating the borough’s leisure services. Also in the U.K., a new venue dubbed […]

The Illinois State BPA is gearing for its 75th Anniversary Celebration, to include its annual awards ceremony and annual meeting, Sunday and Monday at the Arista Hotel in Naperville, Illinois. The Anniversary Celebration and annual meeting will be held on Sunday evening, when ISBPA will unveil a list of 75 Illinoisans and/or families who have […]

Lane7, a boutique bowling and family entertainment company, has announced plans to expand across Europe with 10 new venues over the next two years. Lane7’s first venue in continental Europe is launching at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, to be followed by two locations in Dublin. Lane7 already has 17 venues in the U.K., with another […]

The Kentucky BPA held its Annual Membership Event in Frankfort, where attendees had the opportunity to network during a golf scramble and a tour of the Woodford Reserve Distillery, as well as take in an educational session featuring Bob Pacanovsky. The association’s new Board of Directors: • President — Ron Hickland, Creating the Difference. • […]

A federal grand jury in St. Louis has indicted a former bowling ball manufacturing company in Jennings, Missouri, Visionary Bowling Products LLC, and its owners for illegally storing hazardous waste. The indictment stems from a fire at the facility in 2021 that burned for more than 12 hours, causing local homes and businesses to be […]

Vern Oertel, president of the Idaho State BPA, hosted the association’s 2024 Annual Meeting on at his Sunset Bowling Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. A long discussion about the association’s future, which suggested that volunteerism was waning, led to a vote to set reserves aside and continue without a formal officer or board structure. The […]