The Oklahoma Bowling Proprietors’ Association recently decided to utilize the management services of BPAA and is now the 17th state in the managed state program. The new OBPA will be having its annual meeting on Tuesday, July 13, at Cinergy Entertainment in Tulsa. Members are urged to be there for a day of networking, education […]

Gus Falgien has been named to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of International Sales and Distribution by US Bowling Corporation. Falgien’s main focus will be to enhance the company’s worldwide footprint in preparation for its 24 Volt String Pinsetting Machine gaining global approval for tournament and league play. “We are honored and proud to have […]

The Illinois State Bowling Proprietors’ Association completed its annual Storm/Roto Grip Youth Singles Tournament at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville on May 21-22. There were 254 youth bowlers that qualified out of an original field of nearly 1,000. Winners were Amir Yarbrough in the Bantam Division, Ethan Reyes-Louie in the Prep Division, Vincent Pizzo in the […]

The Bowling Proprietors’ Association of Pennsylvania Board of Directors met on May 23 in Harrisburg for the bi-annual Capital Day Event. Proprietors spent the morning touring the capital and meeting with state legislators. The event ended with a Legislative Reception at ABC East Lanes, where proprietors were able to demonstrate the important role bowling centers […]

Town & Country Lanes in Bethlehem, Pa., has been sold and is now operating as Steel City Bowl & Brews. “We are open. Pins are dropping, tunes are playing and brews are pouring,” the center’s new owners announced on Facebook. “A fresh new look, new scoring system…  and expanded hours with more open bowling availability” are […]

San Juan Lanes Bar and Grill in Anacortes, Wash., may have been razed last year, but its giant-pin “BOWL” sign had remained in place until late April. That’s when it was removed and transported to a local salvage yard for what figured to be an ignominious end. But when Fletcher McLean, co-owner of Dad’s Diner […]

Duckpin bowling is among the attractions at the new MB2 Entertainment in Santa Clarita, Calif., co-owned by Chris and Martine Brooks and Will and Stefanee Miller. The venue takes over space formerly occupied by the Mountasia Family Fun Center, which could not survive California’s extended COVID-19 business closures. The seven-acre property offers both indoor and […]

After being in the business for the better part of a decade, David Carmichael says he knew that his future in the industry required embracing the bowling-anchored entertainment center model. So he moved his family to Wake Forest, N.C., and opened Strike and Barrel in the downtown area in November 2019. It’s housed in space […]