Several new entertainment centers that include bowling as part of their attraction mix have opened recently or are about to. • Main Event has a new venue in Cypress Creek, Fla., featuring 22 lanes of bowling, laser tag, rock climbing, glow and mini-golf, pool tables, virtual reality, more than 100 arcade games and more within […]

The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame has teamed up with board member Kevin Dornberger to create a multi-month online charity auction. Each month, a selection of unique bowling-related items from “The Kevin Dornberger Collection” will be released on the IBMHOF auction website for bid. Dornberger spent 18 years in international bowling administration, but […]

Like so many bowling centers in California, historic Bel Mateo Bowl in the San Francisco Bay Area community of San Mateo is fighting for survival because of a prolonged shutdown mandated by Governor Gavin Newsom. To help the owners and its 30 employees ride it out, a GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-bel-mateo-bowl) effort has been initiated. Bel Mateo […]

Storm Products Inc. has acquired the assets of Global Manufacturing, LLC, including all brands, trademarks and propriety technologies. This acquisition includes the 900 Global and 3G brands. “Prior to the worldwide pandemic, the team in Texas were dedicated, hardworking and did an exceptional job managing the brands while building momentum at the start of the […]

The leading chronicler of our sport’s history, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, is set to reopen today following a prolonged closure due to the coronavirus. Located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas, the facility’s operating hours will be Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and museum visitation […]

It is a testament to bowling’s colorful history and, simultaneously, the stressful times in which we live that two bowling venues with histories as “speakeasies” are closing within a month of each other. As previously reported, Paul’s Bar and Bowling is ending a run of more than nine decades on the Paterson/Clifton border in New […]

BRIEF REPORTS on bowling centers from Louisiana to New York, and from Minnesota  to Oregon… plus a vision for a new center in Hawaii… *** Hurricane Laura, which struck western Louisiana earlier this month, did massive damage to communities in its path, and it did not spare Petro Bowl in Lake Charles. Most of one […]

The Kegel Mechanics Klub (KMK) is a new platform that Kegel plans to grow into an extensive knowledge base for mechanics. KMK includes maintenance and installation videos, written technical tips and articles, troubleshooting flow charts with videos attached showing specific adjustments, and more. This free website will initially focus on GS and A2 pinsetters from […]