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RAB’S EARNS DESIGN AWARD FOR NEW ARCADE
Rab’s Country Lanes has once again received an Excellence Award for Interior Design at the Staten Island (New York) Chamber of Commerce Annual Building Awards. The project involved a comprehensive renovation of a previously underutilized area, reimagining it into an engaging, multi-functional arcade. The arcade occupies space formerly devoted to a lazer maze attraction and […]
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADING TO NORTH CAROLINA
New Victory Lanes in Mooresville, North Carolina — a center that was deeply involved in Hurricane Helene relief efforts last fall — will host the 2027 USBC Women’s Championships. The tournament was last held in the Charlotte area at centers in Huntersville and Matthews in 2007. In its modern incarnation, the event typically attracts 4,000 […]
PBA ADDS OWEN’S CRAFT MIXERS AS SPONSOR
Owen’s Craft Mixers has been named the official mixer of the 2025 PBA Tour as part of a sponsorship agreement for the ’25 season. Owen’s will receive naming rights for the PBA Owen’s Illinois Classic, to be held Feb. 3-8 at Bowlero Vernon Hills in Vernon Hills, Illinois, with its championship round airing Feb. 8 […]
PEANUT FARMER, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT… BUT NOT A BOWLER
President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at age 100, was a devout Christian, successful peanut farmer and savvy politician. But he wasn’t much of a bowler, although, like many politicians, he did campaign at bowling centers in the days they were packed with league bowlers (i.e., voters). While still governor of Georgia, […]
GO BOWLING FLOAT GETS LOTS OF AIR TIME ON NBC, ABC
Go Bowling’s float at the 2025 Rose Parade, which aired Jan. 1 on NBC and ABC, among other platforms, was a visual delight, highlighting the sport’s iconic symbols: a ball, pins and a sign mirroring the Googie style of architecture popularized in the 1960s. Per parade rules, all of the surfaces on the float consisted […]
BUFFA TO RECEIVE BBIA INDUSTRY SERVICE AWARD
Frank Buffa, founder of Buffa Distribution in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America’s Industry Service Award. Buffa becomes only the third non-American selected for the award, joining Ewa Mataya of Sweden (professional pool player, writer and television commentator; 1993); and fellow Swede Jorgan […]
USED PINS GET NEW LIFE IN HOLIDAY CONTEST
Each year, the five centers that comprise Maple Family Centers — like most centers — replace their pins with new ones. During Thanksgiving week, center team members distributed thousands of pins to bowlers and community groups upon request, inviting them to paint or otherwise decorate them and enter their creations in the inaugural Holiday Pin Decorating […]
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