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NEW VENUES OPEN IN UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA
Roxy Leisure is scheduled to open a new center in Cheltenham, England, this month. In addition to tenpin bowling, the venue will feature American pool, Air Hockey, duckpin bowling, a batting cage, karaoke, shuffleboard, darts and more than 50 arcade games. Also in the U.K., a new entertainment venue called The Light has opened in […]
HIGH 5 COMING TO ALLEN, TEXAS, AND POSSIBLY TO ESTERO, FLA.
A new mixed-use development In Allen, Texas, called the Farm will include the latest venue of High 5 Entertainment when the complex opens in late 2024. High 5 will utilize 41,784 square feet (to be precise) at The Farm, and its attractions will include 24 bowling lanes, a two-story laser tag arena, escape rooms, axe […]
PELTZ NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BBIA
BCM Associate Publisher Barb Peltz has added a title to her business card: executive director of the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America. The position opened up with the recent passing of Bill Supper. Peltz will remain associate publisher of BCM and Pro Shop Operator magazines while taking on the BBIA’s administrative duties. “We are […]
Products & Services – August 2023
BRUNSWICK BOWLINGNitro from Brunswick Bowling is high-octane entertainment — it’s not just pin deck lighting; it’s an experience. Select from dazzling preset shows or create your own using the provided explosive effects, including dynamic effects for Sync events such as strikes and spares. There are millions of possible combinations of light pattern, color, speed and […]
ORANGE COUNTY USBC ASSOCIATION ADDS BCM EDITOR TO HALL OF FAME
Bob Johnson, the long-time editor of Bowling Center Management magazine, was inducted into the Orange County USBC Association Hall of Fame on Saturday. Johnson was elected in the Meritoriuos Service section of the Hall along with association volunteers Linda Stewart and Cindy Miles. Johnson began his career in bowling journalism when he was 15 years […]
VR THERAPY GIVES VETS A ‘NEW VIEW’ THANKS TO BVL
The Bowlers to Veterans Link has partnered with MyndVR to provide virtual reality glasses to veterans’ homes in more than 50 markets, bringing cutting-edge technology to their recreation therapy programming. Residents at the Tennessee State Veteran Home in Murfreesboro, Tenn., were the latest recipients of the program, which is funded by the bowling community. The […]
BEATING THE ODDS: MEET THE 2023 FREWING SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
STORY BY BOB JOHNSON • PHOTO BY MICHELLE JOHNSON Life is full of twists and turns. They are inevitable, even though we’re told the only sure things in life are death and taxes. How we deal with those twists and turns plays a gigantic role in determining the trajectory of our lives. Growing up, Aaliyah […]
ANDY NOWAK SUCCEEDS MARK TATARA AS BCM’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR
BY BOB JOHNSON There are lots of reasons BCM is the industry’s best and most-trusted business magazine. We won’t reveal the No. 1 ingredient in BCM’s “magic sauce”; it’s never prudent to give away secrets. But tied for No. 2 and No. 3 are the magazine’s award-winning writing staff and its clean, reader-friendly design. On […]
