The Texas Bowling Centers Association announced the recipients of two distinguished honors for 2026 during the recent Southwest Bowling Proprietors Trade Show in College Station, Texas. Don Ellis of Emerald Bowl in Houston was named the winner of the President’s Award, recognizing his outstanding leadership, dedication and contributions to the Texas BCA. In addition, Stephanie Bransom of Grand Station […]

Jim Beam has unveiled a limited-edition 8-year-old bourbon packaged in a bowling pin-shaped bottle — a nod to a historic Beam decanter. The Beam Pin Bottle celebrates the 230th anniversary of the James B. Beam Distilling Co. and was released on Aug. 23, “Jim Beam Day,” exclusively at the distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. It has […]

Although “eatertainment” continues to expand with businesses such as the pickleball-focused Chicken N Pickle — now 13 venues strong and growing — one business in that sector has faltered: Pinstripes. The Northbrook, Illinois-based company, founded in 2007, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early this month. According to Nation’s Restaurant News, the publicly traded company owed […]

Storm Products Inc. has acquired Ben Lomond Lanes in Ogden, Utah. The company said that the 20-lane center would serve as a premier destination for bowling fans throughout northern Utah while functioning as a real-world testing environment for Storm’s bowling innovations. Under the leadership of Corbet Austin, the company’s vice president of operations, plans call […]

Maple Family Centers, with locations in New York and Florida, is celebrating its 65th anniversary year throughout the 2025-26 bowling season with a variety of events and a singular goal: to pass the million-dollar mark in funds raised for veterans’ programs and services. Over the last two decades, Maple Family Centers has raised more than […]