Sports - May 11, 2009
Go bowling for a great cause
It's not like you should need an excuse to go bowling on a Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, but here's one, anyway: If you can put together a team and participate in "Ape's Bowling 'Cause We Care-A-Thon" this weekend at Bay View Bowl, you'll be helping out to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Tags: bowling, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, bay view bowl

Travel & Visitors Guide - Jan. 19, 2009
We came, we saw, we bowled at "State"
What our last-pace team lacks in bowling skills, we make up with enthusiasm, so we naturally decided to participate in the USBC 2009 Wisconsin State Tournament this weekend in Green Bay. Here's a blow-by-blow account of the debacle.
Tags: bowling, usbc, state tournament, green bay

Living - Nov. 18, 2008
It's cold. Now what?
I've brought in the last of my plants and herbs from the yard; I've dug out my ugly fleece blankets that keep me warm while watching TV; I'm considering that janky plastic wrap stuff for my ancient and far-from-air-tight windows. It's cold out. And it's going to stay that way for longer than I'd prefer to calculate right now.
Tags: polish falcon, bowling, bingo, comet cafe, mixtape club, book club, baking

Sports - Nov. 14, 2008
Now Bowling: LEBRONNNNN JAAAAAAMES!!
I am a life-long Milwaukeean who has managed to build a career in professional sports marketing and event management. One of the sports I have worked with in my career is bowling. Bowling is imprinted on the very DNA of Milwaukee.
Tags: bowling, pba, nba, lebron james

Sports - Oct. 30, 2008
Rich bowled a 300
Exactly one year ago on Saturday, I wrote a blog titled, "Rich bowled a 298." Last night, Rich Babcock managed to avoid leaving two pins in the 10th frame, as he did last year, and improved to his first perfect game.
Tags: rich babcock, bowling, 300, bay view bowl

Sports - Sept. 24, 2008
The OnMilwaukee.com bowling team is a man down!
The OnMilwaukee.com bowling team sustained a devastating blow this month: our anchor was lost for the season with a shoulder injury. Now our last-place team is a man down, and we need a replacement. Fast.
Tags: bowling, bay view bowl

Sports - Aug. 25, 2008
Bowling center guide
Brew City has long been associated with the noble sport of kegling (aka bowling). Here's the big list, updated for fall.
Tags: bowling, bay view bowl, all star lanes, classic lanes, landmark, usbc, holler house, polish falcons

Sports - May 10, 2008
USBC Queens offers Maxx national TV debut
This time last week, I was in suburban Detroit preparing to go live on national television for the first time. I was hired by the United States Bowling Congress to be a part of the Queens tournament broadcast on ESPN2.
Tags: USBC, Bowling, Queens tournament, Detroit, kelly kulick, professional bowlers association, PBA

Sports - Jan. 17, 2008
In search of the equipment edge
After years of sucky bowling, I shook things up this week. And the results were tremendous.
Tags: bowling, bay view bowl, no mercy, wrist support

Marketplace - Nov. 29, 2007
IPic Entertainment rolls it all up into one fun package
The restaurant, lounge, luxury movie theater and stylish bowling facility known as IPic Entertainment opens at Bayshore Friday, Dec. 7.
Tags: ipic entertainment, hamid hashemi, adam lamb, ovation, pinstrikes, bowling, moive theater, muvico, bayshore town center, sequel

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 24, 2007
Cudahy Carolers celebrate a Milwaukee-style Christmas
On Black Friday, I ventured out to see In Tandem Theatre's “A Cudahy Caroler Christmas."
Tags: In Tandem Theatre, Cudahy Carolers, South Side, bowling, Packers, sausage, mortadella

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 10, 2007
Schmidt rolls strike with bowling history book
Veteran bowler and writer Doug Schmidt has written the first comprehensive -- and lively -- history of bowling in Milwaukee.
Tags: bowling, kegeling, Falcon Bowl, Plankinton Arcade, South Milwaukee Arcade, Holler House, Landmark Lanes, Lutheran, Doug Schmidt, ABC, WIBC, WHS, Wisconsin Historical Society

Marketplace - Nov. 8, 2007
SBT says Big City Lanes coming to Milwaukee
Days after I wrote about my desires for a Lucky Strike in our Downtown neighborhood, the Small Business Times today reports that my dream is coming true.
Tags: Big City Lanes, Lucky Strike, bowling, Bar Management, Catalyst, Ghazi

Sports - Nov. 1, 2007
Rich bowled a 298
There's a guy that I bowl with on Wednesdays who did something spectacular last night. In addition to shooting a 760 series, which in the ranks of amateur bowlers, is incredibly good, Rich Babcock took a perfect game into the final roll of the 10th frame.
Tags: rich babcock, bowling, bay view bowl

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 1, 2007
Downtown Milwaukee needs a Lucky Strike
I, representing all of us occasional bowlers, want lanes in Milwaukee's Downtown.
Tags: Lucky Strike, bowling, Downtown development, Gameworks, entertainment center, bowling lanes, Pabst City, Park East, The Catalyst