Article: Is Milwaukee Milwaukee Without Bowling?

MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
02-28-2008
Is Milwaukee Milwaukee Without Bowling?

Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time 20:00-21:00 PM


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MELISSA BLOCK, host:

For more than a century, the U.S. Bowling Congress has been headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city known for its love of beer and bowling, especially when the two are combined.

But recently, the congress said it wants to move to Texas. That's a giant gutter ball that quite a few locals were worried about the city's identity.

From member station WUWM in Milwaukee, Erin Toner reports.

ERIN TONER: With 72 lanes, AMF Bowlero in suburban Milwaukee is one of the biggest bowling centers around, and tonight every lane is ...

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