“What’s going to draw people?”Īmos said he’s been working behind the scenes to try and save the bowling alley. “You can’t keep one thing nice in this town? What the heck?” Amos said. The night before Thanksgiving and Christmas break have also been bowling traditions for his family. He and his wife have three children and have spent most of their birthdays at the bowling alley. “It’s heartbreaking because it’s always been in our family,” she said.Īthens resident Caleb Amos is among those concerned the city may lose one of its last family entertainment venues. Lutz said she understands how disappointed some people in the community are that the bowling alley might never reopen. But if someone does want to step in, they need to come with adequate financing and a solid business plan. “We are definitely open minded and very approachable,” she said. The family, which includes her father, Roger Kasler, who had been running the bowling alley, is open to suggestions if someone wants to reopen the bowling alley or do something else with the space. “That is not set in stone,” Lutz emphasized. Storage is her business, and if nothing else is going to happen with the venue, she and her husband will likely convert at least part of it into a storage facility. Lutz said she has no interest in running a bowling alley. Lutz and her husband, Tim, own two storage businesses under the name Get Storage, one in Athens and the other in The Plains. So the building, on Palmer Avenue just off Stimson Avenue, has sat idle now for more than two years. Reopening under the social distancing and cleaning requirements in place at the time would have meant fewer open lanes while the overhead costs of running the place would have stayed the same or even increased. Even before the pandemic the bowling alley was struggling. It did get a fresh coat of paint during the shutdown, leaving many locals hopeful that one of the few options for indoor family entertainment in the area would return.īut the owners no longer plan to reopen it.Ĭindy Lutz, whose grandfather started the business decades ago as a combination roller skating rink and bowling alley, thus the name Rollerbowl, said her family had planned to open it back up after the initial pandemic shutdowns were lifted.īut it just didn’t pencil out, Lutz said. The bowling alley, which has operated in Athens for decades, has not reopened since it was forced to close at the start of the pandemic. **Please RSVP by Friday, June 17th by 12 Noon 11:30 - 1:00 at Fresh Air BBQ located at 1110 Hull Rd, Athens, GA 30601.Athens bowling alley could become a storage facility if no one steps in to reopen itĪTHENS, Ohio (WOUB) - The shuttered Rollerbowl Lanes bowling alley in Athens could be converted into storage units, but the family that owns it is open to alternatives. PLEASE invite anyone who does your collections - Asst. This is an AWESOME class that helps give us all refreshers on having better in-house collections whether it’s rent / move out cleaning and damages charges / payments on accounts for services. Mark Your Calendars for Tuesday, June 21st from 11:30am - 1:00pm - Collections Workshop! This event will be at Fresh Air BBQ located at 1110 Hull Rd., Athens, GA 30601! This class isn’t just for Property Managers - it’s also beneficial for our Vendor Members invoicing out their products / services! It's VERY INFORMATIVE! is the only collections agency that I actually received checks from collecting my properties debt! ~ Tammy Hill In my career in Property Management - Carter-Young Inc. for co-sponsoring our May luncheon with our Athens ACC Mayor Kelly Girtz and Athens ACC Commissioner. *We also wanted to Thank Steve with Carter-Young Inc. Collections Workshop W/ Steve Carter W/ Carter Young, Inc.
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