Mustang Alleys in Baltimore to Reopen

Great news for the Baltimore duckpin crowd: Mustang Lanes is being refurbished and will reopen under new ownership later this summer. The 12-year-old business, located on the second floor of the historic Tack Factory building at 1300 Bank St., has a new owner and is currently undergoing light refurbishment.

The bowling center near Little Italy in Baltimore City had closed this past April after the owners were unable to negotiate a new lease to stay open. In late May, a new ownership purchased the business and started the process of readying the 12-lane center for reopening.

Mustang Lanes offers duckpin bowling as well as a full-service bar, private event room and food service. Smith plans to upscale the food offerings by bringing in Chef Malcolm Mitchella former “Food Network Star” contestant and the Baltimore Sun’s “Best New Chef” of 2017. They will also add more local craft beers to their drink lineup.

Smith has said that the bowling alley’s facelift won’t include too many dramatic changes. He considers it “retro cool” and doesn’t want it to lose its appeal.

Baltimore Business Journal

Duckpins Coming to Federal Hill and Ocean City Maryland

The Ropewalk Tavern on Federal Hill in Baltimore City is closing in July. But the closure is only temporary as they are adding 4 duckpin lanes to the second floor of the establishment.

The move comes as the owners, Marc McFaul and his wife, have seen a dramatic drop in people coming form outside of the city and they are positioning the business to attract more neighborhood and local patrons.

The project was inspired by Alley Oops, another concept that McFaul is developing at 131st Street in Ocean City, Maryland. Alley Oops is scheduled to open in July 2019.

McFaul added that the Federal Hill redux will take its cues from their other locations in Bethany Beach and Chincoteague. If the duckpin bowling terns into the kind of draw on customers that they expect, also extending patron time spent in the venue, they will consider adding lanes to those other locations as well.

Baltimore Business Journal

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