Lawn bowling: Isn’t that the same same thing as bocce? Not at all. Actually, they’re pretty similar, but don’t say that around avid players of either game. Yes, they’re both games played outdoors that ...
NEW BEDFORD – It’s been said that lawn bowling originated in ancient Egypt. The game has been played in England since the 13th century. In New Bedford it dates back to the late 1890s, brought here by ...
These reflective spheres we use as lawn ornaments are known by many other monikers, including mirror balls, yard globes, garden globes, chrome balls, mirror balls, witch balls, wish balls, wishing ...
At first glance, the crowd dressed in white gathered at the southwest corner of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow might look as if they’re playing bocce, the popular summer sport of backyard barbecues.
Creative's Pebble Nova is the latest in the brand's Pebble series Coaxial drivers; Bluetooth 5.3; USB audio; Aux-in A premium offering, priced £239.99 (so around $305 or AU$478) Not so hot on the ...
The majority of the Washington Park Lawn Bowling Club is comprised of people who happened to be walking by the green and were curious to know more. It starts with a question. For example, “Is this ...
You’re trying to get the 3-pound ball in your hand to land as close to the small white ball as possible — but if you aim for it, you’ll almost definitely miss it. That’s the trick to lawn bowling, I ...
At the 80th-anniversary celebration of the Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club last month, club president Sharron Adams described the year-round activity on the downtown greens as “a challenging and genteel ...
In this series, we celebrate special interest groups. Whether you get together to play tennis, board games, take long walks, eat lunch, create art, connect with your neighbors or gather with friends, ...
The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland attracted more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories that once comprised the British Empire. The Games — which concluded on Aug. 3 — ...
The Fernleigh Lawn Bowling Club’s quaint clubhouse, built nearly a century ago, sits tucked away off Farmington Avenue and is known as “the best-kept secret in West Hartford” by its members. “So I was ...