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Taylor Connell ran to get a bowling ball from one of Apex Entertainment’s bowling machines. As soon as she grabbed the ball, she slung it down the alley to get her mother’s attention.
Samantha Connell smiled back at her daughter. She’s brought her family to bowl at Apex ever since the facility opened in December 2018. She’s doing the same now, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, because she feels that Apex is a safe space for her children to have fun.
Apex, located in Destiny USA, features an arcade, bowling alley and virtual reality games. After months of being shut down, the 55,000-square-foot facility resumed operations Oct. 7 while following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Now, bowlers at Apex generally use every other lane to practice social distancing.
“Just the way they are spacing people…
