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When they purchased it in 2018, the owners of Westside Bowl created an event venue for live music that offered bowling and food on the side. Carryout food was a lifeline when COVID-19 shut down the venue.
Youngstown’s
Westside Bowl, which primarily operates as a music venue, planned to celebrate its two-year anniversary with a party and performance from local rock band
Rebreather in spring 2020.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit the area, and live music events in the venue were put on hold indefinitely.
Westside Bowl contains two main spaces in the building and allows for bowling and dining.
But with live music postponed for the foreseeable future, its main source of revenue was stripped away during the shutdown.