If you are feeling good about yourself and maybe a little frisky too, perhaps bowling in the nude might be a thing that interests you.

Seems like there might be a lot of things one might think about doing in the nude before bowling rolled to the top of the list, but to each his or her own and whatever floats your boat, too, folks.

Judgement free zone, here.

Also, if you have ever really wished you could go bowling in the nude, you are not alone. And we know that because the Pittsburgh Area Naturalists are hosting a nude bowling event on Saturday, July 12 at Crafton Ingram Lanes in Pittsburgh.

The name of the event?

Balls Out Bowling.

Pretty nifty marketing there, Pittsburgh Area Naturalists.

Anyway, if you are interested in going bowling in the buff, you have to be over 18. You don’t have to be a good bowler — in fact, you don’t even have to bowl — to attend. You do have to buy a ticket for $30, which includes four hours of unlimited bowling and shoe rental.

So, there won’t be complete nudity. Bowling shoes are involved. Otherwise though, nudity is reportedly required, although women can choose to wear bottoms.

No tickets will be sold at the door.

Sexual activity is not permitted.

And finally, no photos or videos are allowed to be taken at Balls Out Bowling. Good news is, if you do attend, you won’t need photo or video because … really, who is ever going to forget that time they went to Balls Out Bowling in Pittsburgh?

“This isn’t just any ordinary bowling night — we’ll have music blasting, drinks flowing, and prizes to be won,” the event’s Facebook page promises. “So grab your friends, put on your bowling shows, and get ready to go balls out!”

A Pennsylvania man driving a go-kart on the street died after hitting another vehicle last week, authorities said. 

According to a release report from Pennsylvania State Police, 30-year-old Kolbe Straw was killed in the crash on June 26 in Spring Township, Snyder County. Spring Township is about 60 miles north of Harrisburg. 

State police said first responders were called to the intersection of Middle Creek Road and Sanhill Road at around 7:45 p.m. due to the two-vehicle crash. Investigators, according to the report, said that Straw was driving a “low riding go-kart” on Sandhill Road before turning onto Middle Creek Road, where he drove into the path of a Chevrolet Express driving south on Middle Creek Road. 

Straw’s go-kart and the passenger van collided, throwing the 30-year-old man from Beaver Springs about 100 feet from the crash site, state police said. The four people in the passenger van were not injured. 

Authorities said Staw was not wearing a helmet or seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

According to his obituary, Straw leaves behind his wife, Paige, and their daughter, Izzy. Paige is 28 weeks pregnant with a baby girl, the obituary said. 

“Kolbe Hunter Straw lived loud, loved big, and left a mark on everyone lucky enough to know him,” it read.

“He’s not gone. He’s just out ahead of us—scouting the next ridge, saving us the best view,” it added. 

According to the obituary, Straw was an outdoorsman, marksman, archer and the “life of the party.”

We all know that texting and driving is a very bad idea and that we should avoid using our phone or the entertainment center of our car when we are moving to avoid distractions at the wheel. However, knowing this and following it are two very different things, and because of voice commands and the false sense of security that things being just a touch away provide, we have gotten complacent and are now having more traffic accidents because of these distractions once again. The state of Pennsylvania has noticed this uptick and has introduced a new law that cracks down on using phones while driving in an attempt to improve road safety.

The new law, called Paul Miller’s Law, after a young man who lost his life in 2010 because someone behind the wheel was not paying attention is attempting to eliminate distractions while driving and has passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate and is now being signed by the Governor into law.

Since Paul died, his family has made an effort to ensure that the tragedy does not repeat, and the efforts, spearheaded by his mother Eileen Miller, have finally culminated in the passing of this bill. This was not an easy road for her, but thanks to the close support of State Senator Rosemary Brown they were able to make it a reality. At the bill signing, Eileen gave a powerful speech, filled with emotion and gratitude, making it clear how much this meant to her, and how important it was for families like hers.

The new Pennsylvania traffic law, an attempt to curb distractions on the road

Starting June 5, 2025, drivers in Pennsylvania will not be allowed to use handheld mobile devices at all while driving, which means no making calls, no texting and no using apps. The physical phone needs to be put away unless it is an emergency or it is being used for navigation purposes. Under this law, radios used by emergency personnel and certain commercial drivers are not affected by this ban.

Although there are penalties for breaking this new law put in place, they will not go into effect all at once, it will be a gradual process so as to not treat this as a cash grab, but as the safety measure that it is. For the first year there will be no fines but police will hand out warnings to give drivers time to adjust. Next year, come June 2026, anyone caught using their cell phone on the road will have to pay a $50 fine, plus court and admin fees.

Cambria County District Attorney Greg Neugebauer praised the move, calling it an intelligent response to the distracted driving problem and pointed out that it is not just about having a law on paper but that it needs to be enforced to really make a difference. Police officers will now be able to pull over anyone they see using a phone behind the wheel, treating it like any other traffic offense.

The law really is not an overreaction to an inexistant problem, on the contrary, just in 2023 distracted driving played a role in over 11,000 crashes across Pennsylvania. Sixty-three of those were fatal. And that is a problem not just in the state, but across the country, which means that more states are choosing to implement similar laws to prevent more accidents from happening.

Drivers in Pennsylvania may not be thrilled, but they are aware of the problem, and when asked to comment, the general consensus was summarized by this statement that one local driver gave anonymously to WJAC “I feel that it’s a good law because I’ve seen so many distracted drivers and just taking your eyes off the road for a few minutes can of course cause an accident, so even if it saves a life, it’s worth it.”