First, about the chicken wings -- honestly some of the best I've ever had, with a hint of honey and Old Bay.

OK, now that that's out of the way:

We visited Baltimore's newest bowling lanes, Mustang Alleys, in an old tack factory at the corner of Bank Street and Central Avenue, on the edge of Little Italy (north of Harbor East). You got to see this place -- a great space with large windows, even bigger TV screens and plenty of room for revelers and bowlers. It's sports bar meets retro-yuppie bowling, with an hommage to good ole Bawlmer: Four of the 12 lanes are duckpin lanes, and the equipment dates back to 1936, salvaged from a local bowlarama. The designer did something with black lights to give the lanes a night-at-the-aerodrome feel. Mustang Alleys has had a soft opening -- so far the only sign on the place is a handwritten one taped to the entrance on Bank -- but it plans a grand opening next month. A second location for Tsunami, the Asian fusion restaurant in Annapolis, and Piedigrotta Italian bakery are also moving into the building.