{"id":2000952,"date":"2025-09-06T02:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2000952"},"modified":"2025-09-06T02:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:47:38","slug":"vans-pizza-proposed-at-site-of-former-stow-bowling-alley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vans-pizza-proposed-at-site-of-former-stow-bowling-alley\/","title":{"rendered":"Vans Pizza proposed at site of former Stow bowling alley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85898940007\" title=\"Top headlines of the week, Aug. 30, 2025 | Video\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/28\/NABJ\/85868412007-gorge-dam-event-082825-01.JPG?crop=2047,1152,x0,y106\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" 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newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Four years after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/news\/2021\/09\/01\/sto-kent-family-entertainment-closes-bowling-alley-cites-pandemic\/5684776001\/\">Sto-Kent Family Entertainment shut down<\/a>, developers have submitted plans to turn the former bowling alley into a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vans.pizza\/\">Vans Pizza<\/a>, according to the application filed with the city of Stow&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/attachment\/pdf\/3580222\/PC-25-25_Complete_Packet.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawMnpelleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpQU1Rd01jTnplOGxqRExpAR7qdAFtT697p4QkJDG1u6FJwmhw1ES7L40ZvxY-ENi02XUUiCkp4ln2casgjg_aem_tFxaRhTH8OPYuQechasnFA\">Planning Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The new venue would include a pizza restaurant and bar, an arcade, mini bowling lanes and private party rooms, as well as renovations to the outdoor mini-golf course and sand volleyball pit and expansion of the patio.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/05\/NABJ\/85987687007-proposed-vans-pizza-in-stow.png bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/05\/NABJ\/85987687007-proposed-vans-pizza-in-stow.png?crop=585,438,x99,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/05\/NABJ\/85987687007-proposed-vans-pizza-in-stow.png?crop=329,438,x227,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/05\/NABJ\/85987687007-proposed-vans-pizza-in-stow.png?crop=781,438,x1,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Courtesy of the Stow Planning Commission\" caption=\"A developer has submitted plans to change the former Sto-Kent Family Entertainment site into a Vans Pizza\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New lighting, landscaping and additional parking spaces would also be included in the new site plan, which was created and submitted by architect <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dparchitectsinc.com\/\">David Pelligra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The property is currently owned by by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/news\/2022\/06\/27\/spins-bowl-owner-diamond-properties-plans-gut-renovation-sto-kent-entertainment\/7566414001\/\">Diamond Properties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The site is located at 3870 Fishcreek Road in Stow.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">The history of Sto-Kent Family Entertainment site<\/h2>\n<p>Sto-Kent Family Entertainment originally closed in September 2021, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind the closure.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The 21,000-square-foot property was built in 1959.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpmgt.com\/\">Diamond Properties<\/a> purchased the former family entertainment center in August 2022 for $941,000, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/propertyaccess.summitoh.net\/Datalets\/Datalet.aspx?sIndex=0&amp;idx=1\">Summit County Fiscal Office records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Previous plans for the site included completely renovating the property and operating it as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/news\/2022\/06\/27\/spins-bowl-owner-diamond-properties-plans-gut-renovation-sto-kent-entertainment\/7566414001\/\">District Social<\/a> concept, which included a large arcade, live music, bar, axe throwing and food trucks.\u00a0Bowling was not included as part of this plan.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Who is Diamond Properties?<\/h2>\n<p>Diamond Properties operates over 16 million\u00a0square\u00a0feet\u00a0of commercial and industrial properties in 13 states. The developer operates a number of hospitality businesses, including bowling and entertainment centers as well as RV parks.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Properties owns three Spins bowling alleys in the Northeast Ohio in Akron, Kent and Independence, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpmgt.com\/properties\">company&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 exclude-from-newsgate wp-block-heading\">What happens next?<\/h2>\n<p>The Stow Planning Commission will discuss the Van Pizza plans at its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com\/stowohio\/e0884ee70b43c08d1237065e90babc7c0.html\">next meeting<\/a> on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-09-05 14:18:44 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-09-05 14:59:10 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.beaconjournal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top headlines of the week, Aug. 30, 2025 | Video Here are some stories you may have missed on BeaconJournal.com and in the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper. 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