Yesterday I indulged myself with a trashy afternoon of television, and watched The People's Court. There it was! A parking lot at a bowling alley, with signs posted that cars would be towed for unauthorized parking. A woman complained that she had parked her car in the lot and went across the street to get a cup of french-vanilla coffee before going to bowl. Her car was towed. She insisted that the towing company and bowling alley were engaged in what she called a "racketeering scam". ( I think she meant racket ). She was so pissed, the next day she went back to the bowling alley and photographed another car being towed off the lot ( whose owner had walked across the street into another establishment ). The tow-truck agent explained that the bowling alley did use video cameras, and that his company had a contract with them to remove cars who were not authorized ( non-bowlers ). Asked if the bowling alley served coffee, the woman explained that, yes, they do - but not french vanilla. Needless to say, she lost her case.

...much like the Restaurants & Bars category, but more focused on the downtown arts, music, and poetry scene.