Current & Previous Issues

August 2010

1. Editor's corner
2. Why socio-economic/lifestyles matter
3. Foundations Entertainment University adds new back-to-back seminar program in Dallas, September 21-24
4. The increasing stratification of out-of-home entertainment & leisure
5. Americans will spend 9% more when given excellent service
6. Getting the timing just right
7. New projects

June-July 2010

1. Editor's corner
2. The future of out-of-home entertainment
3. Location-based entertainment center myths
4. Disney Store goes retail-tainment
5. Hybrid bowling and dinner & movie concepts grow in popularity
6. In the news
7. The phases of design
8. Adventure sports
9. New clients

April-May 2010

1. Editor's travelogue
2. What drives guest attendance? Is all about the motivations
3. Foundations Entertainment University - July 13-15
4. New entertainment venues debut at Mirdiff City Centre mall
5. BellaBoo's Children's Play & Discovery Center
6. Current projects

March 2010

1. Editor's travelogue: six Middle East cities
2. Recession creates rare opportunity for start-ups
3. Three immutable laws for location-based entertainment
4. A new reality for out-of-home entertainment
5. Reinventing the shopping center for the age of the grounded consumer
6. Current projects
7. Upcoming presentations by Randy White

January / February 2010

1. Editor's Corner - North to Alaska travelogue
2. White paper: The Great Recession's long-term impact on consumers and location-based businesses
3. Foundations Entertainment University announces 2010 dates
4. LAN gaming centers
5. News you may have missed
6. The Bowl Room & Freeze Club in Kuwait
7. Warm air dryers in restrooms increase bacteria on hands
8. Current projects
9. Upcoming presentations by Randy White

October / November 2009

1. Editor's Corner
2. Retail-tainment: the next big thing for shopping centers?
3. Meet the Koodies
4. McDonald's latest innovations
5. Thomas Town opens in Japan
6. Are you missing our Twitter tweet treats?
7. Orange County Choppers joins barbecue at new restaurant
8. Hooters opens bowling lounge
9. Freej - the four ladies of Dubai
10. Upcoming presentations

October / November 2009

1. Editor's travelogue: my round-the-world trip
2. IAAPA Attractions Expo, November 16-20
3. Did entertainment spending really grow in 2008?
4. Customized cookies, baked in 2 minutes
5. Mass customization in Vietnam
6. Attractive female staff could be bad for business
7. HOOTERS opens its 1st bowling center
8. BellaBoo's gets great reviews
9. Soft-modular-play on wheels
10. Quarter results for two location-based entertainment chains
11. Skee-Ball celebrates 100th anniversary
12. Families' favorite restaurants
13. Upcoming presentations

September 2009

1. Editor's corner
2. Reaching adults often means targeting their younger children
3. Last chance for Foundations Entertainment University
4. Are you missing our tweet treats?
5. At-home options and electronics taking entertainment market
6. Current projects

August 2009

1. Editor's corner
2. Social media pays
3. The future of leisure time; a new value equation
4. The iconic hamburger/cheeseburger goes premium
5. Business death spiral!
6. Foundations Entertainment University, Oct. 6-8, Dallas, Texas
7. BellaBoo's opens Sept. 15
8. Vicki Stoecklin featured in two magazines
9. Put your business correctly on the map
10. 100 flavors in new Coca-Cola soda machine
11. How Americans spent their time in 2008
12. Chuck E. Cheese's reports 2nd quarter results
13. New clients

July 2009

1. Editor's Corner
2. What is a feasibility study? – Part 2
3. To beat the recession, open your books to employees
4. Foundations Entertainment University coming to Dallas
5. Mass customization
6. Playgrounds for big boys and girls
7. Higher prices than competitors more profitable?
8. Homeschooling on the increase
9. Best fast-casual restaurants for families
10. Disney plans 2nd family-themed resort hotel
11. Specialization means bigger sales
12. Classic 1980's restaurant commercials
13. New projects

June 2009

1. What is a feasibility study? – Part 1
2. The Redemption Report
3. Report on the National Restaurant Association show
4. Let's Pizza angers 'Slow Food' Italians
5. Foundations Entertainment University arrives in Chicago July 14-16
6. The grounded consumer: changing the paradigm of shopping center entertainment
7. Hot Dog Hall of Fame
8. Number of children's role-play edutainment centers grows
9. America's 12 strangest museums

May 2009

1. Editor's Corner
2. Is the recession creating new leisure-time habits?
3. Join us on Twitter
4. Mickey D's remakes restaurants and PlayPlaces
5. Pump It Up offers teambuilding
6. Foundations Entertainment University, July 14-16
7. America's worst restaurants for kids
8. Paradigm paralysis stifles entertainment destinations
9. Leisure varies across countries and cultures
10. Chuck E. Cheese's reports 2009 1st quarter sales

April 2009

1. Pink slips create entrepreneurs; beware of the roadkill traps
2. Foundations Entertainment University just a month away
3. Comfort desserts for the recession
4. White space projects
5. Out-of-home community entertainment proving recession proof
6. Remember when?
7. Children's edutainment trumps retail
8. New projects

March 2009

1. Editor's Corner
2. Demise of the stuffed; birth of the grounded consumer
3. Children's edutainment and enrichment in an educated society
4. Foundations Entertainment University, May 5-7, Kansas City, Missouri
5. Affordable out-of-home entertainment still strong
6. Scheels retail-tainment
7. The real impact of go-karts on your bottom line -- and how to improve it!
8. Smashies from the space program

January/February 2009

1. Editor's Corner
2. The future of location-based leisure: suddenly a new scenario
3. Remove the $ sign to increase spending
4. Kids and families with kids are eco-friendly
5. Foundations Entertainment University, February 3-5 in Dallas, Texas
6. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
7. Dinner and a movie continues to expand
8. New Projects

November/December 2008

1. Editor's corner
2. Middle of the road is the road to ruin
3. Foundations Entertainment University announces 2009 schedule
4. The hybrids are coming
5. Dinner and a movie hybrid evolves
6. Meet Randy White at IAAPA
7. Environment and people: two critical elements of experience
8. Books to consider on Gen Y in the workforce
9. Review of Lego Discovery Center -- Chicago
10. Nurturing children's biophilia
11. Birthday party venues get mobile competition
12. White Hutchinson expands restaurant services
13. No recession for agritainment
14. Free food allergy guide
15. StoneFire Pizza Co. wins top award
16. Networked families

September/October 2008

1. Editor's corner
2. In the news
3. Our design team includes LEED Accredited Professional
4. The role of entertainment in shopping centers & malls
5. All time record births
6. Bowling goes upscale
7. Chuck E. Cheese's same store sales grew 4.5%
8. Time for leisure, the latest data
9. Kids snacking exotic flavors
10. Current projects

July/August 2008

1. Editor's corner
2. The new leisure economy
3. CAN-SPAM updates from the FTC
4. Annual restaurant visits
5. Cyber Sport arrives
6. Free online listing at maps.google.com
7. What's happened to bowling?
8. Picky eaters have different genes
9. Words of wisdom from Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
10. Lego Discovery Center opens
11. New clients
12. Update on Kazakhstan projects

May/June 2008

1. Editor's travelogue
2. What's happened to movie theater attendance?
3. Cultural changes to entertainment spending by young adults
4. Chicago Foundations Entertainment University predicted to sell out
5. Social Engagement identified as a major trend
6. Search within a search on our website
7. Kids menus continue to evolve
8. Construction progress on BellaBoo's children's play and discovery center
9. Review of National Restaurant Association Show
10. Sega to open family entertainment center in Dubai

March/April 2008

1. Editor's corner
2. The shifting nature of leisure time and expenditures – Part 2, looking into the crystal ball
3. Number of babies continues to increase
4. Foundations Entertainment University, May 6-8, 2008, Kansas City, Missouri
5. Eat, drink and be famous
6. The growth of indoor hotel waterparks
7. Learned on women
8. Indoor Legoland headed to America
9. Center gets brand name and mascot
10. Project construction progress
11. The Whopper Bar is coming
12. Add more 'TLC' and charge more
13. Accessible sidewalks
14. New clients

January/February 2008

1. Editor's corner
2. Silverlake, "The Family Place," wins award
3. Foundations Entertainment University – February 26-28
4. The shifting nature of leisure time and expenditures
5. Flavors for kids
6. StoneFire Pizza Co. photos
7. Trends precede innovation
8. Current projects

November/December 2007

1. Editor's corner
2. The changing nature of leisure time
3. Who has time to wait?
4. Online karting arrives
5. Foundations Entertainment University registration is open
6. Road kill stew
7. Review of IAAPA show in Orlando, Florida
8. Grandparent spending
9. Free white papers for e-mail marketing
10. Death to the black box, hello daylight
11. Hurray for pizza
12. The relationship of education to income
13. Get real, this is a place for children?
14. Update on uWink

September/October 2007

1. Editor's corner
2. Embrace eatertainment – or clone a dinosaur
3. Cyndi Nelson joins White Hutchinson
4. Fewer mothers view full-time work as ideal
5. Meet Randy White, our CEO, at IAAPA
6. Consumers move toward a more sustainable lifestyle
7. Foundations Entertainment University announces next seminar
8. No more ho-hum food
9. There are only five ways to grow your business
10. What's happening with uWink?
11. "The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch)"
12. New Projects

July/August 2007

1. Editor's corner
2. Kids dining out is not child's play
3. Update on Three Rivers Park Children's Play & Discovery Center
4. Discretionary income
5. Beyond entertainment: A closer look at America's mindset of leisure experiences
6. New minimum wage
7. Service with a smile
8. enewsletter recommendation
9. Splurging in America
10. Clean tables make all the difference

May/June 2007

1. Editor's Corner
2. Is history repeating itself? Location-based children's centers
3. Last Foundations Entertainment University for 2007
4. Away-from-home food and entertainment spending
5. National Restaurant Association Show
6. Discover great field trips
7. The culture of pop versus soda
8. Finish what's on your plate or ...
9. Missed the slide show?
10. Identifying the healthful eaters
11. Get ready for the trans fat revolution
12. New and current projects

February/April 2007

1. Editor's corner
2. Restaurant and entertainment expenditures
3. New "networked" consumer more fluid and connected
4. Knuckleheads eatertainment center opens in Wisconsin Dells
5. Never old
6. Foundations Entertainment University - April 24-26
7. Wannado reduces prices
8. Cultural differences
9. American food goes upscale
10. Visible glove use gives good impression
11. Hero's The Party Experience
12. Restaurant failures: The truth and the reasons
13. Starbucks' 5 core principles for success
14. McLattes on the way
15. The silliness of most surveys
16. New projects

January 2007

1. Editor's corner
2. Reader comments on death of entertainment
3. Creating a 'going out' experience
4. Foundations Entertainment University
5. Current projects
6. The death of the mall; welcome to the new landscape of shopping experiences

December 2006

1. Editor's corner
2. Founder rats on the cheese
3. Foundations Entertainment University Feb. 6-8, Houston, Texas
4. Legoland to launch new mini-venue
5. The death of entertainment; welcome to the new mindset of leisure experiences
6. 620-seat StoneFire Pizza Co. opens
7. Unwrapped Eater-tainment show rerun

October/November 2006

1. Editor's Corner
2. Welcome to the world of 'tainment'
3. Meet us at IAAPA
4. Starting a Small Restaurant classic revised
5. Kidzania opens in Japan
6. StoneFire Pizza Co. opens
7. Impact of economic changes on consumers
8. Free Park World magazine
9. Main Event Entertainment to open in Lubbock, Texas
10. New clients

August/September 2006

1. Editor's corner
2. Time means more than money
3. State of the Industry Report, is it really so?
4. Coffee, café, play, Mommy and me
5. Developing children's play
6. Away-from-home leisure competition increasing
7. Taming the thrills attracts families
8. Thematic food
9. Miniature golf factoid
10. Construction cost escalation continues
11. The Stinger Report now free
12. First T-REX Café opens
13. 2007 Foundation Entertainment University dates and locations set
14. In the news
15. Retail developers become restaurant and entertainment operators
16. Update on summer teenage labor force participation
17. New projects

June/July 2006

1. Editor's corner
2. Different joe for different tribes
3. Who enjoys interacting with customers?
4. Last 2006 Foundations Entertainment University
5. Blabbing dissatisfied guests
6. StoneFire Pizza Co. progress
7. Child-friendly skies
8. The relationship between quality, price, per caps and profit
9. Help with specialty coffee
10. Death of iceberg

April/May 2006

1. Editor's corner
2. The two leisure-time markets
3. Foundations Entertainment University #9
4. Healthy walk-around food
5. No more copy cats, part 2
6. More snow for Dubai
7. The new duality of parent-child decision making
8. Marketing to moms
9. Trifecta announces new eatertainment concept
10. Restaurant Show
11. New projects

January - March 2006

1. Editor's corner
2. Lincoln Museum to receive Thea Award
3. Food trends
4. No more copycats
5. Stargate FEC
6. Entrepreneur's $500,000 dream
7. The latest handheld entertainment system for kids
8. Who are fast-casual restaurant customers?
9. LBE-oriented recreation participation
10. Faith-friendly food
11. Book quote
12. Sega revamps GameWorks
13. How we spend our winter leisure time eating
14. Chuck E. Cheese's winning strategy: good or bad for kids?
15. Agritainment Today

October 2005

1. Editor's corner
2. The pizza cone arrives
3. IAAPA seminar on designing for children
4. Can you hear me now?
5. The skyrocketing whole-grain trend
6. Cultural faux pas
7. Teenage labor force participation continues to decline
8. Doing good is good for business
9. Kidzania coming to Dubai
10. Cinema attendance declines
11. Time for leisure
12. Agri-motor sport
13. Bowling renovation

August/September 2005

1. Editor's Corner
2. What's happening with extreme sports?
3. Which came first, the site or the feasibility study?
4. What's cool for kids?
5. Affordable Luxury, the new consumer paradigm
6. KoalaPlay Group closes dry division
7. Sensory overload coming at IAAPA Conference and Trade Show
8. Healthy eating affects ice cream sales
9. July issue correction
10. Last Child in the Woods
11. Chuck E. Cheese's opens 500th unit; summer campaign bombs
12. Foundations announces 2006 dates and locations
13. Peter Piper Pizza revamps its stores
14. A mother's plea

July 2005

1. Editor's Corner
2. Last chance for Foundations Entertainment University
3. Tour of outdoor play environments in Berlin, Germany
4. White Hutchinson opens Middle East office
5. Restaurants that sell gasoline
6. Entrepreneurial pitfalls
7. More on uWink
8. Worldwide dining out
9. Who's eating healthy?
10. Mall-tainment in the Arabian Gulf

June 2005

1. Editor's Corner
2. Favorite foods: why ice cream rates high
3. Foundations Entertainment University: July 19-21
4. National Restaurant Association Show draws 70,000+
5. The perils of selection bias in LBE development
6. Fast-feeders raise the bar on coffee
7. Where have the teenage workers gone?
8. Waterpark resorts rapidly expanding
9. Seconds count when serving that cup of Joe
10. Our company's unique structure
11. Death, taxes and Chuck E. Cheese's, aka the House of Terror
12. uWink Media Bistro - a Chuck E. Cheese's for adults
13. Chuck E. Cheese's $30-million remodel
14. Allergy-free cooking for kids
15. Current projects

May 2005

1. Editor's Corner
2. Twentysomethings = the flavor generation
3. Too much edu and not enough tainment: back to the future
4. Reinventing bowling
5. The first thing we need to do is kill all the accountants
6. The ultimate lock-in
7. Silverlake Family Recreation Center renovation
8. 'Artisan' and 'handcrafted' a major food trend
9. Chicago's Foundations Entertainment University a great success: July's is just around the corner
10. The difference between the genders
11. Agritainment Today e-newsletter coming
12. Airlines with the most satisfied customers are the winners
13. Motivating Generation Y workers
14. BRC Imagination Arts recognizes Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum contributors

April 2005

1. Editor's corner
2. Androcentrism: the curse of male-bias
3. Construction costs escalate
4. Foundations Entertainment University just weeks away
5. Golden anniversary for largest operator of LBEs
6. Insights from Yankelovich
7. What a difference 'highly satisfied' makes
8. Speed of service
9. Away-from-home entertainment spending
10. Worldwide universality of play
11. Dairy Queen partners with Nickelodeon
12. Why families go out to eat
13. New projects

February/March 2005

1. Editor's Corner
2. Location-based entertainment trends
3. Agritainment is on the rise
4. Businesses don't plan to fail
5. Herd Rock Calfé expands
6. What's happening with edutainment?
7. Kids go healthy
8. Independents dominate the restaurant industry
9. Parking lot dynamics
10. New clients

January 2005

1. Editor's corner
2. Change is sweeping the restaurant industry, leaving most LBEs in the dust
3. ADA guide for hiring persons with intellectual disabilities
4. Environments that make you say wow while you chow
5. New data on home-schooling
6. The gender challenge
7. Foundations Entertainment University
8. Eating out is in
9. Fisher-Price teams up with Royal Caribbean
10. Egregious article requires retraction?
11. Family pizza buffet/entertainment center design progresses
12. The business plan: the roadmap for success
13. Welcome our newest staff member
14. Upcoming presentations
15. New clients

December 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Know Your Prime Cost on F&B
3. Big Happenings at Silverlake Family Recreation Center
4. 3 Days Remain to Save $100 on February's Foundations Entertainment University
5. Growth Reported in High-Income Households
6. Birthday University Ezine
7. Three Rivers Under Design
8. Golf Is Losing Popularity
9. Number of Stay-at-Home Parents Is Increasing
10. Choking Poster Available
11. Perplexed by Generation Y Employees?
12. How to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Food Service Employers
13. New Projects

November 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Old MacDonald Had a Booming Agritainment Business (e-i-e-i-o)
3. Family Pizza Buffet/Entertainment Center Under Design
4. Cultural Shift in the Perception and Use of Leisure Time
5. Foundations Entertainment University
6. Birthday Party Newsletter
7. Cherry-Crest Farm
8. Food Network's Unwrapped Show Broadcast Date Set
9. Entertainment Spending Increases
10. Recently Published Articles
11. Soft Foam Play Areas Pose Safety Hazard
12. Chuck E. Cheese's Starts Fundraising Program

October 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Food Network Interviews Randy White
3. Shakey's Celebrates 50 Years of Eatertainment
4. Paradise Park Wins Best FEC Award
5. Four Keys to Good Service
6. World's 1st Parks Department Children's Edutainment Center
7. Dino-tainment: Dining with Dinosaurs
8. Meet Me at IAAPA Orlando
9. What's More Important: the Entertainment, Food, Service or Ambiance?
10. Resorts Target Preschoolers
11. MaryGolds Family Event Center
12. White Hutchinson Goes RSS
13. No Longer "a Material Girl in a Material World"
14. New Church & Religious Institute Web Section
15. Consumers' Choice Restaurant Awards
16. Foundations Entertainment University Registration Available

September 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Number of Homeschoolers Increases
3. The Neglected Age Children
4. Study Identifies Dining Styles
5. Oasis for Children
6. Hand Drying: Paper Towels or Air Hand Dryers?
7. Edutainment: The Next Big Thing
8. Importance of Nature to Young Children
9. More on Wannado City
10. New Projects

August 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Mothers and Leisure Time
3. We've Been in the News
4. Beware of Suppliers Promising Plenty
5. What's Happening with Children's Edutainment?
6. Pal's Sudden Service Drive-Through
7. Putt-Putt Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
8. Construction Material Price Increases Impact New LBEs
9. Families Grab Large Restaurant Market Share
10. Kids' Menus Under Major Revision
11. Playdate Lawyers
12. Get $30 in Books for FREE!
13. Cheese Price Increases Impact Profitability
14. Busy Dog Days of Summer
15. 2005 Educational Seminar Dates Announced

July 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Americans Moving to Enriching & Social Experiences
3. Last Chance to Attend Foundations Entertainment University
4. Chuck E. Cheese Gets Pie'd
5. Theme Park Economics
6. Looking for a Seminar on Edutainment?
7. Reality Restaurant Video Game
8. Who Administers ADA?
9. 100th Anniversary of the Hamburger
10. EM-Newsletter
11. Two Strikes and You're Out!
12. New Lighthouse Menu at Red Lobster
13. Targeting Socio-Economic/Lifestyle Groups
14. So Much Information!
15. Whac-A-Moles on the Loose
16. New Projects

June 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Family Expenditures on Children
3. More on Kids' Dining
4. Foundations Just Around the Corner
5. How's LOBEX Doing?
6. Totter the Mascot
7. Architects & Location-Based Entertainment Design
8. Restaurant Start-Up & Growth Magazine
9. American Girl Café
10. Newly Published Work
11. The Lavatory Factor
12. Views of Paradise Park
13. Are Your Guests All Moving Away?
14. T-Rex Is Coming!
15. New Projects

May 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Baby Boom on the Horizon & Changing Values
3. Apology to the Horses
4. Want to Be a Success in the LBE Business?
5. Getting Wiser to Teens
6. I Did My Homework, I Know My Market Area
7. Summer Foundations Announced
8. Mom-preneuer Speaks
9. Cloning Dinosaurs
10. Kid-Friendly Dining
11. Carbohydrates Take a Toll
12. New Projects

April 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. PBS KIDS Backyard Opens
3. Cook-It-Yourself Dining: A Nascent Trend
4. The LOHAS Market
5. Foundations Entertainment University - It's Not Too Late!
6. Being No. 1 vs. the Disaster of Being No. 2
7. Pizza Facts
8. Cool Website: Microsoft's bCentral
9. Kids Like Going Out with Their Families
10. Randy's Travelogue
11. Hiving Emerges as New Trend of American Living
12. Child Development Expert Barred by Hasbro

March 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. It's the Personality that Counts
3. Foundations Entertainment University Gets Glowing Endorsement
4. Ruby Tuesday Leads the Industry & the Panache Factor
5. Why Commercial Birthday Parties Are So Popular
6. Wannado City to Open this Summer
7. Trade Magazines Feature White Hutchinson
8. Is this an Example of Egomania?
9. New Projects

February 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. Adults Are from Earth; Children Are from the Moon Designing for Children: a Complex Challenge
3. GameWorks Opens 23rd Store
4. Paradise Park Opens
5. Materialism Out, Leisure In
6. Major Shift and Nascent Trends in the American Diet
7. Foundations a Success, New Date Announced
8. Golf Range Times Free e-Newsletter
9. New Projects

January 2004, Special Edition

1. Editor's Corner
2. Still Time to Attend
3. Customer Service Reality TV
4. Corrected Out-of-Home Entertainment Spending Article

January 2004

1. Editor's Corner
2. The Experience Economy Means Everyone's Your Next Big Competitor
3. Moving from Serving Customers to Facilitating Experiences
4. There's Still Time to Save $200 on Foundations Entertainment University
5. Serious Food, Outrageous Fun
6. Out-of-Home Entertainment Spending Is Increasing
7. Children Want to Eat Healthy
8. Kids Edu-dining Debuts at Sonic Drive-In
9. New Projects

December 2003

1. Editor's Corner
2. Report on 2003 IAAPA Convention
3. A Mom Speaks Out
4. The Clampetts Were Fictional: Why and How to Target the Upscale Market
5. Foundations Announces Venue and Date
6. Predictions for the New Year
7. More on Healthy Eating
8. God's Business
9. ADA Consent Decree Announced
10. New Projects

November 2003

1. Editor's Corner
2. The Root Cause of Industry Roadkill
3. A Reader's Reply to Last Month's Issue
4. Own Part of an FEC Chain for $50
5. A Stay-at-Home Mom's Quest for Edutainment
6. A Mega-trend of Healthy Restaurant Food
7. Birthday Party Tyranny
8. Presidential Hopeful to Fight Video Games
9. Meet Us at IAAPA
10. Upcoming Institutes
11. New Projects

October 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Moms Seek Edutainment for Their Children
3. White Hutchinson Moves to New Home
4. Grandparent/Grandchild Market a Growing Opportunity
5. Cinemas Join Eatertainment
6. The Family Market: What Is It?
7. Get The Loop
8. Consumers to Eat Out More in 2004
9. Moms' Reptilian Desire for Cleanliness
10. The Fast-casual Food Concept
11. Family Friendly Audits
12. Regal Cinema Bans Violent Video Games
13. New Projects
14. Ongoing Projects

September 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Luxury for the Masses
3. Faith Popcorn Defines Today's Kids
4. An Educated Society Seeks Enrichment & Edutainment
5. Randy White to Present at Fun Expo
6. Foundations Entertainment UniversityRoad Kill Prevention Education
7. The Challenge of Cost Estimating & Bringing a Project in On Budget
8. That's Eatertainment White Paper
9. Set Your Opt-In Spam Filters
10. New Projects

August 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Getting the Mix Right: Focusing the Assortment
3. Game Violence: Good Business or Bad?
4. Is Entertainment the Business for Me?
5. Foundations Entertainment University Don't miss out, register soon
6. Home School: A Niche Market
7. Children's Edutainment Centers
8. Davis' Farmland Cited by Disney & Wall Street Journal
9. The First Theme Restaurant?
10. New Projects

June/July 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Theming: Essential to Quality-of-Place
3. Foundations Entertainment University More classroom hours, topics and fun October 16-18, 2003, Atlanta, GA
4. Austin Park 'n Pizza Experience Opens
5. Parents More Fearful of Child Abductions?
6. They Get 'IT' - The LBE Killer App
7. Noise, Another LBE Myth
8. Fox Sports Grill Expands
9. Pizza Today Magazine Features White Hutchinson
10. Market Feasibility Studies
11. IALEI to Pursue Education
12. Gameroom and Arcade Price Wars
13. Food Trivia - Birth of the Chip
14. Baby and Homemaker Boom, Families and More
15. Christian Family Entertainment Centers
16. Google Search Now on Web Site

May 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Let's Talk Food
3. Foundations Entertainment Institute
4. Demographic Memo
5. Has IALEI Lost Its Way?
6. Paintball is the Fastest Growing Sport
7. Get The Loop
8. Current Projects

April 2003

1. Editor Commentary Entertainment Isn't What It Used to Be
2. Foundations Just Around the Corner Still Time to Save $200
3. Site Selection
4. Preliminary Market Evaluations
5. Acoustics, A Quality-of-Place Factor
6. Enrichment Workshops and Centers
7. Current Projects

March 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Emergency Preparedness
3. That's Edutainment!
4. Foundations Announces Location
5. EPSN Opens Skateparks
6. Skatepark Industry
7. Shoppertainmnet Captures Entertainment Marketshare
8. Security: A Quality-of-Place Issue
9. Children's Learning Environments
10. Current Projects

February 2003

1. Quality-of-Place
2. The Only 5 Ways to Grow Your Business?
3. Foundations! April 29 - May 1, Chicago
4. Performance Monitoring
5. Are Family Facilities Out of Sync With Family Norms?
6. The Butt-brush Factor & Proxemics
7. Financing Source
8. Putting the Family Back into LBL's
9. ADA & Universal Design
10. Free Magazine Subscription

January 2003

1. From the Editor
2. Who Goes to Entertainment Venues with Children & Which are Tons of Fun?
3. Announcing LOBEX
4. Mark Your Calendar for Foundations!
5. PBS KIDS Announces Edutainment Destinations
6. Best Customers Overlooked
7. Evolution of Family Lifestyle Center
8. Americans Not on the Move
9. Spotlight on Edutainment, Part 2, Children' Edutainment
10. Coming in Next Month' Issue

December 2002

1. REPORT on IAAPA CONVENTION
2. SPOTLIGHT ON EDUTAINMENT
3. ROCK CLIMBING GROWS IN POPULARITY
4. THE HOMEMAKER MARKET
5. COMPLETE GUIDE TO PAINTBALL
6. CURRENT PROJECTS

November 2002

1. ROTUND GOURD COMMANDEERS OCTOBER - THE GROWTH OF AGRITAINMENT
2. McDONALD'S GOES EATERTAINMENT
3. PLAYOLOGIST REVISITED
4. TEEN ANGST ROOTED IN BUSY BRAIN
5. AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
6. INSITES & IAAPA CONVENTIONS
7. CHUCK E. CHEESE ADOPTS FAST FOOD TACTICS
8. THIRTEEN YEARS OF PROVEN EXPERIENCE

October 2002

1. NOT ALL POPULATIONS ARE CREATED EQUAL
2. PLAYOLOGIST - BOGUS CREDENTIAL
3. GET THE LOOP
4. RESEARCH CONFIRMS THE POWER OF BRAND
5. PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: FAMILY LIFESTYLE CENTER

September 2002

1. ONLY YOU CAN STAMP OUT ROADKILL
2. NEW ADA RECREATION & AMUSEMENT GUIDELINES
3. A LOOK AT CHUCK E. CHEESE'S
4. MORE ON HOUSEHOLD OUT-OF-HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPENDING
5. AMUSEMENT BUSINESS NEWSWEEKLY FEATURES PROJECT
6. NEW PROJECTS

August 2002

1. AMERICANS SPENDING BEYOND THEIR MEANS
2. ROAD KILL DÉJÀ VU
3. FREE "FROM THE FIELD" NEWSLETTER
4. FUN EXPO SHOW & ACADEMY, Las Vegas, NV, September 16-21
5. ADVENTURE PLAY & SPRAY
6. PAST LEISURE eNEWSLETTER COPIES NOW AVAILABLE

July 2002

1. THE GRANDPARENT MARKET
2. FUN EXPO SHOW & ACADEMY, Las Vegas, NV
3. ROAD KILL AMNESIA
4. DISABLED CHILDREN
5. CURRENT PROJECTS

May / June 2002

1. ONE IN SIX HOUSEHOLDS HAVE $100,000 INCOMES
2. CHRISTIAN EDUTAINMENT
3. UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
4. CURRENT PROJECTS

March / April 2002

1. CONSUMERS INCREASE ENTERTAINMENT SPENDING
2. NEW ARTICLES ON WEB SITE
3. EXPANDING A LEISURE BUSINESS
4. MARKET & SITE EVALUATIONS
5. ROOKIES & NEWCOMERS AND FUN EXPO SEMINARS
6. LARGEST NON-WATERPARK CHILDREN'S SPRAYPAD

January / February 2002

1. CENTER NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
2. FINAL DESIGN UNDERWAY FOR US$5.0 MILLION RENOVATION OF FEC IN LEE'S SUMMIT, MO, USA
3. BOTANICAL GARDEN CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY GARDEN, NAPLES, FLORIDA, USA
4. SITE EVALUATIONS & MARKET STUDIES
5. WINDBREAKS FOR LEISURE PROJECTS
6. NEW ARTICLE ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE

November / December 2001

1. New Article: Finding the Investment Sweet Spot
2. New Children's Edutainment Center Opens
3. Site & Project Evaluations
4. Davis' Farmland Expansion Under Design

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