A Chris LaPorte drawing that hangs in the Silva. (Feb. 10, 2025) ... Silva, a bocce ball, restaurant and event center, is in the process of opening in Grand Rapids. (Feb. 10, 2025) ...

Bocce court matches begin with a coin toss, or some other means of randomly selecting the first player or team, which gets the game rolling by tossing the small target ball (differing from the ...

Construction on Silva, a bocce-themed venue on Ottawa Avenue NW south of Leonard Street, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Secchia son to open bocce ball-themed venue in Grand Rapids ...

John Redaelli measures the distance from ball to the pallino at the bocce courts in Murdy Park in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

With an estimated 25 million people playing it worldwide, bocce is considered to be one of the world’s most popular sports.

When I left my home office recently to meet up with some friends who needed a fill-in for a game of bocce at Pacific Palisades’ Veterans Gardens, I knew I’d be squinting as I adjusted to the ...

John Redaelli measures the distance from ball to the pallino at the bocce courts in Murdy Park in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.