Mark Frankhouse joined the Townsquare Media team from Detroit and is now enjoying the role of Assistant Director of Content for the Kalamazoo Market and one-half of The Rocker Morning Show w/ Meatball on Kalamazoo's Rock Station 107.7 RKR. He graduated from Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield, MI in 2012. After working at a Top-40 station in Detroit, he moved to Kalamazoo in 2017, and it was the best move he ever made. A lover of all music, a vocalist, a former wrestling commentator, and an avid collector of shiny cardboard, Mark lives to entertain. Southwest Michigan is now his permanent home and he looks forward to being able to entertain and inform the community of everything going on near you.
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Threating New Reason Michigan Women Should Carry Pepper Spray
Many women do carry pepper spray on them, and unfortunately for them, there are more than just male human predators that they have to watch out, for. There are also predators in the wild, which pepper spray can come in handy against.
View Detroit’s First 3D Printed House, Which Is Now On The Market
Citizen Robotics just finished work on Detroit’s first-ever 3-D printed home. The hope of this project was to teach young adults, how digital robotics and automation tools can be put to good use and build homes at a faster rate
Kalamazoo Walgreens The Latest Business To Close On Riverview Dr.
While driving over the weekend, I noticed signage on the door and noticed that all the external lettering from the building on their drive-through and the main Walgreens logo had been removed.
This Is The Biggest Reason Michigan’s U.P. Will Never Become Its Own State
There are quite a few reasons I don't think this will ever happen and the biggest reason is because of the finances. Don't get me wrong, I'm not in finances nor a financial genius, but it doesn't take one to see how dependent the U.P. is on the Lower P. for money.
This Michigan Classic Car Museum Has Just Been Named ‘Best In The World’
It should come as no surprise that the Gilmore Car Museum in Richland, The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, and the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit were given the top spots
Check Out This Decaying & Abandoned Michigan Star Theatre
All in all, they had 11 locations, some of which after re-branding are still in operation today, but, sadly, Star Theatre in general is long gone. What's left is now AMC Star, but anything that's left of Star Theatres is decaying and waiting for the wrecking ball
Popular Apparel Retailer In 11 Ohio Cities Possibly Filing For Bankruptcy, Stores In Jeopardy
According to WSJ Pro, there is another popular apparel retailer that is preparing for possible bankruptcy within the next couple of weeks, which may be the death blow for all Ohio locations.
Iconic $2 Million ‘Butterfly House’ In Michigan City, Indiana For Sale For First Time Ever
There is an iconic home called The Butterfly House, which is up for sale for the first time by its original owners, listed on Zillow, and is $2.1 million at 2965 Ridge Rd. located in Michigan City.
This Michigan Attraction That Once Drew 500,000 People, Now A Decaying Eyesore
The Saginaw County Fairgrounds located at 2701 E. Genesee Ave. in Saginaw Michigan isn’t beyond hope, but many believe there’s no coming back after letting the area become vegetated and uncared for for so many years.
These Are The 10 Deadliest Tornadoes In Michigan’s History
I guess a point could be made about whether or not it was in bad taste for cities like Flint, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo to show a screening of the original Twister movie.
Michigan May Tear Down Thousands of Trees At Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes
Some 7,300 trees would need to be removed to construct a planned, 4.25-mile extension of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail through vulnerable and protected ecosystems near Lake Michigan and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County
Did You Know There’s A S’mores Festival Happening In Battle Creek?
Horrocks Farm Market at 5801 Beckley Rd in Battle Creek just announced they'll be hosting the S'mores Festival, which may be one of the most dangerous things I've heard in a long time